When a new restaurant, Martin's Cafe, opened in Riverville last year, many people predicted that business at the Wildflower Inn, Riverville's only other restaurant, would suffer from the competition.Surprisingly, however, in the year since Martin's Cafe opened, the average number of meals per night served at the Wildflower Inn has increased significantly.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the increase?
A. Unlike the Wildflower Inn, Martin's Cafe serves considerably more meals on weekends than it does on weekdays.
B. Most of the customers of Martin's Cafe had never dined in Riverville before this restaurant opened, and on most days Martin's Cafe attracts more customers than it can seat.
C. The profit per meal is higher, on average, for meals served at Martin's Cafe than for those served at the Wildflower Inn.
D. The Wildflower Inn is not open on Sundays, and therefore Riverville residents who choose to dine out on that day must either eat at Martin's Cafe or go to neighboring towns to eat.
E. A significant proportion of the staff at Martin's Cafe are people who formerly worked at the Wildflower Inn and were hired away by the owner of Martin's Cafe.
此题我是选的c，答案是B,为什么？c解释不清吗？还是我出错了段意。。。
麻烦好心人解答下，大家一起加油作者: sbjqbS 时间: 2011-2-12 18:48
Most of the customers of Martin's Cafe had never dined in Riverville before this restaurant opened, and on most days Martin's Cafe attracts more customers than it can seat.
What this means is that
1) Customers at the new restaurant are NEW themselves. So the "OLD" customers still go to the old restaurant. There is no loss for the customer base for the old restaurant.
2) In addition, the new restaurant attracts more NEW customers than it can handle. Some of these new customers are so hungry that they go to the OLD restaurant for meals. The old restaurant is expanding its customer base.作者: 小宇宙2010 时间: 2011-2-13 06:52
