Hollywood restaurant is replacing some of its standard tables with tall tables and stools. The restaurant already fills every available seat during its operating hours, and the change in seating arrangements will not result in an increase in the restaurant's seating capacity. Nonetheless, the restaurant's management expects revenue to increase as a result of the seating change without any concurrent change in menu, prices, or operating hours.

Which of the following, if true, provides the best reason for the expectation?


One of the taller tables takes up less floor space than one of the standard tables.

Diners seated on stools typically do not linger over dinner as long as diners seated at standard tables.

Since the restaurant will replace only some of its standard tables, it can continue to accommodate customers who do not care for the taller tables.

Few diners are likely to avoid the restaurant because of the new seating arrangement.

The standard tables being replaced by tall tables would otherwise have to be replaced with new standard tables at a greater expense.

考题讲解

情景:Hollywood饭店正在把它的标准桌椅换成高的桌椅。该饭店现在已经实现了座位的满员并且在调整之后并不会增加座位的容量。然而,饭店的管理层认为在其他条件不变的情况下,桌椅的调整将会带来饭店收入的增加。

推理:本题是一个“现象解释型考题”。按照正常逻辑来说,即,结论应该为“桌椅的调整将不会带来饭店收入的增加”。显然地,本题属于类比推理。推理结构为:
前提:增加前的收入情况
结论:增加后的收入情况

选题方式:类比推理一共具有两个评估方向,简而言之,即,要么提到“增加前”或“增加后”,要么给出与这两个案例相平行等价的案例C。

选项分析:

A选项:高桌子比标准的桌子占据更少的空间。本选项给出了两种情况的不同点,但是推理文段已经明确提出桌椅量不会增加,所以在削弱强度上比较弱。

B选项:Correct. 在高的桌椅上吃饭不会像在标准桌椅上吃饭那样花很长的时间。本选项给出了两种情况的不同点,并且,若高桌子的人停留时间段,那么客人的平均用餐时间会下降,在同样的时间段里饭店可以接纳的客人数量会增加。

C选项:因为饭店只会替换一小部分的标准桌椅,所以不喜欢高桌椅的客人可以使用标准桌椅。
本选项没有提到增加前的情况。

D选项:
客人不会因为换桌椅而不来。
本选项也提到了两个案例,但是其和推理文段的结论关系不大。

E选项:
如果不被高桌子替换,标准桌子被新的标准桌子替换的花费将会更高。本选项讨论的是桌子的性质,不是两个案例的区别。

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