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CR · Critical Reasoning
705-805
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Oriole Airlines plans to offer a $25 discount to anyone who books a flight directly through the airline's Web site. The executives reason that this strategy will increase net profits by encouraging consumers to visit the Oriole Airlines website directly rather than shop for less expensive flights through independent Websites that list fares from different airlines.
Which of the following, if true, would present the most serious potential weakness of the plan?
Which of the following, if true, would present the most serious potential weakness of the plan?
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Many rival airlines already offer discounts to people who book flights directly through their Web sites.
B
Most consumers who shop for flights on independent Web sites find that Oriole's fares are the lowest.
C
Many independent Web sites that list fares from different airlines do not include special discounts that airlines offer only through their own Web sites.
D
Consumers who shop for less expensive fares through independent Web sites usually book flights through those Web sites rather than directly through airline Web sites.
E
Oriole Airlines fares are generally not more than $20 less expensive than the least expensive fares from rival airlines for similar flights.
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705-805
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CR