Company president: "Despite the wishes of the shareholders, I believe that expanding our company from just catering into a sit-down restaurant is not a wise move. Expanding into a restaurant would be costly and the restaurant industry is incredibly volatile. Furthermore, we already had plans to expand our already successful catering business into other geographic areas, and opening a restaurant would take funds away from those endeavors."
If the president's statement is true, which of the following is most strongly supported by it?
A)The shareholders do not have the best interest of the company in mind.
B)The restaurant industry is too competitive for new entrants to succeed.
C)Only if the company expands into other geographic areas will the company continue to be successful.
D)If the company wants to grow, it would be more successful expanding its catering business than opening a restaurant.
E)The company will fail if it opens a restaurant.

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The president's statement most strongly supports the idea that if the company wants to grow, it would be more successful expanding its catering business than opening a restaurant. While the other answers could be true, they are not definitively supported by the passage.

Company President: "Despite the Wishes of the Shareholders, I Believe