Question

jayden advises a local restaurant owner on reducing costs and increasing profitability. he collects data about the number of customers in the restaurant throughout the day and graphs the average for each hour on this line plot. based on his data, what should jayden recommend?
a) the restaurant should open an hour later.
b) the restaurant should close from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
c) the restaurant should stay open 2 hours later.
d) the restaurant should open an hour earlier.
(there is a line plot with time on the y - axis (from 10:00 to 9:00) and average number of customers on the x - axis (0 to 70) showing the number of customers at different times.)

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the graph

The graph shows the average number of customers over time. We need to identify periods with low customer counts to suggest cost - reducing measures (like closing during low - customer hours).
Looking at the time from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the number of customers is relatively low compared to other periods. Closing during this time can help reduce costs as there are fewer customers to serve.

Step2: Evaluate the options

• Option A: Opening an hour later is not supported as the morning hours (like 10:00 - 11:00) have low customers but the graph doesn't suggest opening later.
• Option B: Closing from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. matches the low - customer period in the graph.
• Option C: Staying open 2 hours later is not supported as the evening after 6:00 p.m. starts to have increasing customers, but the focus is on cost - reduction which is better achieved by closing during low - customer hours.
• Option D: Opening an hour earlier is not supported as the early morning (before 10:00) has 0 customers, but the graph doesn't suggest opening earlier.

Answer:

B. The restaurant should close from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.