The Dormitory Canteen Committee decided that the prices of snacks in the Canteen vending machines were already high enough, so they told Vendo Inc., the company holding the vending machine concession for the Canteen, either to maintain prices at the then current levels or to forfeit the concession. Vendo, however, managed to thwart the intent of the Committees instructions without actually violating the letter of those instructions.
Which of the following is probably the action taken by Vendo referred to in the above paragraph?
(A) The president of Vendo met with the universitys administration, and they ordered the Committee to rescind its instructions.
(B) Vendo continued prices at the prescribed levels but reduced the size of the snacks vended in the machines.
(C) Vendo ignored the Committees instructions and continued to raise prices.
(D) Vendo decided it could not make a fair return on its investment if it held the line on prices, so it removed its machines from the Dormitory Canteen.
(E) Representatives of Vendo met with members of the Dormitory Canteen Committee and offered them free snacks to influence other members to change the Committees decision.
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Which of the following is probably the action taken by Vendo referred to in the above paragraph?
(A) The president of Vendo met with the universitys administration, and they ordered the Committee to rescind its instructions.
(B) Vendo continued prices at the prescribed levels but reduced the size of the snacks vended in the machines.
(C) Vendo ignored the Committees instructions and continued to raise prices.
(D) Vendo decided it could not make a fair return on its investment if it held the line on prices, so it removed its machines from the Dormitory Canteen.
(E) Representatives of Vendo met with members of the Dormitory Canteen Committee and offered them free snacks to influence other members to change the Committees decision.
Source: Master GMAT