A fast-food chain is redesigning its restaurants. One of the main questions faced by the chain's management is, "Should the new restaurant design include a salad bar?" A researcher in the company finds that salad bars are costly to maintain and are not a major attraction for consumers. Based on this information, management decides that it will not have a salad bar as part of the new restaurant design. Which of the following points is illustrated by this situation?

A. Secondary data from sources outside the company are always better than secondary data from sources inside the company.
B. Collecting primary data is always necessary in order to make good decisions.
C. Situation analysis sometimes eliminates the need for conducting further research in a problem area.
D. Secondary data from private sources are always better than secondary data from government sources.
E. Situation analysis is very costly in terms of both time and money.


Answer: C

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