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The bakery labels every loaf with the time it came out of the oven, and marks down anything more than four hours old by half. ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. The bakery treats freshness as central to what it sells.Correct
  2. B. The bakery bakes only once a day.
  3. C. The bakery's bread does not keep.
  4. D. The bakery is losing money.

Answer: A. The bakery treats freshness as central to what it sells.

Time labels and steep markdowns: freshness matters.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The bakery bakes only once a day.
Time labels suggest several bakes.
C. The bakery's bread does not keep.
It keeps; it is simply worth less to them.
D. The bakery is losing money.
Not suggested.

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