B
An analysis of the XO Candy Corporation divided its products into two categories: chocolate-based candies and non-chocolate-based candies. The analysis shows that, unlike the non-chocolate candies, few chocolate candies sold enough units to be profitable. Nevertheless, stopping production of the unprofitable chocolate candies will not necessarily make the entire company more profitable, because__ . Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
A: the recipes of the chocolate candies date from the 19th century, while the non-chocolate candies were all developed more recently.
B: a large proportion of XO's customers are those who initially bought XO's chocolate candies and eventually went on to buy other candies made by XO.
C: XO has recently removed its two lowest-selling chocolate candies from their product line and replaced them with different types of chocolate candies.
D: the chocolate candies are distributed differently than the non-chocolate candies, as chocolates are more popular on the coasts.