Read the text and choose the statement that is best supported by it.
In 2019, the island of Karsa began a trial in which residents could borrow tools, such as drills and ladders, from a shared shed instead of buying them. Organisers expected the scheme to attract mostly young families on tight budgets. In fact, the most frequent borrowers were retired people, who said they used tools rarely and disliked storing them. Many young families, though short of money, preferred to own their equipment, explaining that they could not wait for an item to be returned. By the end of the second year, the shed lent out four times as many items as at the start, but income from small fees still covered only half of its running costs.
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- AThe scheme attracted an unexpected group of users and grew, but it did not yet pay for itself.
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The text says the organisers expected young families, but the most frequent borrowers were retired people, so the users were an unexpected group. The number of items lent grew fourfold, so the scheme grew. Fees covered only half of the running costs, so it did not yet pay for itself. This matches "The scheme attracted an unexpected group of users and grew, but it did not yet pay for itself." The statement about failure is too strong, because only many young families, not all, preferred to own tools. The statement about retired people is wrong because their reasons were rare use and dislike of storing tools, not lack of money. The statement about self-financing contradicts the text, because the fees covered only half of the costs.