某人有楼房一幢，室内面积共180㎡,拟分隔两类房间作为旅游客房．大每间面积为18㎡，可住游客5名，每名游客每天住宿费为40元；小房间每间面积为15㎡，可住游客3名，每名游客每天住宿费为50元；装修大房间每间需1000元，装修小房间每间需600元．如果他只能筹款8000元用于装修，且游客能住满客房，他应隔出大房间和小房间各多少间，能获得最大收益？

Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, ______ they knew it to be valuable.[ ]

A. as if

B. now that

C. even though

D. so that