GWD11-Q12

[allen1230]

Q12:
In Brindon County, virtually all of the fasteners—such as nuts, bolts, and screws—used by workshops and manufacturing firms have for several years been supplied by the Brindon Bolt Barn, a specialist wholesaler. In recent months many of Brindon County’s workshops and manufacturing firms have closed down, and no new ones have opened. Therefore, the Brindon Bolt Barn will undoubtedly show a sharp decline in sales volume and revenue for this year as compared to last year.

The argument depends on assuming which of the following?

A. Last year the Brindon Bolt Barn’s sales volume and revenue were significantly higher than they had been the previous year.
B. The workshops and manufacturing firms that have remained open have a smaller volume of work to do this year than they did last year.
C. Soon the Brindon Bolt Barn will no longer be the only significant supplier of fasteners to Brindon County’s workshops.
D. The Brindon Bolt Barn’s operating expenses have not increased this year.
E. The Brindon Bolt Barn is not a company that gets the great majority of its business from customers outside Brindon County.


Answer: 手邊答案是(A)

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請問大大們..
我選(B)因為如果會持續衰退

結論 , 營業會在衰退…(前提)
(A)去年營收比前年更好?? (和前年有什麼關係??)
(B)今年的生產和去年的生產比較 相形更少 (有可能)
(C) 不會是唯一的一家(唯一 – 與衰退與否無關聯)
(D)營業費用沒有增加(也有可能營業費用不變/營收增加or減少 –會衰退與否不確定)
(E)在不在country(和城外相比 –與衰退與否無關聯)

我是這樣想的啦~
不懂錯在哪裡,請大大們指教喔>"<

[dibert8]

選 (E)
答案長相:排除他因
驗證(取非):如果 Brindon Bolt Barn 有外地的客戶來買,它的營收就不會因為失去本地客戶而減少.
(A) 時間不對(和前年有什麼關係?)
(B) 弱化結論
(C) support 答案長的樣子:有競爭,加油添醋,但是 assumption 就事論事,不能亂加沒有的事
(D) 跟 expense 無關