GWD31-16

[bakekab]

小弟覺得答案B比較OK

在答案B中
Expanding its production of regenerators will require Light-line to spend proportionately more on labor and materials.
在比例上花在勞工和物料的費用增加了, 有可能那個比例的增加反而使得公司沒辦法賺錢

在答案E中
Several manufacturers are developing regenerator technologies that will allow signals to be transmitted many times farther than at present before requiring regeneration.
Several manufacturers 沒有說明有沒有包含Light-Line公司, 而且這樣的科技還沒被發展出來而題目是說 if new long-distance fiber-optic telecommunications networks are constructed.

現在就要建設好像不跟未來才會發生的事情產生關聯

可以在討論看看

[bonus]

支持E
因為fiber-optic本身改進了，那麼對於中繼器的需求會大大降低，甚至不需要。
因為某種外因導致LL無法從long-distance construction 中獲益，是最直接的答案了。

[dibert8]

(A) 題目的 regenerator 是要用在 fiber-optic cable
(B) 用更多人,賺更多錢 (profit margin 公司可以自己決定)
(C) 無關資訊
(D) 1. 題目的 regenerator 是要用在 fiber-optic cable; 2. 就算無線傳輸也需要 regenerator (i.e. 無線基地台)=> 沒有弱化
(E) regenerator 的需求變少了(因為每一個能支援的距離變長),可能不賺錢
=> (E)

[kaijen]

我覺得B是對的 因為它跟獲利(benefit)最有關係 因此最能反駁結論
to spend proportionately more on labor and materials


D: There are technologies that enable telecommunications signals to be transmitted without either wire or fiber-optic cable.
題目已說if new long-distance fiber-optic telecommunications networks are constructed 因此這是無關選項


E: Several manufacturers are developing regenerator technologies that will allow signals to be transmitted many times farther than at present before requiring regeneration.
訊號能夠傳送更遠是無關的 因為並不代表訊號不會惡化
是訊號的品質影響L公司能不能獲利 而非訊號的距離

[小花]

(E) Several manufacturers are developing regenerator technologies that will allow signals to be transmitted many times farther than at present before requiring regeneration

E選項可不可以視為供給增加
換句話說 競爭者太多 所以Light-line不見得獲利最多
弱化Light-line is one of the companies that will most benefit

[stanley705]

我本來也選D 後來想想 題目只說有新科技也不代表新科技已經被廣泛運用 說不定只是剛研發出來而已,要用一個狀況不明的新科技來否定結論並不夠強烈
而B 題目說的benefit 我想應該翻成受惠 而非針對獲利

[CherrieLi]

我覺得B是對的 因為它跟獲利(benefit)最有關係 因此最能反駁結論
to spend proportionately more on labor and materials


D: There are technologies that enable telecommunications signals to be transmitted without either wire or fiber-optic cable.
題目已說if new long-distance fiber-optic telecommunications networks are constructed 因此這是無關選項


E: Several manufacturers are developing regenerator technologies that will allow signals to be transmitted many times farther than at present before requiring regeneration.
訊號能夠傳送更遠是無關的 因為並不代表訊號不會惡化
是訊號的品質影響L公司能不能獲利 而非訊號的距離

我覺得B選項不一定能weaken, 理由如下:
假設在還沒expand前, revenue是1億,cost是1仟萬, 在expansion之後, revenue變2億, cost隨比率增加至2仟萬, profit從9仟萬增加到1億8仟萬, 總體來講還是增加的, 無法weaken