[問題]GWD 29-Q38

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Q38:
In the past, every ten-percentage-point increase in cigarette prices in the country of Coponia has decreased per capita sales of cigarettes by four percent. Coponia is about to raise taxes on cigarettes by 9 cents per pack. The average price of cigarettes in Coponia is and has been for more than a year 90 cents per pack. So the tax hike stands an excellent chance of reducing per capita sales of cigarettes by four percent.

Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

A. Tobacco companies are unlikely to reduce their profit per pack of cigarettes to avoid an increase in the cost per pack to consumers in Coponia.
B. Previous increases in cigarette prices in Coponia have generally been due to increases in taxes on cigarettes.
C. Any decrease in per capita sales of cigarettes in Coponia will result mainly from an increase in the number of people who quit smoking entirely.
D. At present, the price of a pack of cigarettes in Coponia includes taxes that amount to less than ten percent of the total selling price.
E. The number of people in Coponia who smoke cigarettes has remained relatively constant for the past several years.

Answer: A

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題目說因加稅而增加cigarette價格
從而減少cigarette的銷售(每人的消費量)
問assumption？
答案A
商人不願因加稅而增加成本降低利潤
所以加稅將稅金轉嫁給消費者

[youngerwu]

求救阿

這題現在答案有看到E
還有兔大版的D

到底選哪個好阿
我是偏向原來的A拉
=_=

[阿琪]

思路點：稅收提高-->煙的價格上升-->煙的銷售量也會下降 (一連串的因果)
假設：其它情況不變之下

(a)直接攻"煙的價格會上升"，因為unlikely to reduce their profit 表示利潤一樣的情況下

其它
(d)less than ten percent of the total selling price對思路點完全無作用
(e)The number of people維持一樣，銷售量怎會下降呢？(破壞思路)，再者 the past several years…沒起到什麼作用

以上參考○魯！

[小花]

這一題 Too 20 Q33
兔大也是給A

題目的意思:
Pricecigarettes上升=>Q下降
又
Price=cigarettes(cost +Tax+profit)

原文推論
Tax 上升=>Pricecigarettes上升=>=>Q下降



題目問assumption
把A選項取非(把利潤降低) 則影響結論


E.The number of people in Coponia who smoke cigarettes has remained relatively constant for the past several years=>非議題範圍

[youngerwu]

耍笨了 抱歉 看錯回 >_<