[問題]GWD 26-Q10

[bonus]

Q10:
Lawmaker: Raising taxes is not the only means of reducing government debt. The government’s stockpile of helium is worth 25 percent more, at current market prices, than the debt accumulated in acquiring and storing it. Therefore, by selling the helium, the government can not only pay off that debt but reduce its overall debt as well.

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

A. The government has no current need for helium.
B. Twenty-five percent of the debt the government has accumulated in Stockpiling helium is not an insignificant portion of the government’s Total debt.
C. It is not in the lawmaker’s interest to advocate raising taxes as a Means of reducing government debt.
D. Attempts to sell the government’s helium will not depress the market Price of helium by more than 25 percent.
E. The government will not incur any costs in closing its facilities for stockpiling helium.

Answer: D

[bonus]

10.
D的取非是：
Attempts to sell the government’s helium will depress the market Price of helium by more than 25 percent. 即貶值超過25%. 原來比債務高於25%. 這樣貶值後就不能全部還債(pay off)

[小花]

Q10:
Lawmaker: Raising taxes is not the only means of reducing government debt. The government’s stockpile of helium is worth 25 percent more, at current market prices, than the debt accumulated in acquiring and storing it. Therefore, by selling the helium, the government can not only pay off that debt but reduce its overall debt as well.

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

A. The government has no current need for helium.
B. Twenty-five percent of the debt the government has accumulated in Stockpiling helium is not an insignificant portion of the government’s Total debt.
C. It is not in the lawmaker’s interest to advocate raising taxes as a Means of reducing government debt.
D. Attempts to sell the government’s helium will not depress the market Price of helium by more than 25 percent.
E. The government will not incur any costs in closing its facilities for stockpiling helium.


Answer: D

E選項呢?
取非 sell stock 帶來些cost 則政府不能清償債務

[crazykai]

E取非 - 政府關閉儲存氦的設備會導致其他的費用

雖然會導致新的費用支出，但其支出比例可能遠小於負債

因此結論還是有可能成立

我比較不懂(A)，取非 - 政府目前有對於氦氣的需求 → 方法不可行

還有不是很確定(B)的句意

拜託大家幫忙解釋一下 ^_^

[dibert8]

答案長相 (C): 排除他因
(A) 結論(賣 H 可還債)和政府需求無關
(B) 看不懂,只是 government has accumulated 就判它出局(沒這回事,怎麼能作前提?)