Q15: FastMart, a convenience store chain, is planning to add pancake syrup to the items it sells. FastMart
stores do not have shelf space to stock more than one variety of syrup. Surveys of FastMart customers
indicate that one-fourth of them prefer low-calorie syrup, while three-fourths prefer regular syrup. Since
FastMart’s highest priority is to maximize sales, the obvious strategy for it is to stock regular syrup.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
A: People buying pancake syrup at convenience stores, unlike those buying it at supermarkets, generally buy it
only a few times.
B. People who prefer low-calorie syrup generally use about the same amount of syrup on their pancakes as
those who prefer regular syrup.
C. Regular syrup does not sell for a higher price per unit than low-calorie syrup.
D. In general, customers who prefer regular syrup will buy low-calorie syrup if regular is unavailable, but those
who prefer low-calorie will not buy regular syrup.
E. Sales of syrup are not expected to account for a large proportion of total dollar sales at the average
FastMart store.
Ans: D
這題大概是說,某連鎖便利商店計畫開始販賣pancake syrup,但限於空間不足,只能販賣一種。研究指出1/4的客戶喜歡low-calories, 3/4喜歡regular。為了達到利潤極大化,此連鎖店應該販售regular。本題問weaken。
選項的部分
A: 便利商店的客戶比起超市的客戶,購買次數較少
B: 喜歡low-calories的客戶,在pancake syrus上花的錢,與喜歡regular的客戶相當
C: regular的單位售價並不比low-regular高
D: 喜歡買regular的客戶在缺貨時會轉而購買low-calories,反之則否
E: pancake syrus的銷售不被預期成為此便利商店的重要收入來源
我的想法是,本題問weaken,所以要找『販售regular並不能使利潤極大化』的選項
A: 無關 (扯到超市去了)
B: 支持。就算花的錢相當,但人數只占1/4,收入還是比不上regular
C: 不一定weaken。儘管regular的單位售價並不一定比較高,但也可能薄利多銷。
D: 這是我想跟大家討論的選項。照理說這個選項應該是支持。既然喜歡low-calories的人不會購買rugular,人數 又少,那當然還是賣regular比較賺。
E: 無關。本題重點是low-calories和regular哪個能帶來比較大的利潤。
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