[問題]考古題FORM 23-5

[doways]

The city's public transportation system should be removed from the jurisdiction of the municipal government, which finds its politically impossible either to raise fares or to institute cost-saving reductions in service. If public transportation were handled by a private firm, profits would be vigorously pursued, thereby eliminating the necessity for covering operation costs with government necessity for covering operating costs with government funds.

The statement above best support the conclusion that

(A) the private firms that would handle public transportation would have experience in the transportation system.

(B) political considerations would not prevent private firms from ensuring that revenues cover operating costs.

(C) private firms would receive government funding if it were needed to cover operating costs.

(D) the public would approve the cost-cutting actions taken by thr private firm

(E) the municipal government would not be resigned to accumulating merely enough income to cover cost

我可以用刪除法選出(B)，但是我不知道他的意思，或是題目如何導致這個結論。

我翻得很奇怪：政治上的考量將無法制止確保民營公司收入可以超過營運成本。

有大大可以指導一下嗎?謝謝~

[freshmanduke]

這題結論是
If public transportation were handled by a private firm, profits would be vigorously pursued, thereby eliminating the necessity for covering operation costs with government necessity for covering operating costs with government funds.
表示如果大眾運輸應該交給民間企業經營 那就會獲利
因此不會有營運成本損失的問題
這樣一來就無需政府插手 使用政府基金去cover loss
b 換句話說 政府不會插手民間企業經營管理大眾運輸 如果民間企業是獲利的話
反向思考 故SUPPORT
a 的話民間企業是不是有經驗 跟題目無關 重點是公司是否獲利 政府會不會cover loss
c private firms would receive government funding if it were needed to cover operating costs.
如果企業是loss的話 其operating cost能是由企業自付 或政府基金付
題目並無明講 故不成立
D the public would approve the cost-cutting actions taken by thr private firm 大眾反應 跟此題無關
E 市政府是不是可以籌集到enough income去cover loss 也不是討論的重點

[Pooh0122]

好清楚的講解
謝謝