Because postage rates are rising, Home Decorator magazine plans to maximize its profits by reducing by one half the number of issues it publishes each year.
The quality of articles, the number of articles published per year, and the subscription price will not change.
Market research shows that neither subscribers nor advertisers will be lost if the magazine's plan is instituted.
Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest evidence that the magazine's profits are likely to decline if the plan is instituted?
(A) With the new postage rates, a typical issue under the proposed plan would cost about one-third more to mail than a typical current issue would.
(B) The majority of the magazine's subscribers are less concerned about a possible reduction in the quantity of the magazine's articles than about a possible loss of the current high quality of its articles.
(C) Many of the magazine's long-time subscribers would continue their subscriptions even if the subscription price were increased.
(D) Most of the advertisers that purchase advertising space in the magazine will continue to spend the same amount on advertising per issue as they have in the past.
(E) Production costs for the magazine are expected to remain stable. Answer 我选了E 因为题目里面说the subscription price will not change.
Market research shows that neither subscribers nor advertisers will be lost if the magazine's plan is instituted. 同时发行的issue减少，那么发行量*每本价格=收入（issue减少，这个收入减少） 题目问profits are likely to decline ，在收入减少的情况下，利润也减少，就要保证成本没有也减少，如E所说，成本不变，收入减少，那么利润就减少了。 至于D，仍然在讨论广告费使得该杂志收入减少的问题，和利润不沾边吖。。。 不知道是哪里想错了，希望NN指点。先谢谢啦！ | 
