Vorland’s government is planning a nationwide ban on smoking in restaurants. The objection that the ban would reduce restaurants’ revenues is ill founded. Several towns in Vorland enacted restaurant smoking restrictions five years ago. Since then, the amount the government collects in restaurant meal taxes in those towns has increased 34 percent, on average, but only 26 percent elsewhere in Vorland. The amount collected in restaurant meal taxes closely reflects restaurants’ revenues.
Which of the following, if true, most undermines the defense of the government’s plan?
A When the state first imposed a restaurant meal tax, opponents predicted that restaurants’ revenues would decline as a result, a prediction that proved to be correct in the short term.
B The tax on meals in restaurants is higher than the tax on many other goods and services.
C Over the last five years, smoking has steadily declined throughout Vorland.
D In many of the towns that restrict smoking in restaurants, restaurants can maintain separate dining areas where smoking is permitted.
E Over the last five years, government revenues from sales taxes have grown no faster in the towns with restaurant smoking restrictions than in the towns that have no such restrictions
答案D，我选了A，我的想法就是，尽管是short term，但restrction确实会影响revenue，请高手赐教。特别是请指出我选A的想法错在哪作者: taohuaxian 时间: 2010-5-4 22:13
government 的计划是禁烟，而Ａ说的是很久很久以前，government收了meal tax，然后有很多故事发生了。。。。。。。。 那么现在禁烟和revenue又有什么关系呢，他们能不能像以前government收meal tax 一样使revenue短期下降呢？答案只能靠我们继续ＹＹ了。。。作者: ddwantsmba 时间: 2010-5-5 06:45
