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Near Chicago a newly built hydroponic spinach “factory,” a completely controlled environment for growing spinach, produces on 1 acre of floor space what it takes 100 acres of fields to produce. Expenses, especially for electricity, are high ,however, and the spinach produced costs about four times as much as washed California field spinach, the spinach commonly sold throughout the United States.

Which of the following, if true, best supports a projection that the spinach-growing facility near Chicago will be profitable?

(A) Once the operators of the facility are experienced, they will be able to cut operating expenses by about 25 percent.

(B) There is virtually no scope for any further reduction in the cost per pound for California field spinach.

(C) Unlike washed field spinach, the hydroponically grown spinach is untainted by any pesticides or herbicides and thus will sell at exceptionally herbicides an thus will sell at exceptionally high prices to such customers as health food restaurants.

(D) Since spinach is a crop that ships relatively well, the market for the hydroponically grown spinach is no more limited to the Chicago area than the market for California field spinach is to California.

(E) A second hydroponics facility is being built in Canada, taking advantage of inexpensive electricity and high vegetable prices.

首先，题干中说Expenses, especially for electricity, are high ,however, and the spinach produced costs about four times as much as washed California field spinach。这里来个转折是什么意思？

其次，我觉得A也是对的啊。操作熟练以后使用成本下降至25%，价格也随之下降，然后就有利润了。OG解释说Choice A and B present the likelihood of changes in the cost of the two kinds of spinach, but neither choice suggests that the current large price differential can be overcome是否指A里的operating expenses不包含在题干的cost里？

首先，题干中说Expenses, especially for electricity, are high ,however, and the spinach produced costs about four times as much as washed California field spinach。这里来个转折是什么意思？
该句之前说的是现在种同样数量的S只要原来的1/100亩就可以了，就新的方法的优势。
这里的however，按中国人的思维习惯，是放在Expenses前面的，对整个这句话起转折作用。即：但是，这种新方法的费用，特别是电费特别高。
其次，我觉得A也是对的啊。操作熟练以后使用成本下降至25%，价格也随之下降，然后就有利润了。OG解释说Choice A and B present the likelihood of changes in the cost of the two kinds of spinach, but neither choice suggests that the current large price differential can be overcome是否指A里的operating expenses不包含在题干的cost里？

注意这里的推导是：利润=收入-成本，单讲成本无法得知有没有利润，因为这里并没有说：（新S）成本下降，价格也一定下降；或者（老S）成本不降，价格也一定降不下来，即是neither choice suggests that the current large price differential can be overcome的意思。换句话说：即使新方法成本下降，但如果卖价高出老S一大截，可能还是没有需求，而没有需求就没有收入，没有收入就没有利润。

而答案C说的就是新S不光质量更好，有人需要，而且还可以卖个好价钱，因此就有利润了--紧扣题目要求：profitable。