4. The price the government pays for standard weapons purchased from military contractors is determined by a
pricing method called “historical costing." Historical costing allows contractors to protect their profits by adding
a percentage increase, based on the current rate of inflation, to the previous year’s contractual price.
Which of the following statements, if true, is the best basis for a criticism of historical costing as an
economically sound pricing method for military contracts?
(A) The government might continue to pay for past inefficient use of funds.
(B) The rate of inflation has varied considerably over the past twenty years.
(C) The contractual price will be greatly affected by the cost of materials used for the products.
(D) Many taxpayers question the amount of money the government spends on military contracts.
(E) The pricing method based on historical costing might not encourage the development of innovative
weapons.
这道题我不太明白C选项为什么不能选,我觉得作为它因削弱文章结论。
OG的解释C Presumably the cost of materials was factored into the previous year’s contractual price, and the percentage increase allowed by historical costing will likely reflect any increases in the cost of materials.不太理解,文章不是只说,下一年的价格只在前一年的基础上加了通货膨胀率吗?为什么原料价格变动也会包括在里面?
好纠结,求NN解答作者: 阿趁心观 时间: 2012-10-13 07:11
4. The price the government pays for standard weapons purchased from military contractors is determi ...
qianyangnet 发表于 2012-10-13 07:04
我之前也一直在纠结为什么不选C,在看完LZ的问题以后,我突然明白为什么OG的解释说原料价格的影响可能已经在上一年的价格里体现了,因为C中讲的是greatly affected by the cost of materials,是与原材料的价钱有关,并没说原材料的价钱每年都在变化,所以就算再greatly affected by that cost,这个cost没有变化,今年的合同价格参考去年的价格来制定就没有问题,其实这个cost就是一个常量,因此两年的价格相比较时,这个cost不是决定因素。
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