To protect certain fledgling industries, the government of Country Z banned imports of the types of products
those industries were starting to make. As a direct result, the cost of those products to the buyers, several
export-dependent industries in Z, went up, sharply limiting the ability of those industries to compete effectively
in their export markets.
Which of the following conclusions about Country Z’s adversely affected export-dependent industries is best
supported by the passage?
(A) Profit margins in those industries were not high enough to absorb the rise in costs mentioned above.
彻底不理解……作者: napoleon 时间: 2013-5-1 16:44
GMAT assumes that the testers know the definition of profit margin as COMMON sense. After all, GMAT is for those who want to work in the financial industry. If a tester does not have common sense or basic knowledge of financial transaction, he or she is unlikely to become a successful MBA student.
