一道逻辑题！[求助]

星月多多

The price the government pays for standard weapons purchased from military contractors is determined by a pricing method called "historical costing".Historical costing allow contractors to protect their profits by adding a  percentage increase,based on the current rate of inflating,to the previous year's contractual price.
问题是：要用来反对“historial costing”作为经济上有效的定价方法，下面哪一个陈述是最好的？
答案是:The goverment might continue to pay for past inefficient use of funds.
请问：为什么会 pay for past inefficient use of funds.[em26]

tongxun

原来定价高了，现在还是每年浮动，这不是每年都在掏国家的钱吗？

星月多多

yes!这里是might

星月多多

活活~~~ 不好意思！
聪明的人在给我们解答问题吧：）

harbourxie

新东方的方法好象对这道题没有什么用处，谢谢

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.
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