og12 cr-22 几个选项不明白。望NN赐教

liliannechang

22.Plan: Concerned about the welfare of its senior
citizens, the government of Runagia decided two years
ago to increase by 20 percent the government-
provided pension paid to all Runagians age sixty-five
and older.

Result: Many Runagian senior citizens are no better off
financially now than they were before the increase.

Further information: The annual rate of inflation since
the pension increase has been below 5 percent, and
the increased pension has been duly received by all
eligible Runagians.

In light of the further information, which of the
following, if true, does most to explain the result that
followed implementation of the plan?

(A)The majority of senior citizens whose financial
position has not improved rely entirely on the
government pension for their income.

(B)The Runagian banking system is so inefficient
that cashing a pension check can take as much
as three weeks.

(C)The prices of goods and services that meet the
special needs of many senior citizens have
increased at a rate much higher than the rate of
inflation.

(D)The pension increase occurred at a time when
the number of Runagians age sixty-five and older
who were living below the poverty level was at
an all-time high.

(E)The most recent pension increase was only the
second such increase in the last ten years.
这几个选项都不怎么明白。希望能给我分析下。谢谢

CrapSociety

C is the answer, since the senior might have to pay 20% more than before

on these essential goods for them.

willgoeu

请教为什么pay 20% more than before?

CrapSociety

The prices of goods and services that meet the special needs of

many senior citizens have increased at a rate much higher than the

rate of inflation.

We know the rate of inflation is 5%. If the above goods and services

have increased at a rate much higher than the rate of inflation,

then the increase has to be much higher than 5% and COULD be close

to or even higher than 20%.  Answer (C) simply provides one possible

reason why the pension increase does not make the seniors better off

than before since the increase in goods and services counter-

ballanced the increase of pension benefit.

julia_juer

c哦 还挺明显的哦 因为最然没有通货膨胀 老年人的消费品涨的很快 补贴

就被消化掉了

coffeeqoo

OG的解释是，annual rate of inflation是通过计算大量的goods和services而平均得出来的，那么annual rate of inflation低于5%，意思就是所有goods, services平均的增长低于5%。
C：average不等于range！average低，range可以很大，有些能满足老年人特殊要求的goods, services价格很高，老年人不常买的goods, services价格却很低。贵的不买又不行，而政府多付的20%也不能弥补价格的上升，所以还是no better off。

lsaurora

Obviously, the implementation of the plan does not improve the welfare of Runagia's senior citizens. All eligible Runagians received the pensions and the rate of inflation rate did not go beyond the rate of increased pension paid. We will have to find a situation which still hinder the welfare of those senior citizens despite the fact that they received the pensions.
A)If those who rely entirely on the government pension for their income, they will probably be better off. (wrong)
B)The timeline of the question lasts for about two years. The inefficient banking system will not necessarily affect the pensions paid to senior citizens.(wrong)
C)Senior citizens are most likely to spend their money on goods and services that meet their specific needs. In this situation, senior citizens will spend a large portion of the pension received  to offset the increasing prices. CORRECT
D)The increase in the number of senior citizens who were living below the poverty level did not impede the welfare because all senior citizens received the pensions.(wrong)
E)The question itself evaluates the result in a two-year period. (wrong)