prep-cr1-99

sunzehua700

99.

Denoma, a major consumer-electronics maker, had a sizable decline in sales revenue for its most recent fiscal year.This result appears surprising, because electronics retailers report that although their overall sales were considerably lower than in the previous year, their sales revenue from Denoma models actually grew, largely thanks to some innovative and popular models that Denoma introduced.

Which of the following, if true, does most to explain the apparently surprising result?

A. Because of the need to educate the public about its new models’ capabilities, Denoma’s advertising spending was higher than normal over the period.

B. For the period at issue, Denoma’s major competitors reported declines in revenue that were, in percentage terms, greater than Denoma’s.

C. A significant proportion of Denoma’s revenue comes from making components for other consumer-electronics manufacturers.

D. Unlike some of its major competitors, Denoma has no lines of business outside consumer electronics to provide revenue when retail sales of consumer electronics are weak.

E. During the period, consumer-electronics retailers sold remaining units of Denoma’s superseded models at prices that were deeply discounted from those models’ original prices.
ABD能排除掉,在CE之间纠结
答案是C
O(∩_∩)O谢谢

rockstonexS

我觉得是这样

E中说零售商打折卖出D 的产品，那么其实销售收入收到影响的是零售商们而不是D 吧，因为D 将制造出的产品卖给零售商的时候就拿到销售额了

C 中讲的原因就影响D 的销售收入更加直接一些

sunzehua700

谢谢~~~这道题应该就是要将是对零售商的影响和对D的影响分开吧~~

jaffa23

这题兜了一个圈

根据C有：
Sales Revenue of D company = Rev (Model) + Rev (Component)

retailers说 Rev (Model)是上升的，那要使Sales Revenue of D company下降，必有Rev (Component)下降

题中有一句话结合C选项可以解释这个gap:
C: A significant proportion of Denoma’s revenue comes from making components for other consumer-electronics manufacturers.
原文信息：electronics retailers report that although their overall sales were considerably lower

即：其它manufactuer的sales不理想（由原文信息得到），导致D作为他们的component供应商也受到影响，虽然D本身Model卖的不错

haoye12321

为什么不选择A呢

angelsgx

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