98。Hotco oil burners,designed to be used in asphalt plants, are so efficient that Hotco will sell one to the Clifton Asphalt plant for no payment other than the cost savings between the total amount the asphalt plant actually paid for oil using its former burner during the last two years and the total amount it will pay for oil using the Hotco burner during the next two years. On installation, the plant will make an estimated payment, which will be adjusted after two years to equal the actual cost savings. Which of the following, it it occurred, would constitute a disadvantage for Hotco of the plan described above? (A) Another manufacturer's introduction to the market of a similarly efficient burner (B) The Clifton Asphalt plant's need for more than one new burner (C) Very poor efficiency in the Clifton Asphalt plant's old burner (D) A decrease in the demand for asphalt (E) A steady increase in the price of oil beginning soon after the new burner is installed 答案是E，虽然选对了，但是还是不明白这个design究竟efficient在什么地方？也就是飘红的部分不理解。还有就是在安装后，为什么就可以adjusted to equal the actual cost savings after two years了呢?不明白的实在太多了，请nn指教。 晕，刚才一急，还发到语法版去了…… | 
