A product that represents a clear technological advance over competing products can generally command a high price. {Because technological advances tend to be quickly surpassed and companies want to make large profits while they still can, many companies charge the maximum possible price for such a product.} But large profits on the new product will give competitors a strong incentive to quickly match the new product's capabilities. {Consequently, the strategy to maximize overall profit from a new product is to charge less than the greatest possible price.}
In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
(A) The first is a consideration that has been raised to argue that a certain strategy is counterproductive; the second presents that strategy. (B) The first is a consideration raised to support the strategy that the argument recommends; the second presents that strategy. (C) The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second presents that strategy. (D) The first is an assumption, rejected by the argument, that has been used to justify a course of action; the second presents that course of action. (E) The first is a consideration that has been used to justify pursuing a goal that the argument rejects; the second presents a course of action that has been adopted in pursuit of that goal.
在得出结论前，作者反驳了前面对原因的分析，为什么选c呢作者: sdcar2010 时间: 2011-7-20 12:08
E is a better answer, but E is not a perfect answer.
First Strategy : many companies charge the greatest price the market will bear when they have such a (high-tech) product
Consideration raised to explain the appeal of the above strategy: boldface part 1
Another strategy recommended by the author: boldface part 2.
Based on the stimulus, the companies have one goal in mind, namely, to make as large a profit as possible. Then the argument is revolving around two different strategies for achieving that goal.
The first strategy is to set the price of the high-tech product as high as possible in a given market. To explain the reason for this stategy, the argument cites that eventally the new technology will be outdated and a company has to reap the profit fast. However, the first strategy is rejected on the ground that, setting such a high price will attract competitors into the market more quickly, decrease the market share of the first company, and will thus lead to smaller profits in the long run. In the end, the argument endorses a second strategy: namely, charging a price that is somewhat lower than the maximum possible price.作者: sdcar2010 时间: 2011-7-20 12:16
If C) is changed to the following, it would be a better answer: C) The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second presents another, better strategy作者: damonia 时间: 2011-7-28 10:17
同意作者: ffen 时间: 2011-9-12 22:47
我看到有人指出appeal是“呼吁”的意思，那这样我觉得C就可以理解了。不知道sdcar怎么理解? 可是解释“吸引”也很通啊...考试的时候岂不很纠结...