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请教一道GWD的逻辑题---XT chain of gasoline stations

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发表于 2018-8-4 22:50:22 | 只看该作者 回帖奖励 |倒序浏览 |阅读模式
Last August the XT chain of gasoline stations had a temporary sales promotion in effect In the promotion, any customer who made a purchase of ten or more gallons of gasoline was entitled to a tree car wash. For the month of August, XT experienced a ten percent increase in gasoline sales as compared to sales in August the previous year, so evidently the promotion was successful as a means of boosting sales.
In evaluating the argument, it would be most helpful to answer which of the following ?

  • In the areas in which XT's gasoline stations operate , how did total combined gasoline sales for all gasoline stations last August compare with sales for the previous August?
  • Was the money that XT earned from the increase in gasoline sales enough to offset the cost of providing tree car washes during the promotion?
  • Were there any customers who bought ten or more gallons at an XT gasoline station during the promotion who would have or more gallons at an XT gasoline in lower quantities , but more frequently ,if the promotion had not been in effect?
  • Did XT or any or its gasoline stations have to pay other businesses to provide the car washes that customers were offered in the promotion?
  • Are XT's gasoline sales in August usually significantly higher than one twelfth of XT's annual gasoline sales ?

答案是A,我选了E

是因为YoY的方式更加合理吗?
排E的原因是不是说:如果8月份一直都是全年销售激增的月份但是也说明不了今年的增长是否是由于促销引起的这一个点?


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沙发
发表于 2018-8-5 04:08:43 | 只看该作者
这道题的终极目的在于推断这个sales increase和promotion的关联度。

我个人认为A不能作为最理想的答案,但相比其他关联性更强。

B - 能否覆盖支出和题目中的目的并没有直接联系。题目中只强调promotion是否成功带动了sales。

C - 这个选项乍看是对的,但陷阱在于问法 “were there any”。纵然确实有顾客这样干了,但我们并不清楚数量多少。如果我们不清楚数量多少,我们并不知道这类提前囤货的顾客对sales到底造成多大影响。如果这个问法是“the percentage of the customer xxxx”这选项可能就对了。

D - 怎么洗车这个问题和本文主旨无关。

E - 这个选项并不能提供有用的信息。evaulate题的魅力在于两种不同的答案能起到削弱或支持两极作用。即便八月份一直都是12月份中最高的销售月,然而我们还是不清楚promotion和sales的关联。

A - 相对比较好,但关联性并不十分强。如果整个区域的卖家销售都不错,那可能就存在一个共有的因素导致了大家都卖得不错,而不是某一家的特别策略(promotion比如)的作用;如果整个区域的卖家销售都比较烂,然而某一两家销售却比较优(比如XT),那可能就是这两家的独特策略的作用(比如XT的promotion)。关联性不强是因为题目并没有给出除了XT之外的卖家信息。只能说做gmat题目,有时只能盯着已知条件。
板凳
 楼主| 发表于 2018-8-5 12:02:07 | 只看该作者
cycgundam 发表于 2018-8-5 04:08
这道题的终极目的在于推断这个sales increase和promotion的关联度。

我个人认为A不能作为最理想的答案,但 ...

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