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.
B) The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second is a consideration raised to call into question the wisdom of adopting that strategy.
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
consideration raised to call into question the wisdom of adopting that strategy: 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 To explain the reason for this stategy, the argument cites that eventally the new technology will be outdated and a company has to reap the profit fast.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.
呃……头像更诡异了……E也不对吧？？？E说第一句是“pursuing a goal that the argument rejects”这个goal不是应该是利润最大化么？这不就是文段所追求的么？假设他说的goal是价格最高，那第二句“adopted in pursuit of that goal”，也对不上那个goal啊？？ 这两句应该是同一个goal不同的方式而已吧？？？求解
One is a maximum POSSIBLE price, the other is the maximum OVERALL profit. Even if you charge the first (price), you might not be able to get the second (profit)
One if a maximum POSSIBLE price, the other is the maximum OVERALL profit. If you charge the first (price), but you might not be able to get the second (profit)
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发表于 2011-4-4 15:03:23
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