GWD32-Q8

Q17:GWD32-Q8

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 free 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. (增加sale量, 不是profit)

In evaluating the argument, it would be most helpful to answer which of the following?

A.      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?

B.       Was the money that XT earned from the increase in gasoline sales enough to offset the cost of providing free car washes during the promotion? (profit 的比较)

C.      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?

D.      Did XT or any of its gasoline stations have to pay other businesses to provide the car washes that customers were offered in the promotion?

E.       Are XT’s gasoline sales in August usually significantly higher than one twelfth of XT’s annual gasoline sales?

我猜答案是C, 不知道对不对, 另外, 不明白C 是什么意思?

who would have or more gallons at an XT gasoline in lower quantities---这句想也想不明白....

GWD有32的啊？！！！！偶新来的...

结论：促销能不能导致销量增加。

事件：促不促销，销量增不增加。

选A，分析过程如下：

A.      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?      销量增不增加

B.       Was the money that XT earned from the increase in gasoline sales enough to offset the cost of providing free car washes during the promotion? (profit 的比较)
        

                      比到profit去了，无关  

C.      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?             

                     翻译一下：如果促销无效（虚拟语气），是否有顾客是为了在XT少量多次地买油而在促销期间在XT油站买了10或10加仑以上油的？

                    主句中多少次买油也与买多少油无关（即与销量增不增加无关），那这个事情就无关了。

D.      Did XT or any of its gasoline stations have to pay other businesses to provide the car washes that customers were offered in the promotion?

                        pay other businesses ，无关。

E.       Are XT’s gasoline sales in August usually significantly higher than one twelfth of XT’s annual gasoline sales?              比较点错，原文纵比，E选项横比。