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Consumers planning to buy recreational equipment tend to buy higher quality,

more expensive equipment when the economy is strong than when it is

weak. Hill and Dale is a business that sells high-quality, expensive camping

and hiking equipment in Boravia. Although all the signs are that Boravia’s

economy is now entering a period of sustained strength, the managers

of the business do not expect a substantial increase in sales.

Which of the following, if true, would provide the strongest

justification for the managers’ judgment?

A.    A significant proportion of Hill and Dale’s sales are made to

customers who enter the store in order to buy one particular

item but, once there, find other items to buy as well.

B.     In Boravia when the economy is strong, those who might

otherwise go camping tend to take vacations overseas.

C.     The economic upturn is likely to allow Boravia’s nati-

onal parks, where most of the camping and hiking is

done, to receive extra funding to improve their visitor facilities.

D.    Advances in materials technology have led to the

development of hiking and camping equipment that

is more comfortable and lightweight than before.

E.     Many people in Boravia not only are committed to

preserving the country’s wilderness areas but also

are interested in spending some time in them.

Answer:c

B也有道理啊，为什么不对？

if B is right, no signs will indicate that Boravia’s

economy is now entering a period of sustained strength, 'cause no one will buy their expensive product.

the right answer should be an explanation that this strength of economy won't last long

我觉得b.c都有道理，b说在B地区，经济好转的时候人们更倾向于去国外度假，因而一般规律-经济好转时人们买高价recreational equipment 设备不适用于B地区=>the managers of the business do not expect a substantial increase in sales.

C说经济好转使得national park的设施提高，那么人们去national park若用park的设施，他们自己就不用买，若人们去那里都得用自己的设施，还是会expect a substantial increase in sales.因为我们不知道c中说的  receive extra funding to improve their visitor facilities是指公园内的一般实施还是专门供人们camping 和hiking的设施。

我也倾向于B,大家帮着看一下

做题的时候我选了B后来想想应该还是 C

经济好的时候，消费者比在经济不好的时候更倾向买质优价高的休闲产品。HD公司就是B地生产质优价高产品的公司。尽管所有其他迹象表明，B地的经济开始好转，但是HD公司的经理对销量的增加并不乐观。

销量不高的直接原因，当然就是因为大家不买了。

为什么不买呢，可以不camping了，有别的东西玩。

B中说的是otherwise go camping ，就是说他们还是想去camping，不过是去国外camping，

C中提到的 是 多数人都在国家公园 远足或者 露营，并不是说公园会提供露营和远足要用的 设备给消费者。

国家公园有了其他的娱乐设施之后，到那里玩的人 就不一定是露营，也可去玩那些新设施——有可能是潜水什么的（这是随便举例）

那么C也有道理

B是说本来camping的人在经济好转时更倾向于去国外度假(而不是去国外camping,有谁跑去国外度假特地去camping的？反正我是没见过周围的老外这么干过)

请在北美的网友们了解一下国家公园是否提供供露营的设施，这题我倾向于B