Denoma, a major consumer-electronics maker, had a sizable decline in sales revenue for its most recent fiscal year.This result appears surprising, because electronics retailers report that although their overall sales were considerably lower than in the previous year, their sales revenue from Denoma models actually grew, largely thanks to some innovative and popular models that Denoma introduced.
Which of the following, if true, does most to explain the apparently surprising result?
A. Because of the need to educate the public about its new models’ capabilities, Denoma’s advertising spending was higher than normal over the period.
B. For the period at issue, Denoma’s major competitors reported declines in revenue that were, in percentage terms, greater than Denoma’s.
C. A significant proportion of Denoma’s revenue comes from making components for other consumer-electronics manufacturers.
D. Unlike some of its major competitors, Denoma has no lines of business outside consumer electronics to provide revenue when retail sales of consumer electronics are weak.
E. During the period, consumer-electronics retailers sold remaining units of Denoma’s superseded models at prices that were deeply discounted from those models’ original prices. ABD能排除掉,在CE之间纠结 答案是C O(∩_∩)O谢谢
贴上RON的解释给各位：
i'm not sure whether there's a language barrier at work here, but the idiomatic expression "thanks to" means "because of".
also, "largely" means "almost entirely".
so, translated, we have
their sales revenue from Denoma models actually grew, almost entirely because of to some innovative and popular models that Denoma introduced.
now remember, PREMISES DON'T LIE.
so, even if choice (e) is true, these deep-discounted models accounted for only a small fraction of the retailers' sales revenue - because, as stated in the passage, the clear majority of that sales revenue came from the "innovative" new models.
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choice (c) is the favorite here.
REMEMBER WHAT YOU SHOULD DO ON PROBLEMS LIKE THESE:
FIRST, MAKE EXPLICIT EXACTLY WHAT THE "SURPRISING RESULT" IS.
in this case, the "surprising result" is the fact that, SIMULTANEOUSLY, denoma's sales revenues decreased while the retailers' sales from denoma increased (largely because of NEW models).
choice (c) provides a good rationalization: the other part of denoma's revenue (the part from making parts for other companies) decreased. this would not have affected the retailers' revenue from denoma products, because the retailers don't sell the parts.
根据C有： Sales Revenue of D company = Rev (Model) + Rev (Component)
retailers说 Rev (Model)是上升的，那要使Sales Revenue of D company下降，必有Rev (Component)下降
题中有一句话结合C选项可以解释这个gap: C: A significant proportion of Denoma’s revenue comes from making components for other consumer-electronics manufacturers. 原文信息：electronics retailers report that although their overall sales were considerably lower
根据C有： Sales Revenue of D company = Rev (Model) + Rev (Component)
retailers说 Rev (Model)是上升的，那要使Sales Revenue of D company下降，必有Rev (Component)下降
题中有一句话结合C选项可以解释这个gap: C: A significant proportion of Denoma’s revenue comes from making components for other consumer-electronics manufacturers. 原文信息：electronics retailers report that although their overall sales were considerably lower
根据C有： Sales Revenue of D company = Rev (Model) + Rev (Component)
retailers说 Rev (Model)是上升的，那要使Sales Revenue of D company下降，必有Rev (Component)下降
题中有一句话结合C选项可以解释这个gap: C: A significant proportion of Denoma’s revenue comes from making components for other consumer-electronics manufacturers. 原文信息：electronics retailers report that although their overall sales were considerably lower
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