og16,23题求解

Emily93

23. Plan: Concerned aboutthe welfare of its senior citizens, the government of Runagia decided two yearsago to increase by 20 percent the government- provided pension paid to allRunagians age sixty-five and older. Result: Many Runagian senior citizens areno better off financial now than they were before the increase. Furtherinformation: The annual rate of inflation since the pension increase has beenbelow 5 percent, and the increased pension has been duly received by alleligible Runagians.

In light of furtherinformation, which of the following, if true, does most to explain the resultthat followed implementation of the plan?

A. The majority of seniorcitizens whose financial position has not improved rely entirely on thegovernment pension for their income.

B. The Runagian bankingsystem is so inefficient that cashing a pension check can take as much as threeweeks.

C. The prices of goodsand services that meet the special needs of many senior citizens have increasedat a rate much higher than the rate of inflation.

D. The pension increaseoccurred at a time when the number of Runagians age sixty-five and older whowere living below the poverty level was at an all-time high.

E. The most recentpension increase was only the second such increase in the last ten years.

Emily93

为什么选c 不选d？
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alzn2765

善用搜索，这题我至少答过2遍了