Prep-2-18: 讨论区没有

jasdesky

The Calex Telecommunications Company is planning to introduce cellular telephone service into isolated coastal areas of Caladia, a move which will require considerable investment.  However, the only significant economic activity in these areas is small-scale coffee farming, and none of the coffee farmers make enough money to afford the monthly service fees that Calex would have to charge to make a profit.  Nevertheless, Calex contends that making the service available to these farmers will be profitable.

Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest support for Calex's contention?

(A) Currently, Caladian coffee farmers are forced to sell their coffee to local buyers at whatever price those buyers choose to pay because the farmers are unable to remain in contact with outside buyers who generally offer higher prices.

(B) In the coastal areas of Caladia where Calex proposes to introduce cellular telephone service, there is currently no fixed-line telephone service because fixed-line companies do not believe that they could recoup their investment.

(C) A cellular telephone company can break even with a considerably smaller number of subscribers than a fixed-line company can, even in areas such as the Caladian coast, where there is no difficult terrain to drive up the costs of installing fixed lines.

(D) Calex bases its monthly fees for cellular telephone service in a given region partly on the cost of installing the necessary equipment to provide the service there.

(E) Calex has for years made a profit on cellular telephone service in Caladia's capital city, which is not far from the coastal region.

用排除法作出了答案A，但总觉A和原文逻辑链缺了什么

原文说：尽管那个岛上的潜在客户付不起电信公司装移动网络的服务费，但是电信公司认为还是能够挣钱

A说：现在潜在客户只能低价卖货，于是如果有了手机－>能够与外界客户联系->价格可能卖高->然后开始付的起移动运营商的服务费)。

这个支持显得好自说自话呀，再说了，他们现在付不起服务费是文中既定的事实，付不起了怎么开通移动电话业务？不开通业务怎么有后面一系列的事情？文中有没有说这个移动运营商可以接受延后付款啊

到底是为什么呀？

sandy_phil

A选项说明通过安装移动电话他们可以将咖啡卖到岛外，从而挣更多的钱, and in turn, can afford the service fee~

cathyzq

一开始文章里说装电话很贵，而且岛上经济活动很少就一家，很多农民甚至不能支付，如果农民可以选择跟外界卖家联系赚更多钱改变目前被岛内卖家垄断，而盈利甚至能COVER这个电话费用，那农民当然乐意使用电话了！

jasdesky

明白了

谢谢

rainbowmanutd

那么为什么b不对呢，岛上没有电话，所以C公司去岛上就能挣钱了啊~~~

oo1x1oo

fixed-line company是无关选项呀

dreamistrue

那么为什么b不对呢，岛上没有电话，所以C公司去岛上就能挣钱了啊~~~

-- by 会员 rainbowmanutd (2010/3/16 22:16:35)

Fixed-line的人也认为农民买不起，只是说他们自己没有去投资， 不能证明C公司 去投资就能赚钱！Remember, the issue is thatthe farmers CANNOT pay for the service. It doesn't matter whether or not thesepeople don't have any phones. They can't AFFORD the fees that would make Calexa profit.   （换个方式想也可以：  如果便宜的固定电话fixed line都买不起，那C公司产的移动电话就更没人买了。没人买就没有利润，那就更不能支持文章的结论了）