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Gillianwei

gwd12-22

Denoma, a major consumer-electronics maker, had a sizeable 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?

1. Because of the need to educate the public about its new models’ capabilities, Denoma’s advertising spending was higher than normal over the period.
                   
2. For the period at issue, Denoma’s major competitors reported declines in revenue that were, in percentage terms, greater than Denoma’s.
                   
3. A significant proportion of Denoma’s revenue comes from making components for other consumer-electronics manufacturers.
                   
4. 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.
                   
5. During the period, consumer-electronics retailers sold remaining units of Denoma’s superseded models at prices that were deeply discounted from those models’ original prices.

为什么选C呢?

我选了E。

想不通，请教大家

carlsu

C的意思是说,D大部分的revenue是来自于供应其它厂商零组件,因为文中有提到retailer的整体sales下降,就表示大部分D的revenue下降,而retailer中D的新model的成长虽在retailer方面显著,可是相对而言只占了D revenue的一小部分,就解释了原因.

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xxz5838

E. During the period, consumer-electronics retailers sold remaining units of Denoma’s superseded models at prices that were deeply discounted from those models’ original prices.

their sales revenue from Denoma models actually grew, largely thanks to some innovative and popular models that Denoma introduced.

Therefore, the sales drop apparently is not from Denoma models, but from something else, such as the components.