各位帮帮忙，prep新版2的94……答案supermarket那个~

cynthia627

Because of steep increases in the average price per box of cereal over the last 10 years, overall sales of cereal have recently begun to drop.  In an attempt to improve sales, one major cereal manufacturer reduced the wholesale prices of its cereals by 20 percent.  Since most other cereal manufacturers have announced that they will follow suit, it is likely that the level of overall sales of cereal will rise significantly.

Which of the following would it be most useful to establish in evaluating the argument?

A. Whether the high marketing expenses of the highly competitive cereal market led to the increase in cereal prices

B. Whether cereal manufacturers use marketing techniques that encourage brand loyalty among consumers

C. Whether the variety of cereals available on the market has significantly increased over the last 10 years

D. Whether the prices that supermarkets charge for these cereals will reflect the lower prices the supermarkets will be paying the manufacturers

E. Whether the sales of certain types of cereal have declined disproportionately over the last 10 years

OMA

这个，居然是D。我真是百思不得其解啊……关supermarket什么事情啊？我看这道题的时候直接就把D给排除了。在CE之间犹豫了一下……结果居然是D!!!各位牛人啊，帮帮忙！万分感谢！

cynthia627

没辙了，我自己顶！！！

quellekind

manufactuer-->distributor-->wholesaler-->retail store--> to customer
this is a typical supply and distribution chain.
In the problems you mentioned above, it is :
manufactuer-->retail store-->customer
If price reduction could not reflect on the retail price, manufactuer has no way to evaluate the effects of reducing wholesales price. It is high possible that retaile store improve its profit but not increase its sales volume
Did I make myself clear?

ajassmine

A. Whether the high marketing expenses of the highly competitive cereal market led to the increase in cereal prices
文中没有任何关于marketing expenses和competition的意思. 排除！

B. Whether cereal manufacturers use marketing techniques that encourage brand loyalty among consumers
文中没有要encourage brand loyalty among consumers的意思。排除！

C. Whether the variety of cereals available on the market has significantly increased over the last 10 years
文中没有关于 cereals的不同种类, 排除！

D. Whether the prices that supermarkets charge for these cereals will reflect the lower prices the supermarkets will be paying the manufacturers
这个乍一看，似是而非，但跟文中所提的大降价有直接关系。所以先看E，如果E太离谱了，就选D。

E. Whether the sales of certain types of cereal have declined disproportionately over the last 10 years
文中根本没有涉及任何有关cereal品种的文字，直接排除！

所以选D。

moonlolita

楼上跟我思维过程差不多……E太离谱了就选D

cynthia627

太感谢quellekind了，现在明白是怎么回事了。看来我做题太机械太图速度了，直接一看信息无关就排除了……非常感谢啊！也谢谢其他的众位哦~

leadwest

补充一下，A选项led to是指过去。而原文是问一个计划（将来）的可行性。因为过去不代表将来，因此作为无关选项排除。

A. Whether the high marketing expenses of the highly competitive cereal market led to the increase in cereal prices
文中没有任何关于marketing expenses和competition的意思. 排除！

B. Whether cereal manufacturers use marketing techniques that encourage brand loyalty among consumers
文中没有要encourage brand loyalty among consumers的意思。排除！

C. Whether the variety of cereals available on the market has significantly increased over the last 10 years
文中没有关于 cereals的不同种类, 排除！

D. Whether the prices that supermarkets charge for these cereals will reflect the lower prices the supermarkets will be paying the manufacturers
这个乍一看，似是而非，但跟文中所提的大降价有直接关系。所以先看E，如果E太离谱了，就选D。

E. Whether the sales of certain types of cereal have declined disproportionately over the last 10 years
文中根本没有涉及任何有关cereal品种的文字，直接排除！

所以选D。

-- by 会员 ajassmine (2009/11/22 6:01:01)

bonfin

manufactuer-->distributor-->wholesaler-->retail store--> to customer
this is a typical supply and distribution chain.
In the problems you mentioned above, it is :
manufactuer-->retail store-->customer
If price reduction could not reflect on the retail price, manufactuer has no way to evaluate the effects of reducing wholesales price. It is high possible that retaile store improve its profit but not increase its sales volume
Did I make myself clear?

-- by 会员 quellekind (2009/11/22 2:26:24)

thx

lvlv10

leadwest 发表于 2009-11-22 21:21
补充一下，A选项led to是指过去。而原文是问一个计划（将来）的可行性。因为过去不代表将来，因此作为无关 ...

感觉led这个解释最靠谱