Which of the following best completes the passage below?
When the products of several competing suppliers are perceived by consumers to be essentially the same, classical economics predicts that price competition will reduce prices to the same minimal levels and all suppliers' profits to the same minimal levels. Therefore, if classical economics is true, and given suppliers' desire to make as much profit as possible, it should be expected that_____.
41. Which of the following best completes the passage below?
When the products of several competing suppliers are perceived by consumers to be essentially the same, classical economics predicts that price competition will reduce prices to the same minimal levels and all suppliers’ profits to the same minimal levels. Therefore, if classical economics is true, and given suppliers’desire to make as much profit as possible, it should be expected that .
(A) in a crowded market widely differing prices will be charged for products that are essentially the same as each other (B) as a market becomes less crowded as suppliers leave, the profits of the remaining suppliers will tend to decrease (C) each supplier in a crowded market will try to convince consumers that its product differs significantly from its competitors’ products. (D) when consumers are unable to distinguish the products in a crowded market, consumers will judge that the higher-priced products are of higher quality (E) suppliers in crowded markets will have more incentive to reduce prices and thus increase sales than to introduce innovations that would distinguish their product from their competitors’ products.
OA: C
这道题应该选C没有问题,分析一下题干,自己对正确选项的有种理解,觉得这道题的题干中存在一个"IF"的条件,Paraphase题干之后应该是: Premise:IF the products of several competing suppliers are perceived by consumers to be essentially the same, 那么classical economic theory成立。(即厂商都是恒定最小profits的,suppliers cannot make much profits) Conclusion:suppliers make much profits
teddy哇,本来给你写了好多,突然发现把你问的问题理解错啦~~~ 不过我现在总算明白你的问题了~我同意你的说法噢,逻辑链可以这么写 same product ——> minimal profit 由此推出的逻辑链 different product ——> much profits(由此得到你strengthen的结论) 但我觉得这道题如果是走你的思路,可能不会是 【Conclusion:suppliers make much profits;strengthen:suppliers的产品是差异化的】 我觉得更有可能出成“解释”类的题,前面说“XXX最小profitXXX”,后面“however,suppliers make much profits”,最后问题“explain” open to discuss~~