题目

First-time computer buyers buying PXC home computers typically buy models that cost much less and have a smaller profit margin per computer than do PXC computers bought by people replacing their computers with more powerful models. Last year PXC's profits from computer sales were substantially higher than the previous year, although about the same number of PXC computers were sold and the prices and profit margins for each computer model that PXC sells remained unchanged.


If the statements above are true, which of the following is most strongly supported by them?

选项

A.

PXC's competitors raised the prices on their computers last year, making PXC computers more attractive to first-time computer buyers. 

B.

The number of people buying PXC computers who also bought PXC computer-related products, such as printers, was larger last year than the previous year. 

C.

Among computer buyers who bought a PXC computer to replace their existing computer, the proportion who were replacing a computer made by a competitor of PXC was greater last year than the previous year.  

D.

The proportion of PXC computers bought by first-time computer buyers was smaller last year than the previous year.  

E.

PXC's production costs for its computers were lower last year than they had been the previous year.

解析

首次购买电脑的人购买PXC家用电脑时,通常会购买价格低得多且每台电脑利润率比那些用更强大型号替换电脑的人所购买的PXC电脑利润率小的型号。去年,尽管PXC电脑的销售数量大致相同,且PXC所销售的每种电脑型号的价格和利润率保持不变,但PXC电脑销售的利润却比前一年大幅增加。 - **论据**:首次购买者买的电脑价格低、利润低,去年PXC电脑销售数量不变,每种电脑价格和利润率不变。 - **论点**:去年PXC电脑销售利润比前年大幅增加。 - **正确答案方向**:要解释在销售数量和单个电脑价格、利润率都不变的情况下利润增加的原因,很可能与购买不同利润率电脑(首次购买者购买的低利润电脑和替换电脑者购买的高利润电脑)的人群比例变化有关,正确答案应该涉及到这方面的因素。 - **A选项**:PXC的竞争对手去年提高了他们电脑的价格,使得PXC电脑对首次购买电脑的人更有吸引力。即使对首次购买者更有吸引力,但由于首次购买者购买的电脑利润低,不能解释利润大幅增加,反而可能会降低利润,该选项错误。 - **B选项**:去年购买PXC电脑且同时购买PXC电脑相关产品(如打印机)的人数比前年多。题干讨论的是电脑销售的利润,而该选项说的是电脑相关产品,与题干核心话题不一致,无法解释利润增加,该选项错误。 - **C选项**:在购买PXC电脑来替换现有电脑的买家中,去年替换竞争对手电脑的人的比例比前年高。这些人购买的电脑利润不变,只是比例变化,不能说明总利润会大幅增加,该选项错误。 - **D选项**:去年首次购买电脑的人购买PXC电脑的比例比前年小。因为首次购买者购买的电脑利润低,其比例减小,那么高利润的替换电脑者购买的比例就会增加,在销售数量不变的情况下,总利润会增加,该选项正确。 - **E选项**:PXC电脑的生产成本去年比前年低。题干中明确说每种电脑的价格和利润率不变,意味着成本没有影响利润,该选项错误。 综上,正确答案是D。
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