推 scont:謝謝回答~ 03/19 12:12
※ 引述《scont ( )》之銘言：
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: In the year following an eight-cent increase in the federal tax on a pack of
: cigarettes, sales of cigarettes fell ten percent. In contrast, in the year
: prior to the tax increase, sales had fallen one percent. The volume of
: cigarette sales is therefore strongly related to the after-tax price of a pack
: of cigarettes.
: Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument above?
: A. During the second year after the tax increase, cigarette sales increased by
: a significant amount.
: B. The information available to consumers on the health risks of smoking
: remained largely unchanged in the period before and after the tax increase.
: C. Most consumers were unaware that the tax on cigarettes was going to
: increase.
: D. During the year following the cigarette tax increase, many consumers had
: less income, in inflation-adjusted dollars, than they had had in the previous
: year.
: E. During the year after the tax increase, there was a greater variety of
: cigarettes on the market than there had been during the previous year.
: ANS:(B)
: 我想問一下 題目主要不是在討論稅跟銷量的關係嗎?為什麼會跟危害健康有關?
: 感謝回答~
該題要問的是strengthen
b選項講的是消費者不論是在稅增加前或增加後，所能得到的、關於抽菸會導致健康風險
的資訊並沒有太大改變
換句話說，會影響銷售量的不是其他的原因(資訊)，而是題目所說的增稅的關係
所以strengthen該題主旨
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