Prep test2-15

[kotokolin]

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Some airlines allegedly reduce fares on certain routes to a level at which they lose money, in order to drive competitors off those routes. However, this method of eliminating competition cannot be profitable in the long run. Once an airline successfully implements this method, any attempt to recoup the earlier losses by charging high fares on that route for an extended period would only provide competitors with a better opportunity to undercut the airline's fares.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?

(A) In some countries it is not illegal for a company to drive away competitors by selling a product below cost.
(B) Airline executives generally believe that a company that once underpriced its fares to drive away competitors is very likely to do so again if new competitors emerge.
(C) As part of promotions designed to attract new customers, airlines sometimes reduce their ticket prices to below an economically sustainable level.
(D) On deciding to stop serving particular routes, most airlines shift resources to other routes rather than reduce the size of their operations.
(E) When airlines dramatically reduce their fares on a particular route, the total number of air passengers on that route increases greatly.

答案B

找不到答案可選~我就亂選了個E @@

題目說某些航空公司要用降價的方式逼走競爭對手，但這方法不是長期的，因為以後還是得把價錢調高來彌補損失，但這樣剛好會讓競爭對手攻擊

因為要weaken，我誤以為可以選"降價可以成功的吸引到很多客戶"...就選了E

請問B如何weaken, E又錯在哪裡

[kotokolin]

救命! 還是沒有人回，頂一下~~~
救人一命勝造七級浮屠.....
好心會有好報的-像是中樂透，考GMAT隨便破700，申請什麼上什麼，老闆加薪....

[jamesbegins]

這題題目是說降價趕走競爭者到頭來是行不通的,
因為趕走對手後再漲價會讓對手有機會再回來搶走生意...
羅輯:
降價-->增加顧客-->逼對手退出市場-->調高價格賺回來-->對手回來的好機會

要weaken的地方是後面 : "行不通是因為調回高價後讓對手有機可乘"

A) 合不合法 (超出)
B) 漲價回收成本造成對手回來就再降價,再次趕走他們 (行得通)
C) 降到成本之下吸收客人 (前提就已設定好)
D) 航空公司轉移不賺錢的資源到其他賺錢的航線 (超出)
E) 降價的航線會吸收很多客人 (仍然是前提,沒提到怎麼解決漲價後對手回來的問題)


這是我看了答案之後的解釋......希望不會太離譜~~

[FIG]

mm..補充一下，我覺得C,E是無關
題目是在談搶市場的問題
C,E講的都是市場變大。(to attract new customers), (the total number of air passengers on that route increases greatly.)

[Austing]

mm..補充一下，我覺得C,E是無關
題目是在談搶市場的問題
C,E講的都是市場變大。(to attract new customers), (the total number of air passengers on that route increases greatly.)

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整個題目是在講銷價方法對競爭者的影響
然後要去看是對誰有利對誰無利 誰用這方法 (這題目真是機車)
用有關無關去區分可以刪掉A(合法)C(promotion)D(shift resources)

所以剩 B E
B--題目是說 A削價成功趕走B後 A一想要提高價格 競爭者就會有機(削價)可趁
但答案是說 A削價成功趕走B後 A會用削價政策 (不是競爭者會用喔~~)

E--銷價後乘客增加然後呢?或許可以weaken這個--> However, this method of eliminating competition cannot be profitable in the long run 但是profitable跟乘客人數增加並不一定相關還有長期來講又是怎樣不知道

[ajama]

這題目中間有個轉折的地方, However之後在說用割喉競爭這方法來趕走對手就長期而言是"不賺錢"的. 隱含的意思為這方法"沒有用". 所以公司大老闆們應該不要用它. 而要weaken這個結論就要讓它變成"有用", 所以大老闆們很常用這方法.
(B) 的句子裡有兩個地方提到公司"常常"使用這個方法, ....generally believe.... 跟...very likely to do so... , 因為公司大老闆"普遍相信"這方法有用, 所以"非常有可能"在競爭者出現時使用割喉競爭來保護這條航線.


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