Lawmaker: Raising taxes is not the only means of reducing government debt. The government's stockpile of helium is worth 25 percent more, at current market prices, than the debt accumulated in acquiring and storing it. Therefore, by selling the helium, the government can not only pay off that debt but reduce its overall debt as well.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
The government has no current need for helium.
Twenty-five percent of the debt the government has accumulated in stockpiling helium is not an insignificant portion of the government's total debt.
It is not in the lawmaker's interest to advocate raising taxes as a means of reducing government debt.
Attempts to sell the government's helium will not depress the market price of helium by more than 25 percent.
The government will not incur any costs in closing its facilities for stockpiling helium.
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d, 如果市价跌幅超过25%,政府能获得的钱少,不一定能还债务
目的:政府偿还买H的债务,同时偿还其他的债
方案:把H卖掉
A:政府现在没有使用H的需求。和卖掉H和这个方案能否偿还债务无关,没有对逻辑链进行加强或削弱。
B:政府现在的总债blabla 无关
C:L的interest 无关
D:把政府手里的H都卖掉了,不会造成H的市价下跌超过25%。如果会下跌,这个方案就没有可行性,如果不会下跌,这个方案就可以达成目的。正确
E:储存H的设备的cost 无关
if the selloff causes price plunge: the value of H down 25%, value of H becomes 125%*75%=375/400<100% of debt, can not cover all debt
E错的原因:不需要考虑closing之后的成本,因为题干问的是by selling the helium.