The Calex Telecommunications Company is planning to introduce cellular telephone service into isolated coastal areas of Caladia, a move which will require considerable investment. However, the only significant economic activity in these areas is small-scale coffee farming, and none of the coffee farmers make enough money to afford the monthly service fees that Calex would have to charge to make a profit. Nevertheless, Calex contends that making the service available to these farmers will be profitable.
Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest support for Calex's contention?
Currently, Caladian coffee farmers are forced to sell their coffee to local buyers at whatever price those buyers choose to pay because the farmers are unable to remain in contact with outside buyers who generally offer higher prices.
In the coastal areas of Caladia where Calex proposes to introduce cellular telephone service, there is currently no fixed-line telephone service because fixed-line companies do not believe that they could recoup their investment.
A cellular telephone company can break even with a considerably smaller number of subscribers than a fixed-line company can, even in areas such as the Caladian coast, where there is no difficult terrain to drive up the costs of installing fixed lines.
Calex bases its monthly fees for cellular telephone service in a given region partly on the cost of installing the necessary equipment to provide the service there.
Calex has for years made a profit on cellular telephone service in Caladia's capital city, which is not far from the coastal region.
手段
C公司向偏远地区、没钱给电话月供的咖啡农民推销 cellular telephone 会赚钱
加强
A、现在咖啡定价多由买方决定,因为咖啡农民联系不上外界;(有了卫星电话就能联系到外界了,农民赚钱,就交得起月供了,C公司也赚钱啦,双赢);CORRECT
B、现在偏远地区没有固话,因为公司觉得会血本无归;无关
C、卫星电话公司容易破产,削弱
D、C公司可以收取额外装电话的费用(连月供都交不起,没有需求,装电话费用杯水车薪);无关
E、C公司在偏远地区附近赚了钱(不代表在偏远地区也能),无关
登录 或 注册 后可以参加讨论