Editorial in Krenlandian Newspaper:
Krenland's steelmakers are losing domestic sales because of lower-priced imports, in many cases because foreign governments subsidize their steel industries in ways that are banned by international treaties. But whatever the cause, the cost is ultimately going to be jobs in Krenland's steel industry. Therefore, it would protect not only steelmaking companies but also industrial employment in Krenland if our government took measures to reduce cheap steel imports.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the editorial's argument?
Because steel from Krenland is rarely competitive in international markets, only a very small portion of Krenlandian steelmakers' revenue comes from exports.
The international treaties that some governments are violating by giving subsidies to steelmakers do not specify any penalties for such violations.
For many Krenlandian manufacturers who face severe international competition in both domestic and export markets, steel constitutes a significant part of their raw material costs.
Because of advances in order-taking, shipping, and inventory systems, the cost of shipping steel from foreign producers to Krenland has fallen in recent years.
Wages paid to workers in the steel industry in Krenland do not differ significantly from wages paid to workers in many of the countries that export steel to Krenland.
题干:进口钢铁价格低——国内钢铁行业收到打击——政府采取措施减少进口——国内钢铁企业收到保护——相关行业就业率提高
C:国内制造企业面临激烈的竞争,钢铁是原材料成本的主要构成——如果政府采取措施减少进口——国内制造企业成本上升(价格)上升——>可推出会销量下降——国内制造企业就业率降低; 削弱;
错选E:再仔细看下,E的K国钢铁企业工人工资和其他出口钢铁到K国的工人工资没有大的差别;并不能影响国外进口到K国的钢铁价格低这个事实,也不会对销量有影响,更不会会就业率有影响了
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