首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
You will hear an interview between Ms. Jane, a famous reporter and Mr. Peter Smith, a famous economist. For each question 23-30,
You will hear an interview between Ms. Jane, a famous reporter and Mr. Peter Smith, a famous economist. For each question 23-30,
admin
2012-10-17
77
问题
You will hear an interview between Ms. Jane, a famous reporter and Mr. Peter Smith, a famous
economist.
For each question 23-30, mark one letter A, B or C for the correct answer.
You will hear the recording twice.
Part Three
F: I’d like to welcome as my guest today, the economist Peter Smith.
M: Hello.
F: Furbies are very popular recently, but in FAO Schwarz, Manhattan’s big toy store, many children can’t get Furbies. Why are Furbies in such short supply?
M: The manufacturer seems to have deliberately made them scarce. They made about a million, which is not a lot. At my neighborhood store they have built up a backlog of 500 orders in the past week or so.
F: But why is the supply not enough?
M: If you want to sell, play hard to get. This law, in fact, may be biologically determined. Carefully arranged supply can make sellers rich. Look at diamonds, skilfully manipulated for decades by De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd and its fellow cartelists. They could produce diamonds a lot faster than they do, but that would drive the price down and make diamonds less desirable.
F: So you mean it is a trick of manufacturers?
M: It’s old hat in the toy business. Toy. Inc. has made a large sum of money off its Beanie Babies by taking different models of these stuffed animals off sale before demand is satisfied, giving rise to a belief by who knows how many Americans that the cheaply made imports have some kind of collector’s value. For Hasbro, with $ 3.5 billion in 1998 estimated sales, a million Furbies retailing for $ 30 each add up to less than 1 % of sales. Nonetheless, restricting supply is a good move because it makes retailers happy with Hasbro. This is one product for which they won’t be stuck with unsold inventory. Oversupplying product is probably the greatest risk associated with fad marketing.
F: What do you do if your kid wants a Furby?
M: Persuade her that Tickle Me Elmo is a better doll. It’s certainly a better buy. Two years ago this toy was so hard to find that people were paying $ 500 for it on the black market. Now you can get one for $20.
选项
A、drive the price down
B、drive the price up
C、make sellers rich
答案
A
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/uMOd777K
本试题收录于:
BEC高级听力题库BEC商务英语分类
0
BEC高级听力
BEC商务英语
相关试题推荐
Whomightthespeakerbe?
Whatistrueofthespeakers’meeting?
Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?
Whoislisteningtothisannouncement?
Whoisprobablylisteningtothisannouncement?
Whatarethespeakerstalkingaboutintheconversation?
What’stherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?
Whenisthedateoftheconference?
A、 B、 C、 D、 BThegroupiswatchingamonitorwhileparticipatinginavideoconference.Choice(A)misiden
A、 B、 C、 B(A)重复出现conference一词,易造成混淆,并且,此项适合用来回答询问场所之类的问题。(B)“in+时间”的表达方式常常被用来回答“When+将来时”型的疑问句,此项指明20天之后这一具体的时
随机试题
会计法规定,有下列()行为的,由县级以上人民政府财政部门责令限期改正,可以对单位并处3000元以上50000元以下的罚款,对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员可以处2000元以上20000元以下的罚款。
下表是A公司近两年的利润表数据:(单位:万元)要求:根据上述资料计算A公司与销售有关的盈利能力指标;
我国第六次全国病案管理学术会议召开的时间、地点是
自动冲洗时,与补充液流量调整无关的因素是
2019年2月1日,李明向张三借款1000万元,李明以其房屋提供抵押,担保张三的900万元债权;以其劳斯莱斯汽车抵押,担保张三100万元债权,均进行了抵押登记。3月,李明又以其劳斯莱斯汽车作为抵押。先后向李四借款100万元,向王五借款100万元,向赵六借款
高级神经活动类型中“强一平衡一不灵活”型与下列哪种气质类型相对应?()
下列说法中,错误的是()。
=_______.
TRICKLE:GUSH::
PassageFourWhyisanimaginaryargumentbetterthananactualconversation?
最新回复
(
0
)