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(B) Planned obsolescence became an acceptable business practice for many products. Whennylon stockings for women were found to be too strong and lasted too long, engineers went back to the laboratory to create a weaker product. These weaker nylon stockings would becomedamaged faster, and the companies would sell more of them.     Another example of planned obsolescence is a particular brand of inkjet printers withcounters inside them. Upon having printed out a decided number of pages, the printers stopfunctioning. Hoping to repair the printer, owners learn that it is simply cheaper to buy a newprinter once they are told what the repair costs will be.      In some cases, planned obsolescence has backfired. Apple’s first iPod had batteries that weresupposed to last for the life of the device. Many people became very unhappy when the batteriesdied after just eighteen months. This widespread anger led to a class action lawsuit against Apple,which the company settled by setting up a battery replacement service and extending warrantiesfor two years.      Despite technological advances, people keep spending more money on products and creatingmore waste. As a business model, planned obsolescence may be good for a company. What needsto be questioned is whether this business model is good for society and the environment as awhole.
73. How does a business practice planned obsolescence?
(A) It produces a product that can only be used for a limited period of time.
(B) It extends warranties of its products for two years.
(C) It sets up a battery replacement service.
(D) It manufactures stockings made of stronger nylon.

參考答案

答案：A
難度：適中0.666667
統計：A(2),B(0),C(1),D(0),E(0)

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