题目选项分析

A certain automaker intends to increase its market share by greatly discounting its vehicles' prices for the next several months. The discounts will cut into profits, but since they will be intensely advertised the manufacturer hopes that they will draw buyers' attention away from rival manufacturers' cars. In the longer term, the automaker predicts that customers initially attracted by the discounts may become loyal customers.

In assessing the plan's chances of achieving its aim, it would be most useful to know which of the following?

【选项】Whether the automaker's competitors are likely to respond by offering deep discounts on their own products