单选题 Why do companies take downsizing?

A、 Because this is an inevitable tide throughout the world.
B、 Because incompetent employees must give their way to new competent ones.
C、 Because it is a direct way to reduce cost.
D、 Because those employees are too old to work efficiently.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[分析] 因果关系辨析题。要求选择公司裁员的原因。根据文章第二句Downsizing is dismissing employees and reassigning their duties to the remaining ones so as to reduce costs，而且第二段第一句又再次强调了这一点 In the quest to lower costs to keep competitive，companies often make decisions with little or no regard for the well-being of the people involved，可以推知裁员的原因是降低成本。