多选题 A program instituted in a particular state allows parents to prepay their children's future college tuition at current rates. The program then pays the tuition annually for the child at any of the state's public colleges in which the child enrolls. Parents should participate in the program as a means of decreasing the cost for their children's college education.
Which of the following, if true, is the most appropriate reason for parents not to participate in the program?
  • A. The parents are unsure about which public college in the state the child will attend.
  • B. The amount of money accumulated by putting the prepayment funds in an interest-bearing account today will be greater than the total cost of tuition for any of the public colleges when the child enrolls.
  • C. The annual cost of tuition at the state's public colleges is expected to increase at a faster rate than the annual increase in the cost of living.
  • D. Some of the state's public colleges are contemplating large increases in tuition next year.
  • E. The prepayment plan would not cover the cost of room and board at any of the state's public colleges.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 该短文建议父母亲们应该参加学费预付计划,把它作为一种减少他们的孩子们将来大学教育费用的手段,如果选项B是正确的,将资金放到一个让息账户将比参加这个预付学费计划有更大的成本效益,因此B是一个不参加的理由,正确答案为B选项。