单选题 The owner of the auto plant refused to raise the workers' wages, saying that it would ______ the profit.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[考点] 动词短语辨析题。车厂老板拒绝给工人们涨工资，说那会减少利润。 cut into意为“减少，降低(利润)”，符合句意，故答案为C。cut off意为“切断”；cut short意为“中断”；cut up意为“切碎”。这三项均不符合句意，故排除。