单选题 With which of the following statements regarding the behavior of large firms in industrialized societies would the author agree?

A、 The directors of large firms will continue to anticipate the demand for products.
B、 The directors of large firms are less interested in achieving a predictable level of profit than in achieving a large profit.
C、 The directors of large firms will strive to reduce the costs of their products.
D、 Many directors of large firms believe that the government should establish the prices that will be charged for products.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[注释] 推理判断题。本题问：作者最有可能同意下面哪一点关于工业化社会大公司的行为的说法?参阅第1段倒数第2句。在第1段中作者谈到在工业化社会中大公司的做法。大公司在对产品的稳定需求中有它们的共同利益。由此可以推理，作者认为，大公司的经理们会不断预测对产品的需求。 ‘