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加利福尼亚的消费者在寻求个人贷款时可以借助的银行比美国其他州少。银行竞争的缺乏解释了为什么加利福尼亚的个人贷款利率高于美国其他的地区。
下面哪个如果正确,最显著地削弱了以上的论述( )

A.因为要支付相对高的工资来吸引能够胜任的员工,加利福尼亚的银行提供的许多服务向储户收取的费用比其他地方高。

B.个人贷款比银行做的其他种类的贷款如住房按揭贷款风险大。

C.因为加利福尼亚的银行存款和美国其他地区银行贷款都受相同的保险保障,它们的安全性并不比其他地区的银行存款差。

D.加利福尼亚的银行向储户支付的利率比美国其他地方的银行低,因为在加利福尼亚,吸收储户的竞争少。

答案

参考答案:A

解析:

[分析]: 如果选项A正确,则说明加利福尼亚的银行的个人贷款利率高于其他地区的原因,很可能是因为加利福尼亚的银行的人工成本比其他地方高,而不是因为加利福尼亚银行较少而缺乏竞争的缘故。

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