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[originaltext] [5]Three Italian consumer groups have accused McDonald’s of b
[originaltext] [5]Three Italian consumer groups have accused McDonald’s of b
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[5]Three Italian consumer groups have accused McDonald’s of burdening authorized stores with excessive rents, high royalties and restrictive contracts.
The groups, which are backed by the Service Employees International Union, have filed the antitrust complaint with the European Commission and asked the regulator to open a formal investigation. McDonald’s abuse of its dominant market position hurts everyone: authorized store owners, consumers, and workers. McDonald’s has roughly 6,000 authorized restaurants in Europe that pay to use the company’s branding.
According to the consumer groups’ arguments, McDonald’s charges the rents that are up to 10 times higher than market rates. These rents account for 66% of all revenue collected from authorized stores in Europe, the groups claimed.
A European Commission spokesperson said the group had received the complaint, and will now examine it.
McDonald’s, meanwhile, defended its business model, saying it [6] "has helped create the best business opportunities for our authorized stores and the best overall experience for our customers."
The allegations are not the only problem McDonald’s faces on the continent. In December, the European Commission announced [7]it was investigating McDonald’s for failing to pay some taxes in both Luxembourg and the U.S. McDonald’s shifted profits around to avoid paying all the taxes on the royalties it collects from authorized restaurants in Europe and Russia.
5. What do we learn about McDonald’s from the news report?
6. What did McDonald say to defend Us business model?
7. Why was McDonald’s investigated in Europe?
选项
A、It has about 3,000 authorized stores in Europe.
B、Its branding rents are as high as market rates.
C、It charges overpriced rents from authorized store owners.
D、It receives many complaints from its customers.
答案
C
解析
本则新闻是关于麦当劳在意大利被指责收取过高的特许经营费(burdening authorized stores with excessive rents),C中的overpriced指“价格过高的”,该项与新闻所述相符。A错在3000,新闻是说大概有6000授权店。B“品牌租赁费和市场价格一样高”与新闻不符,新闻说其价格是市场价格的10倍(10 times higher than market rates)。D错在consumers,麦当劳收到来自特许经销商的投诉,并非消费者的投诉。
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