根据以下材料，回答题 Bum rate is the speed at whic-考呗网题库移动版

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Bum rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money．My rate would be$50，ooo a month when mv new media company started．S0，I began looking around for individuals who would be mv first investors．“Angel money”it was called．But when I reviewed my list of acquaintances to find those who might be able to help，I found the number got small．With no other choices，I began meeting with the venture—capital companies．But l was warned thev took a huge share of your company for the money they put in．And if you struggled，they could drop you cold．As l was searching for“angel money”，I started to build a team who trusted me even though I didn’t have money for paychecks yet．Bill Becker was an expert in computer programming and image processing at a very famous Media Lab at M．I．T．With his arrival，my company suddenly had a major technology“guy”in。house．Katherine Henderson。a filmmaker and a former real-estate dealer，joined us as our director of market resea]rch．Steve White came on as operating office．He had worked for the developer of a home-finzLnee software，Quicken．We grabbed him．
We had some really good people，but we still didn’t have enough money．One night，my neighbor．LDuise Johnson，came for a visit．She and l were only nodding acquaintances，but her boys and ours were constant companions．She ran a very good business at the time．
I.ouise was brillant and missed nothin9．She had been watching my progress closely．She knew I was dying for money and I had prospects but could offer no guarantees of success．
She told me that her attorney had talked to mine and the terms had been handed me an envelope．Inside was a check for$500 000．Agreed upon．She
I almost feU down．I heard her voice as if from heaven．
“I have confidence in your plan，”she said。“You’11 do well．You’re going to work for it，but it’s satisfying when you build your own company．”
Who could haye thought I’d find an angel so close to home There were no words sufficient for the moment．We just said good night．She left and I just stood there，completely humbled and completely committed．
For a newly-established business，bum rate refers to
A．the salary it pays to its staff
B．the interest it pays to the bank
C．the way in which it raises eaptial
D．the speed at which it spends money

参考答案D

解析:【答案】D。解析：从文章第一段“Bum rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money．"可知，D项正确。

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