First-time computer buyers buying PXC home computers typically buy models that cost much less and have a smaller profit margin per computer than do PXC computers bought by people replacing their computers with more powerful models. Last year PXC's profits from computer sales were substantially higher than the previous year, although about the same number of PXC computers were sold and the prices and profit margins for each computer model that PXC sells remained unchanged.
If the statements above are true, which of the following is most strongly supported by them?
(A) PXC's competitors raised the prices on their computers last year, making PXC computers more attractive to first-time computer buyers.
(B) The number of people buying PXC computers who also bought PXC computer-related products, such as printers, was larger last year than the previous year.
(C) Among computer buyers who bought a PXC computer to replace their existing computer, the proportion who were replacing a computer made by a competitor of PXC was greater last year than the previous year.
(D) The proportion of PXC computers bought by first-time computer buyers was smaller last year than the previous year.
(E) PXC's production costs for its computers were lower last year than they had been the previous year.

Considering the number of computers sold were about the same amount both last year and the previous year by PXC, according to the facts stated, an increase in profit would have been brought about by a change in the proportion of first time buyers and buyers looking for replacements.

The number of first time buyers, was substantially reduced compared to the number of buyers looking to replace their old computers, who buy more expensive models of PXC computers. This change in proportion caused a change in the profit margin of the company as more units with higher profit margins were purchased last year.