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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The examination and evaluation of something.






2. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.






3. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.






4. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.






5. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.






6. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.






7. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.






8. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.






9. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






10. The times of highest demand for a product or service.






11. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.






12. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.






13. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.






14. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.






15. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.






16. A response or reaction to a piece of information.






17. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.






18. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.






19. Sales divided by total assets.






20. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






21. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.






22. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.






23. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.






24. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.






25. Debts; money that must be paid.






26. A new scientific or technical idea.






27. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.






28. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.






29. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.






30. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.






31. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.






32. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.






33. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.






34. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.






35. The ability to develop new ideas.






36. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.






37. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.






38. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






39. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.






40. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.






41. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.






42. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.






43. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






44. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.






45. A business classed as a separate legal entity so if there is a financial problem the owners would not lose all their money - only the money they had invested in the company.






46. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.






47. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.






48. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.






49. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.






50. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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