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Business English Test

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Useable or acceptable.






2. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.






3. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.






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






5. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.






6. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.






7. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.






8. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.






9. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






10. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.






11. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.






12. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.






13. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.






14. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.






15. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.






16. The right to have your political view kept secret.






17. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.






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






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






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






21. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.






22. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.






23. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.






24. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.






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






26. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.






27. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.






28. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






29. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.






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






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






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






33. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






34. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.






35. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.






36. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.






37. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






38. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.






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






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






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






42. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.






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






44. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.






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






46. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






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






48. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.






49. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.






50. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.