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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.






2. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.






3. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.






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






5. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






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






8. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.






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






10. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.






11. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.






12. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.






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






14. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.






15. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.






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






17. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.






18. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.






19. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.






20. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.






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






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






23. The examination and evaluation of something.






24. Metal rails along which a train travels.






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






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






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






28. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.






29. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.






30. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.






31. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






32. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.






33. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.






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






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






36. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.






37. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






38. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.






39. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.






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






41. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.






42. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






43. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.






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






45. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.






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






47. Useable or acceptable.






48. A person who is on the managing board of a business.






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






50. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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