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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.






2. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.






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






4. Metal rails along which a train travels.






5. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.






6. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.






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






8. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.






9. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A place where parts of the ownership of companies are bought and sold - or the organization of people whose job is to do the buying and selling.






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






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






19. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






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






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






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






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






24. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.






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






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






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






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






29. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.






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






31. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.






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






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






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






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






36. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






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






39. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.






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






41. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






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






43. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.






44. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.






45. Things which are likely or feasible.






46. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.






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






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






49. Sales divided by total assets.






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







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