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Business English Test
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Subjects
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business-skills
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english
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vocabulary
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. Sales divided by total assets.
asset turnover
stock exchange
equity financing
creativity
2. Things which are likely or feasible.
break-even analysis
penetration pricing strategy
possibilities
third party
3. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.
Clean Bill of Lading
goggles
accounts receivable
break-even analysis
4. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
freighters
bulk carriers
bulk cargo
peak times
5. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
share capital
venture capitalist
peak times
charity
6. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.
director
consignment
identity theft
marketing mix
7. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
rights violation
security
FEU
brand equity
8. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
target market
supply chain
common stock
dividend
9. Useable or acceptable.
liner
fiscal year
valid
market capitalization
10. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
carousel
invention
ETA
bulk cargo
11. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
brand
bulk cargo
electronic trail
ETA
12. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
FEU
unlimited liability
trespassing
commission
13. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
surveillance
benchmark
fuse
first aid
14. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
EBITDA
trespassing
operating expenses
property rights
15. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
precaution
survey
adaptive firm
just-in-time manufacturing
16. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.
stakeholder
diversification
fuse
operating expenses
17. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
accreditation
assets
medical privacy
Leveraged Buy-Out
18. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
norm
freighters
possibilities
survey
19. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
information privacy
risk
acid test
security
20. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
portfolio
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
key performance indicator
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
21. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
business mission
director
full containerships
carrier
22. A test of a company's ability to meet its immediate cash requirements: short-term assets minus accounts receivable and inventory - divided by short-term liabilities.
Bill of Lading
acid test
goodwill
security
23. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
key performance indicator
life cycle
limited liability
air cargo
24. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
venture capitalist
entrepreneuer
retained earnings
brand equity
25. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
rights violation
confirm
stakeholder
breach of privacy
26. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
security
invasion of privacy
key performance indicator
brand recognition
27. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.
corporation
market capitalization
bulk carriers
key performance indicator
28. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.
invasion of privacy
marketing mix
target market
common stock
29. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
share capital
break-even point
full containerships
30. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
entrepreneuer
suitcase
consensus
accounts payable
31. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.
break bulk
no-show
IPO - Initial Public Offering
port of entry
32. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
freighters
director
break bulk
just-in-time manufacturing
33. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
first aid
co-operative
return on investment
marketing mix
34. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.
sample
cash flow
differentiation
air cargo
35. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.
life cycle
penetration pricing strategy
IPO - Initial Public Offering
trade secret
36. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.
logistics outsourcing
surveillance
due diligence
carousel
37. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.
first aid
pallet
spyware
piggyback
38. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
quality audit
barrel (BBL)
Bill of Lading
EBITDA
39. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.
classified information
spyware
supply chain
general cargo freighters
40. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
due diligence
venture capitalist
business mission
customs
41. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
marketing mix
seed capital
brand recognition
sample
42. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
brand
supply chain
trailer
fork lift
43. Debts; money that must be paid.
market penetration strategy
liabilities
civil liberties
fixed cost
44. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.
portfolio
electronic trail
skimming pricing strategy
variable cost
45. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
just-in-time manufacturing
barrel (BBL)
break-even point
payroll
46. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
charity
bed & breakfast
memorandum of association
trade secret
47. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
portfolio
best practice
rights violation
deed of partnership
48. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
freight forwarder
anonymity
Clean Bill of Lading
trailer
49. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
dividend
goodwill
peak times
50. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
unlimited liability
depreciation
seed capital
diversification