1BK - Lesson 6 - Review Unit 3

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1BK - Lesson 5 - Review Unit 3

To minimise risk, many investors put money into a range of financial ....................... such as stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities and property.
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backer - ballpark - exchange - instruments - rate - return - reward - yield

Many people think that stock markets are the biggest financial markets, but in fact the foreign .......... markets are over twenty-five times bigger in terms of dollars traded every day.

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Most investors don't know the detailed profits they have made at any one time, but they can usually give a(n) .......................... figure.

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backer - ballpark - exchange - instruments - rate - return - reward - yield

Investors are moving their money out of bonds and into stocks as the ....................... on government bonds is falling.

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backer - ballpark - exchange - instruments - rate - return - reward - yield

Investing in property and government bonds will usually make you a steady ......................... on your money, even though it might not be as exciting as investing in stocks.

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backer - ballpark - exchange - instruments - rate - return - reward - yield

Investors can make a loss as easily as they can make a profit, and it is only right that they reap a(n) .................. for the risk they have taken.

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backer - ballpark - exchange - instruments - rate - return - reward - yield

The value of a currency depends on many things, but one of the main factors is the interest .............................. set by a country's central bank.

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If you are a start-up company with no profits and few customers, you need a(n) ........................... such as a family member, friend or venture capitalist.

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making a trade-off

dealing in foreign exchange

having a level playing field

interest rates

being in profit

making a good return on an investment

The system of public tenders for infrastructure projects in the city works very well – everyone has the same information and can make an anonymous bid to do the work.

We're going to ask the bank for a long-term loan – it's so cheap to borrow money at the moment.

Looking at the production costs, we need to sell more than 2,000 units before we start to make money.

I bought 3,000 shares at $4.40 back in 2014. I just looked, and the share price this morning is $8.20, so that's almost doubled!

The price they quote for parts is very good, but at that price we're going to have to accept slightly lower quality.

We have a multi-currency account at the bank, with balances held in dollars and euros. It reduces our transaction costs as we don't have to convert one to the other.

Interest rates are (likely) to go up next year.

1. 30–50% probability
2. 50–70% probability
3. 70–90% probability

We (anticipate) that the dollar will continue to outperform other currencies.

1. expect
2. fear
3. guarantee

Investors with a diversified portfolio (are bound to) lose money some of the time.

1. are likely to
2. are certain to
3. are prepared to

There is a (very slight chance) that oil prices could go all the way back up to $80 a barrel.

1. a 10–30% likelihood
2. b 40–60% likelihood
3. c 70–90% likelihood

Our macroeconomics research team didn't (envisage) inflation staying so low last year.

1. predict
2. warn
3. doubt

Are you sure that's true?

Are you worried about getting less money?

Perhaps we should return to the thing that worries you most?

Do you understand what we want?

Are you prepared to have a longer agreement?

What do you think about that?

It's good for both of us, right?

Is it clear what we're looking for?

Really?

How does that sound?

Can we come back to your main issue?

Is your problem the potential loss of income?

Would you be willing to extend the contract?

It's win-win, isn't it?

Last year, revenues were up 4%, which was better than the ...... figure of 2%.

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This was ............... to two factors .....

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First, our new line of KidzGo children's clothing sold ........................... more than expected,

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... generating $1.8m of turnover against the budgeted ........................ of $1.6m.

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Second, our social media advertising campaign in June led to a ....................... in sales that lasted all summer.

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Over the year, we also managed to keep ........................... under control,

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helped by the fact that we paid $0.2m .................................. for raw materials.

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Taking these positive figures for revenues and costs together, we saw a 5% increase in ........................ profit.

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