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Question 1

I work for a … , a multinational, a … (US).

Answer 1

small business / large corporation

Question 2

My customers are …

Answer 2

in the packaging industry

Question 3

The is … higher in the …

Answer 3

pay / public sector

Question 4

The … are the companies responsible for the public supply of water, electricity,
gas…

Answer 4

utilities

Question 5

If Company A owns more than half the shares in Company B, it has a … in B.

Answer 5

majority stake

Question 6

If Company A tries to gain control of Company B it launches a …

Answer 6

takeover bid

Question 7

When two companies combine, usually voluntarily, they … in a merger

Answer 7

merge

Question 8

A group containing many types of business is …. Its basic activity is its
…

Answer 8

diversified / core business

Question 9

Today many manufacturing companies … or … to cut their salary
costs!

Answer 9

delocalise / relocate

Question 10

An … is a manager at quite a high level.

Answer 10

executive

Question 11

The … are … of the company. They are …

Answer 11

senior executive / are at the head / on the board of directors

Question 12

The managing director is responsible for the …

Answer 12

day to day running of the company

Question 13

A manager who has to leave a company receives a (compensation) …

Answer 13

pay-off

Question 14

In a manufacturing company, the … is made up of 70% … and 30% …

Answer 14

workforce / blue-collar workers / white-collar workers

Question 15

Another traditional division is that between … and ….

Answer 15

management / labour

Question 16

… people …, … them or …. them is the opposite process

Answer 16

Laying - off / firing / dismissing

Question 17

… is when a company helps people it is … find new
jobs.

Answer 17

Outplacement / making redundant

Question 18

To … a company means to reduce the number of people it employs.

Answer 18

downsize

Question 19

The … protect the rights of the workers when the management
introduces …

Answer 19

trade-union / cost-cutting measures

Question 20

An inventor must protect his invention by… it. (faire breveter)

Answer 20

patenting

Question 21

The … of a factory refers to the type or quantity of goods it produces.

Answer 21

output

Question 22

Companies providing … and … or … to a manufacturer
are its …

Answer 22

raw materials / components / parts / suppliers

Question 23

To … or … means to use … or … to
do manufacturing (or provide services) that was (were) previously done in-house.

Answer 23

outsource / sub-contract / outsourcers / subcontractors

Question 24

… buy products, whereas … pay for …

Answer 24

customers / clients / services

Question 25

… … by offering …

Answer 25

competitors compete with each others / competitive prices

Question 26

In a … , … is essential.

Answer 26

market economy / competition

Question 27

The … is the company with the biggest …

Answer 27

market leader / market share

Question 28

Every year, new products are …..

Answer 28

introduced or launched onto the market

Question 29

If a defect is found in a product, it may be…

Answer 29

recalled

Question 30

If they don’t …, products may be … from the market.

Answer 30

sell well / withdrawn

Question 31

A … of a product is a version of it made by one particular manufacturer.

Answer 31

brand

Question 32

A … is a specific area of a market which has its own customers and
requirements.

Answer 32

niche

Question 33

Products are … through … before reaching the … and
finally the …

Answer 33

distributed / wholesalers / retailers / end-users