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Lookatthestatementsbelowandatthefivereportsaboutpaniesontheoppositepagefromanarticlegivingadvicetoself-employedconsultantsaboutnegotiatingfeesfortheirservices.
Whichbook(A,B,C,DorE)doseeachstatement18referto?
Foreachstatement18,makeoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.
Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.
Example:
Lackofself-confidencewillputyouatadisadvantageinanegotiation.
0ABCDE
Thispanyhasbeeninvolvedindiversifyingitsbusinessact6ivities.
Althoughthispanyisdoingwell,ithasanumberofinternaldifficultiestodealwith
Thispanyhasreducedtheprofitsitmakesonindividualitems
Onestatisticisalessaccurateguidetothispany*sperformancethananother
Theconditionswhichhavehelpedthispanyarelikelytobelessfavourableinthefuture
Thispany*ssharepricehasbeenextremelyvolatileoverthelasttwelvemonths
Thispanyislikelytobethesubjectofatakeoverbidinthenearfuture
Thispany*sperformanceexemplifiesawidelyheldbelief
A
Chemicalpany
Masterson*sinterimpre-taxprofitsgrowthof20%wassomewhatinflatedasaresultoftheinereceivedfromthedisposalofseveralofthepany*ssubsidiaries.Theunderlying8%riseinoperatingprofitsisamorerealisticgaugeofthepany*strueprogress.However,Masterson*simpendingmergerwithBentleyandKnightanditsappointmentofanewchiefexecutiveshouldmeanthatthepanywillbeabletosustaingrowthfortheforeseeablefut5ure.Thesharepricehasvariedlittleduringthecourseoftheyearandnowstandsat6.75.
B
HotelGroup
DuringthepastyeartheBowdenHotelGrouphasacquired77newproperties,thusdoublinginsize.lastweekthegroupreportedpre-taxprofitsof88millioninthefirstsixmonthsoftheyear,aheadofexpectationsandhelpedbyastrongperformancefromitsLondon-basedhotelsandnewlyexpandedUSbusiness.However.Thereisstillsomewaytogo.Integrationofthenewacquisitionsisstillnotpleteand,whilethesharepricehasrisenrecently,majorproblemswithintegrationhaveyettobesolved.
C
High-techpany
ThistimelastyearashareinUsertechwasworthjustover1.sixmonthsagoitwasworth40.todayitispricedatunder8.ifproofwereneed,hereisanillustrationofhowmuchofalotterythetechnologymarketcanbe.ButsometechnologypaniesarefightingbackandUsertechisoneofthem.WhathasrenewedexcitementinthepanyistheopeningofitsnewAmericanofficesinDallasanditsambitiousplanstoexpanditsuserbaseinbothNorthandLatinAmerica.
D
Buildingpany
Renton*ssharepricehasrisengraduallyoverthepastyearfrom2.4to3.8.Thepanyhasbeensuccessfulinchoosingprimelocationforitsbuildingsandhasbenefitedfromthebuoyantdemandforhousing.Whilstthisdemandisexpectedtoslowdownsomewhatduringthenextyear,investorsareencouragedbythepany*sdecisiontomoveintobuildingsupermarkets.WorkhasalreadybegunontwositesinLondon,andthepanyisexpectedtosignacontractwithinthenextmonthforbuildingfourlargesupermarketsinScotland.
E
PotteryManufacturer
MiltonDisheshasbeenthroughashake-upoverthepastyear.Thegroup,whichhasbeencuttingmarginsandimprovingmarketing,maypostasmallprofitthisyear.ThemanymembersoftheMiltonfamily,whobetweenthemown58percentofthebusiness,havebeenwatchingthesharepricerisesteadilyandseveralarelookingtosell.TraderivalRuskinhasboughtupjustover17percentofthesharesandcouldwellbespurredintofurtheractionbythesignsofarecoveryatthefirm.
PARTTWO
Questions914
Readthetextaboutcareer-planningservices.
Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.
Foreachgap914,markoneletter(A-H)onyourAnswerSheet.
Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
Thereisanexampleatthebeginning.(0)
YourCareerPathCanLeadYouAnywhere
Weusedtobeadvisedtoplanourcareers.Weweretoldtomakeaplanduringthelaterstagesofoureducationandcontinuewithitthroughourworkinglives.(0)_____somepeoplestillseecareersinthisway.However,topursueasingleoptionforlifehasalwaysbeenunrealistic.
Planningforasinglecareerassumesthatwesetoutwithafullunderstandingofourlikesanddislikesandtheemploymentopportunitiesopentous.(9)____Formostpeoplethisdegreeofcertaintyaboutthefuturedoesnotexist.
Ourinitialchoiceofcareerpathandemployerisoftenbasedoninadequateknowledgeandfalseperceptions.Butwithageandexperience,wedevelopnewinterestsandaptitudesandourprioritiesalter.Thestru