Business English - Final Exam Review.pptVIP

The final exam will be held on the 3rd of July 2013 at 4:30pm until 6:30pm in rooms 107/407. Please note: This information can change. If you are given different information by the school, please use that instead. There are about 50 questions in total and are NOT multiple choice. You must write down the answers in the space provided. The final exam will consist of 5 sections: Interviews Companies Resume’s Investments Terminology This section has 5 questions based on the topics we covered in class on interviews and requires you to give examples or explain as needed. These include the following: Acceptable clothing when attending an interview Preparations to make before an interview Questions that may be asked during the interview Either by the Employer or the prospective Employee What happens after the interview has taken place This section has 24 questions based on the topics we covered in class on Companies and Businesses. These include the following: Aspects covered in our class company Mergers Shares Taxation Salaries Policy Our class companies covered the following aspects: Name/Logo Type of business Job Types Salary Employment requirements Rules Terminologies A merger is when two companies combine and incorporate both names into the new branding or one of the companies looses its brand to the dominant company. There are 5 main reasons why a company would merge: Reduce Costs Increase Revenue Cross Selling Tax Savings Diversifying Mergers could be blocked by the countries government if it would be bad for the consumer. Such as creating a Monopoly. Take over’s are the process of buying shares in a company in order to control it. Hostile take over’s are when a company/individual purchases shares at above market rate in order to take control of a company. A certain percentage of shares are required for a controlling stake. That number is 51% Taxation: Currently the rate of corporation tax in China is set at 25% Individual tax rates differ depending on