According to the text what is money?
Вопросы и ответы к тестам: Практический курс профессионально-ориентированного перевода
Why did gold and silver become widely used as a medium of exchange?
What is the second origin of money?
What is the barter?
What is a “unit of account”?
What is the function of money?
Why did barter become inefficient?
What is the indirect exchange of goods?
How did paper money originate?
What commodities became a medium of exchange?
A ______ is a period used for calculating annual financial statements in businesses and other organizations.
The _____ rate is a measure of the prevalence of unemployment and it is calculated as a percentage by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by all individuals currently in the labor force.
An individual appointed as a _____ of a corporation, company, organization, or agency typically reports to the board of directors; s/he is the highest-ranking corporate officer in charge of total management of an organization
A _____ works with all departments of the business to help them plan and manage their budgets. S/he also works closely with the CEO to help manage the overall business so it makes the most money it can.
_____ in the one who purchases a franchise; s/he runs that location of the purchased business and is responsible for minor decisions; however, many major decisions (such as the look, name, and products) must be kept the same.
In financial markets, a ______ is a unit of account for various financial instruments and investments in limited partnerships, and real estate investment trusts.
An economic _____ is a prolonged period of slow economic growth (traditionally measured in terms of the GDP growth), usually accompanied by high unemployment.
One of the goals of _____ is to analyze market mechanisms that establish relative prices amongst goods and services and allocation of limited resources amongst many alternative uses.
Chrysler Group LLC is an American automobile _____ headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, it is also a consolidated subsidiary of the Italian multinational automaker Fiat S.p.A.
An Anglo-Dutch multinational consumer goods company Unilever was founded in 1930 by the _____ of the British soap maker Lever Brothers (founded in 1885 by William Hesketh Lever) and the Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie.
A financier today _____ be someone who makes their living from investing in up and coming or established companies and businesses.
On the 2nd of September 2013, Microsoft ______ its intent to purchase Nokia's mobile phone business unit as a part of an overall deal totaling €5.44 billion (US$7.17 billion).
Ray-Ban Company became more popular after the release of the movie Top Gun; this movie generated a 40 percent _____ in sales for the Ray-Ban Aviator brand.
By the end of 2013, Samsung ____ construction on building the world's largest mobile phone factory in the Thai Nguyen province of Vietnam.
Concept cars never go into production directly; in modern times all of them would have to undergo many changes before the design _____ for the sake of practicality, safety, meeting the burden of regulatory compliance, and cost.
‘Real time market data service’ _____ all the activity of the London Stock Exchange markets on its official Internet site, live, as it happens.
Besides producing luxury cut lead glass (‘crystals’), Swarovski so far ____ a fragrance range which includes both liquid and solid perfumes.
Apple is one of Samsung's biggest customers for processors and memory chips. But the two firms compete directly in the mobile-phone market and have spent the better part of the past two years ____ over the look, feel and features of their gadgets.
Ukraine’s economy _____ dramatic consequences if the situation _____ and provocations continue, the country’s first deputy Prime Minister Sergei Arbuzov says.
The IMF plays a central role_____ helping the countries of the former Soviet bloc transition from central planning to market-driven economies.
If you travel within the European Union you don’t have to carry a passport, as an identity card is sufficient.
The new promotional campaign has succeeded in making our product known to a wider audience.
First of all a good sales representative must have an excellent knowledge of their company’s product.
Obtaining the latest information about our products is now possible directly from our web page.
Since export regulations have been relaxed it has become easier to work in the Indian market.
If Tolstoy had written a history of foreign corporations in China, it might have started something like this: “Companies that succeed in China do so for similar reasons; every company that fails, fails in its own way.”
Russia has undergone significant changes since the collapse of the Soviet Union, moving from a globally-isolated, centrally-planned economy to a more market-based and globally-integrated economy.
The Russian economy has averaged 7% growth since the 1998 crisis, resulting in the emergence of its middle class.
Since the age of industrialization, Germany has been a driver, innovator, and beneficiary of an ever more globalised economy.
Everything the U.S. economy produces is measured by GDP, or Gross Domestic Product. When GDP turns negative, the economy enters a recession. When this goes on for years, it’s called a depression.
According to the text what is Wall Street?
How did one young stockbroker describe the scene in his office during the financial crash?
How many shares of stock were sold in one day during the crash of 1929?
What did president Hoover say during the presidential campaign of 1928?
What did the stockholders begin to do after Tuesday, October 24, 1929?
What does the underlined word ‘bubble’ mean in this text?
What encouraged the Americans to buy more stock in the beginning of the XX century?
What forecasts did some of the economists give?
What term is used to call this unprecedented decline of stock prices?
What was the common idea for most Americans in the beginning of the XX century?
From 1989 until 2012, Russia GDP _____ 741.3 USD Billion reaching an all time high of 2014.8 USD Billion in December of 2012 and a record low of 195.9 USD Billion in December of 1999.
When planning a family budget, spouses would rather ______ their revenues and spending.
General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, _____ than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's ______ automakers by vehicle unit sales.
Before money _____ people had to get their food, clothing and other needs by trading things.
At exchange rates, the economic output of the world _____ by US$32.9 trillion, €24.2 trillion from 2010 to 2018.
Janet Henderson is the person who is in charge of all our contracts with foreign suppliers.
The latest series of advertisements are much more appealing than the original ones.
Although prices of some goods have risen, this has not affected our overall performance.
Significant improvements in productivity have resulted in the introduction of the new order processing software.
An organization like ours needs to develop new markets in order to survive.
With Western economic sanctions against Russia, Iran, and Cuba in the news, it is a good time to take stock of the debate on just how well such measures work.
Once upon a time, Western opinion leaders found themselves both impressed and frightened by the extraordinary growth rates achieved by a set of Eastern economies.
In order to operate the above areas, appropriate support services will be needed, such as central bank accounting and internal audit, primary data collection and processing.
In most countries, goods that are scarce are usually freely available on the black market – provided you have the money to pay for them.
By now Britain had become mostly a diplomatic and economic lame duck.
