Answer Key

Business and profit – Practice 2

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word or phrase in the correct form.
  1. Sales went up  [by] 2%.
  2. This year we are planning to  [make] a profit of $ 10 million.
  3. The prices of  [raw] materials, such as wood and coal are going up.
  4. In 1997, sales rose dramatically  [from] $21,000 to $33,000.
  5. We are a Czech company, but we  [export] most of our products to the EU countries.
  6. ‘Is this a German watch?' ‘No, it was imported  [from] China'.
  7. They lost all their customers and money, and went  [bankrupt] .
  8. Last year they were hoping to grow, but their sales and profits  [remained] stable.
  9. We produce our products only for the  [home] market. We do not export at all.
  10. The company broke  [even] , which means no loss but also no profit.