STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)
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Why do business people focus on the bottom line so much? |
2) |
Do you break even at the end of the month, or are you in the red, or even in the black? |
3) |
Do you like numbers and statistics? Are you a number cruncher? |
4) |
Does it take you a long time to figure out something? Can you do it in your head or do you need a calculator? |
5) |
What do you think of the credit squeeze? Are you borrowing less spending less on your credit card because of it? |
6) |
Have you ever written a cheque / check that bounced? Did it cause you any problems? Did you have to pay bank charges? |
7) |
Are you into stocks and shares? Have you ever bought a stake in a company? |
8) |
Have you ever taken a calculated risk? Did you need a calculator? |
9) |
Why do you think estimating a number uses the language of baseball? People say “C’mon. Gimee a ballpark figure |
10) |
Why do you think a CEO is sometimes referred to as the big cheese? |
STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)
1) |
Have you cut back on anything recently? Do you like these cutbacks? |
2) |
How often do you think companies cut corners? How is this? |
3) |
Have you ever helped draw up a contract? |
4) |
Do other people’s mobile phones ever make your temper become thin? |
5) |
What do you need to do to get a company off the ground? |
6) |
How do you stop a company from going belly up? |
7) |
Is it only water and drinks companies that have liquid assets? |
8) |
Have you ever got fed up with red tape? |
9) |
Why do things that sell quickly sell like hotcakes? |
10) |
What things can either nosedive or skyrocket? |
