Market Leader Intermediate 3rd edition SB

ACTIVITY FILE
8 Human resources, Skills, Exercise C, page 79
Employment agency consultant
You will receive a call from the Human Resources Manager of Dolphin Department Store.
The manager will ask you some questions. Here are the details:
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An introductory fee is charged: 25% of worker'S first pay cheque.
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The hourly wage for temporary workers is €12.
• There is a minimum charge of four hours per day for all temporary workers.
• Overtime: company pays time and a half; Saturday/Sunday rates: double the hourly rate.
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Agency is responsible for work permits.
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Travel expenses of workers paid for by the client.
• The agency bills clients each week for the total hours worked by temporary staff.
9 International markets, Case study, page 89
Information file: West Coast Apparel
Models
Quality
Quantity
Prices
Payment
Discounts
Delivery
Guarantee
You are interested in ordering all three models - at the right price.
You will emphasise in your marketing that all the models in the collection
have been made in Argentina - a guarantee of their quality. You do not want
any of the manufacture of the models to be outsourced.
You want to place the following first order:
Model
(Iubman 500
Quantity
Nightrider 1,000
Look 800
You are sure that the Nightrider and the Look will sell well. However, you are
not certain that you can sell large quantities of the (Iubman. Americans are
very price-conscious at the present, due to the current economic situation.
Pampas Leather have quoted these unit prices:
Clubman $380
Nightrider $280
Look $150
Note: prices include all delivery costs to your specified US port.
By bank transfer. You would like to pay 50% of the order immediately and
the remaining 50% one month after receiving the goods.
As you are such a large company and have placed a substantial order, you
expect an introductory discount of at least 5%.
Prompt delivery within five days of the agreed date.
Three years for all the models except the Clubman. You would like a
guarantee of five years for this model.
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