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Speaking. 1. Communication Situation:Calling a Financial Consultancy1. Communication Situation: Calling a Financial Consultancy a. Read the following telephone conversation between a company’s managing director and a financial consultant. Find out the reason for the call. Brown: John Brown. Berg: Hello. My name is Anders Berg. I’m Managing Director of Woodtech Ltd, a wood machinery manufacturer. Brown: Oh, yes. How can I help you? Berg: Well, an associate in the industry recommended you. You helped raise finance for Bill Wylde a few years ago. Brown: Yes. That’s right. Berg: Well, Woodtech Ltd now wants to expand into new markets with a new product. Up till now we have served specialists in the wood industry but our new product is aimed at the small manufacturer. What we need is finance.
Brown: Right! First of all, I’ll need some background information. Can you let me have a copy of your balance sheet and profit and loss figures for the past three years? Berg: Of course. Brown: I’d also like a letter outlining your ideas and a cash flow fore- cast for the new product. Berg: Fine. Brown: If you let me have these by the beginning of next week, we can arrange a meeting for the week after. That will give me enough time to look through the figures. Berg: Good. Can I suggest a meeting on Monday 16th at 9 o’clock. Brown: That’s fine. I look forward to receiving your letter and accounts in the next few days. Berg:
Berg: I’ll post them first thing tomorrow. I look forward to meeting you on Monday 16th. Goodbye. Brown: Goodbye. b. Act out a similar conversation of your own, modifying the names of people and companies; make sure you use financial and accounting terms appropriately and preserve the italicized functional phrases. 2. Explain the metaphor “Accounting is a language of business”. 3. Describe the importance of accounting to managers, investors, creditors, and government. 4. Explain the difference in the subject matter of managerial and fi- nancial accounting. 5. Describe the difference in bookkeepers’ and accountants’ job functions. 6. Characterize major types of financial reports. 7. Suppose you are to participate in a university seminar on account- ing professional ethics. Get ready to give a brief account of American corporate scandals involving accounting fraud.
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