VI. Translate the following sentences into English:

1) Капиталовложение производится на основе определенных предположений, например, об объеме продаж или об эксплуатационных расходах.

2) Для оценки рентабельности нового капиталовложения из годового прогнозируемого дохода вычитают сумму, необходимую для возмещения чистого капитала, выплаты процентов и покрытия всех эксплуатационных расходов.

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3) Отношение чистой прибыли к сумме инвестиций в течение всего срока инвестирования является показателем выгодности или рентабельности проекта,

4) Нам будет трудно задействовать грузовики на полную мощность, к тому же вам придется подсчитать во сколько обойдется их амортизация.

5) Речь идет не об увеличении основных тарифов, а о росте побочных расходов увеличивается плата за бензин, за устранение якобы имеющихся поломок, за ночные стоянки шоферам.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1) What are advantages and disadvantages of having a fleet of lorries in a company producing goods?

2) What vehicle is it better to buy — a diesel one or one with a petrol engine? Why?

3) What is DCF used for?

4) What factors should you take into consideration before investing money in a project?

5) I low can you estimate the profitability of a project?

6) Is it sensible for a driver of a lorry to give an unknown person a lift? Why?

ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY

Some of the standard price terms are described in the table below. Study it carefully and answer the questions that follow.

SHIPPING TERMS	ABBREVIATION	WHAT THE PRICE INCLUDES
Ex-works	EXW	Goods and packaging only - buyer collects from sellers address
Free on Board	FOB	All costs up to loading the goods on board a ship or aircraft but not the cost of transport
Free Carrier	FRC	All costs up to delivery to a carrier at a named point. Commonly used for container traffic

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Cost and Freight	C&F	All costs except insurance up to port, or destination
Cost, Insurance, Freight	CIF	All costs including insurance up to port of destination
Delivered Duty Paid	DDP	Insured delivery including duty to the buyer's address

Are the following statements true or false?

1) If the buyers pay the DDP price, they don't have to pay anything юге for transport and insurance.

2) The FOB price will be higher than the CIF price.

3) If the buyers pay the CIF price, they will not have to arrange any transport for the goods.

4) If the exporters sell at the FRC price, they don't have to pay for he goods to be loaded onto the ship.

5) If the price is C&F, the buyers must arrange insurance themselves.

Answer the following questions:

1) Atkins & Sons Ltd, of Manchester, England, wishes to order a consignment of shoes from Singapore. An ex-works price of $20,000 has

bееn quoted. If they accept this, what must they do?

2) Elextron Ltd, a small company in Aberdeen, Scotland, wishes to buy some specialized electrical equipment from a company in Canada. Elextron has not imported before. Which price quotation are they likely to choose?

3) Maplin plc is a large importer of agricultural machinery and is able

to obtain discounts on shipping and insurance charges. Which price quotation are they likely to choose?

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