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- I hope I don't lose my job. I just heard that our company is going to start ....... next week in an effort to cut*^*costs.
- I hope you don't lose your job. It is happening everywhere, though, because of the recession. My sister just*^*lost her job because the company she works for just went through the process of ........
- Our company has created a competitive ....... over others in the industry by being the first to switch to a just-intime*^*manufacturing system. While others are spending huge amounts for inventory storage, we are using that*^*same money to create new innovations.
- We have decided to sell our delivery trucks and hire Tom's Delivery Service to get our products to our*^*customers. Delivering products is just not one of our ....... competencies. Tom's price to deliver our goods is*^*less than what we spend on maintaining the trucks, paying our drivers, and all the other costs associated with*^*doing deliveries.
- We need to invest in new computers for the staff. Ours are too ....... to perform the tasks we need them to fast*^*enough with today's software.
- I used to work in inventory-management but, now, computers do everything I used to do faster and better.*^*When the computer system to do my kind of job first came out, I had to ....... and am now an accountant.
- I am retired. I started a computer software company that grew into a fairly successful business. It attracted the*^*attention of some of the larger companies and a very attractive offer to sell was made. After the new company*^*bought me ......., I had enough money to retire and enjoy myself.
- Companies have realized the high cost and risk involved with mergers and ....... and are now becoming more*^*interested in short-term joint ventures.
- Companies can reap great rewards from forming strategic ....... with other companies. Some of these are*^*lower research and development costs, less risk, and increased organizational learning.
- All of the major American auto manufacturers are ....... off employees. General Motors just put another 21,000*^*workers on the unemployment list last week.*^*
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Question 190. Which property did Mr. Hodges most likely have photographed?
- Questions 191-195 refer to the following instructions and e-mails.
Telges Hotel
Morning Sun Four-Cup Coffee Maker Instructions for Use
1. Remove the pot from the hotplate.
2. Open the cover of the pot and use the pot's indicator lines to fill it with the desired amount of water. Close the pot.
3. Pour the water from the pot into the water reservoir in the top of the coffee maker.
4. Return the pot to the hotplate.
5. Insert a paper filter into the filter basket in the top of the coffee maker.
6. Put the desired amount of ground coffee into the filter. We recommend 1 to
1.5 tablespoons of ground coffee per cup.
7. Close the top of the coffee maker securely.
8. Push the "On" button to begin brewing. Do not remove the pot from the hotplate until the power light shuts off.
The machine must be cleaned between uses, but we ask that you do not attempt to do it yourself. The cleaning staff will do it during their daily visit to your room.
From:Vicky Schmidt
To:Travis Peters
Subject:Coffee maker issue
Date:January 11
Hi Travis,
We've received some minor guest complaints about the Lywen "Morning Sun" coffee makers that we bought through Bruggins Limited. Gusts are saying that you can't actually put the filter into the filter basket without taking it out of the coffee maker first. But the instructions we've provided don't specify that, and the filter is a little hard to remove, so people aren't sure if it's the right thing to do or not.
I checked the instructions for the Jares Home coffee makers in our business suites and the Qualcedo in the breakfast room, and the results were mixed- the Qualcedo model mentions removing the basket and the Jares doesn't. But we've never had complaints about the Jares.
Could you look into the issue?
Thanks,
Vicky
From:Travis Peters
To:Vicky Schmidt
Subject:Re: Coffee maker issue
Date:January 12
Hi Vicky,
I called the manufacturer, and they confirmed that the instructions should have specified that extra step. They were very apologetic and said they're planning to revise the product manual. So. I will replace the current instructions in our guest rooms with a corrected version.
You know, this happened because I just copied the instructions in the manual without actually trying them out. That had been fine for our other machines. But now I see that it is risky. I'm sorry, and I won't make that mistake again.
Best,
Travis
Question 191. In the instructions, what is suggested about the Morning Sun coffeemaker?
Question 192. Which step does Ms. Schmidt indicate users are unsure about?
Question 193. According to the first e-mail, what does Telges Hotel have?
Question 194. Which company did Mr. Peters most likely contact?