21秋 北外 财经英语1 01次作业

Assignment for Finance English 1
《财经英语1》作业
Unit (1-4) The total marks for this assignment are 100 points. Time suggested for completing this assignment is 1 hour (60 minutes).
PLEASE WRITE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE ANSWER SHEET. Short-answer Questions                                                                [50 points] 1.        What does MD&A refer to? What is its purpose?
2.        Which factors does a bank look for when a business wants to borrow an unsecured loan from a bank?
3.        What is collateral? What are the kinds of collateral that borrowers can use to get a loan?
4.        What is long tail risk? Use an example to illustrate it.
5.        What is the significance of auditing? Writing                                                                           [50 points] Your company plans to invest in AAA Co., Ltd., After you have studied the financial statements of the company for the past three years, you find the following points you want to report: 1)        It has a good profit for the past three years.
2)        It meets the external obstacles of rising price of raw materials.
3)        It has flexible marketing strategy, effective production management and cost control.
4)        It has faced tough competition from domestic and overseas companies. Now write an e-mail to your boss, John Smith, to give him your advice about the investment. Your writing should be between 120-180 words.