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Questions below refer to the following notice and billing statement.

 

South Africa Robotics International

Estimated Bills

As you know, our Licensing Agreement stipulates that we have the right to check the monthly volume production at your plant and then bill you for that production level. However, we are sometimes unable to check this volume under certain conditions. Inspectors may be unavailable to do their jobs if they are working at a different plant. Also, weather conditions may make inspector visits impossible. And production gauges do occasionally break down, thus bringing about an inaccurate reading.

In case your gauge is not actually checked, we will send you an estimated bill. The estimate is calculated on the basis of past production levels. When a gauge reading is not implemented, you will receive a bill, on which the word “estimated” is printed.

You can prevent an estimated bill if you turn in a reading that you have implemented yourself. Here are two methods to enable you to avoid estimates. First, contact us with your gauge reading at 1-800-467-7000. Second, send an e-mail to gauge@sarobotics.com to give in your gauge reading. Whichever way you prefer, two days prior to your planned gauge- reading day is the most appropriate time to notify us of your reading. You only have to select either of those two ways to supply your reading to us. In this case, the words “customer reading” will be printed on your bill.

Within the next 6 months, we plan to move our entire billing system online, which should eliminate the need for this process.

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Pretoria Steel

80 Monthier Street

Pretoria, South Africa

South Africa Robotics

Monthly billing - September

Account number 52 526 70

Usage gauge 2897065

Actual reading

June 15

16,908,000 units

Estimated

July 11

17,450,000 units

Actual reading

Aug. 12

18,278,000 units

Customer reading

Sept. 13

92,67,000 units

Account Summary

Payment received July 4

$181,000

Payment received August 9

$223,000

Payment received Sept. 30

$262,000

Total amount due October 7

$147,000

Please send your rates to South Africa Robotics P.O. Box 786, Cape Town, South Africa. Your next gauge reading will take place on October 11.


1. Which of the following is NOT a reason for an estimated bill?
A. Customers falling behind in payments
B. Inspectors busy with other duties
C. Malfunctioning gauges
D. Deteriorating weather conditions
Explain:


2. How does South Africa Robotics make an estimated bill?
A. By downloading statistical surveys of robotics usage in South Africa
B. By totaling the number of robots at any one factory
C. By doing a comparison of usage of plants of similar size
D. By doing an analysis of prior months' production
Explain:


3. How can “customer readings” be sent?
A. By courier
B. By phone
C. By letter
D. By personal delivery
Explain:


4. When did a South Africa Robotics employee last read Pretoria Steel′s gauge?
A. In September
B. In October
C. In June
D. In August
Explain:


5. What did Pretoria Steel do in September?
A. It made an appointment for an actual reading.
B. It asked for a bill revision.
C. It shifted to the new online billing system.
D. It provided a reading of its own.
Explain:
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