Read the following conversations and see how
the new words are used.
[M]
Have you seen our budget for next year?
[W] How do
they expect us to stay on track and meet our goals with such a small budget?
[M] We'll
have to come up with something to increase our assets, or else we'll be out of a job!
[Ml
I'm going to see my client
today. I'll be
back at 4:30.
[W] Is this
the client that you are trying to save from all of his debt?
[M] That's
the one! How he accumulated
so much debt in
such a short period of time, I'll never understand.
[M] The auditor needs a list of all the outstanding accounts in order to reconcile the figures.
[W] Those accounts wouldn't be outstanding if we had had the personnel to follow up and
collect the monies due.
[M]
The turnover in that department is amazing; why don't
workers stay longer?
[M] Accounting firms have undergone significant changes in
the last decade.
[W] That's
true, many have built up substantial consulting practices.
[M] Big
salaries, big bonuses: they are more profitable
than ever!