• Look at the notes below. • Some information is missing. • You will hear a price negotiation between a salesman and his client.

W: OK John, how much would you ask for this coffee and tea set?
M: Well, ordina61y a coffee set is $30 and a tea set $20.
W: But our business relation ship is of long standing. Can you give me a better price?
M: Yes. If your coffee set order is over 2,000 sets then I could give you a reduction of five percent.
W: How about the tea set?
M: Well, for tea set, if your order is over half d the coffee set, we’ll reduce the price by three percent.
W: You mean over 1,000 sets?
M: Yes. By the way, do you want to order seine coffee mugs and tea cups? They’re both of new design and very good quality.
W: Yes. But what is the best price you can offer?
M: We usually don’t reduce the price unless it is an exceptionally large order.
W: OK. What is the minimum order of making a reduction?
M: Well, the coffee mug order should be over 4,000 dozen and tea cup order over 5,000 dozen.
W: Then what’s the reduction?
M: Hmm... we can offer you a discount of two percent for the coffee mugs and four percent for the tea cups.
W: Can you give me a better price?
M: I’m sorry, this is the best we can do.