【學習筆記】懂你英語 商務英語 Level 5 Unit 2 Part 5（III）詞匯 Related Factors I
market?forecast? ?市場預測
A market forecast predicts how well a good or service will sell.
Sellers use market forecasts to help determine how much supply to create.
If a forecast is accurate, it will prevent a seller from having a surplus or shortage of goods or services.
opportunity cost? ?[會計] 機會成本
Opportunity cost is what you must give up in order to do something. 【跟讀】
If someone decides to quit their job and go to business school, the opportunity cost would be losing their income.
Companies should consider the opportunity cost before they decide what to produce or sell.
resource costs?資金成本林艘、資源成本
Resource costs reflect what is needed to develop a good or service.
They may include the cost of materials, technology, and labor.
When resource costs go up, goods and services become more expensive to produce, and the supply is likely to go down.
【選擇】-What does a market forecast allow business to do?? ? -understand the market better
【選擇】-If an electronics company chooses to build more smartphones, the opportunity cost is...? ??the other devices that could be manufactured instead.
【選擇】-Why made the supply of a product decrease and resource cost increase?? ??-the product becomes more expensive to produce
【填空】【朗讀】If a market forecast predicts increased demand for yellow sweaters in the fall, a clothing company will likely produce more yellow sweaters.
【填空】The company used market forecast to anticipate demand for its products.
【填空】When expanding into new product categories, a company should consider their opportunity cost.
【填空】When resource costs go up, the final good or service will become more expensive to supply.
government?intervention??政府干預西采；政府干涉
Government intervention is an action taken by the government that influences the supply or demand of goods and services.
A government could set prices for crops, define manufacturing standards, and adjust taxes. 【跟讀】
For example, a government may raise taxes on?raw materials?from overseas to encourage companies to buy from?domestic?suppliers. 【填空】
technology? ?n. 技術永票；工藝；術語
Advances in technology can improve the speed and efficiency of producing goods and services.
By reducing the time and resources needed for production, the supply of a good or service can be increased.
【選擇】-What may happen if a government raises taxes on raw materials from overseas?? ? -It may increase demand for domestic supply.
【選擇】-How can technology increase the supply of goods or services?? ?-It decreases ?costs needed to make them.
【選擇】-When a government interferes with supply or demand.? ? ?-government intervention
【選擇】-The?costs?of the resources require to make goods or services.? ? ?-resource costs
【填空】A subsidy is a form of government intervention where money is given to a producer to keep the price of a product low.? ?補貼是政府干預的一種形式，把錢給生產(chǎn)者以保持產(chǎn)品的低價格科侈。
【填空】A government may intervene to keep industries competitive or stimulate economic growth.? ?政府可能會進行干預，以保持行業(yè)競爭力或刺激經(jīng)濟增長。
【填空】The factory invested in automated technology to increase the speed of production.? ?這家工廠投資自動化技術以提高生產(chǎn)速度闭翩。
【朗讀】When manufacturing technology is improved, goods can be produced faster, which will increase their supply.? ?當制造技術得到改進時，商品就能更快地生產(chǎn)出來迄埃，這將增加它們的供應疗韵。
