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ANSWER KEY

Lesson 11: Bos Drives 4 HARD BarRGAIN
Abe: Hi, Jeff. How’s it going?
Jeff: Fine, thanks. I’ve only scheduled a half hour for this meeting, so we'd
better get the ball rolling.
Abe: Jeff, I need you to come up with a new advertising campaign for my
furniture shop.
Jeff? Vve had a chance to crunch some numbers, and you’ll need to pay me
$30,000 to come up with some new ideas.
Abe: Thirty thousand dollars? That’s really out of the question!
Jeff: Listen, Abe, I need to make a living too. I’ve got a wife and seven
children at home.
Abe: Ill pay you $20,000.
Jeff: If you want quality work, you have to pay for it. Let’s say $25,000?
Abe: Okay, okay. You’ ve twisted my arm. I’ll pay you $23,000.
Jeff? Now you’re talking. That’s a fair price.
Abe: You certainly drive a hard bargain.
Jeff: I know, but you’ ll be happy with my work.

Lesson 12: Bos’s Big COOKIE ORDER
l.a 5.b
2.b 6.c
3.a Tia
4.b 8.c

Bonus PRACTICE
l.c 4.a
2.a 5.b
3.¢ 6.b

Lesson 13: AMBER CoMES OVER To BAKE COOKIES
l.c 5.b
2.¢ 6.a
3.a Tia
4.b 8.b

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