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Financial Forecasting & Scenarios – Business English C1

Financial Forecasting & Scenarios – Business English C1

BUSINESS ENGLISH · C1 · MINI LESSON

Financial Forecasting & Scenarios

Prognoze, scenariji i pažljivo izražavanje finansijske neizvesnosti.

Plan i rezultat

Forecast prognoza, actuals stvarni rezultati, variance odstupanje plana i rezultata.

CorrectThe forecast was higher than the actuals.
Incorrect in this contextThe variance was higher than the actuals. (meaning predicted amount)

Forecast je procena budućeg rezultata.

Scenariji i pretpostavke

Base case je osnovni scenario, downside scenario nepovoljan, upside scenario povoljan.

CorrectThe downside scenario assumes falling demand.
Incorrect in this contextThe upside scenario assumes falling demand. (if favourable)

Downside scenario analizira nepovoljan razvoj događaja.

Neizvesnost u izveštaju

Subject to znači zavisno od, contingent on uslovljeno, sensitivity analysis analiza osetljivosti.

CorrectThe plan is contingent on regulatory approval.
Incorrect in this contextThe plan is sensitivity analysis regulatory approval.

Contingent on izražava zavisnost od uslova.

Zapamtite: U poslovnoj komunikaciji izbor izraza zavisi od situacije, odnosa sa sagovornikom i nameravanog značenja. U ovoj lekciji posebno vežbate: Plan i rezultat, Scenariji i pretpostavke, Neizvesnost u izveštaju.
15 QUESTIONS · C1

Test Your Knowledge

Choose the best option for each business situation. Click Check Answers for feedback and explanations.

1. Our revenue ___ predicts €8 million next year.

2. We compared the budget with the ___ recorded last month.

3. The difference between budgeted and actual spending is the ___.

4. The updated sales ___ assumes 3% growth.

5. Finance reports the quarterly ___ after the books close.

6. The most likely central projection is our ___.

7. A recession and falling sales form the ___.

8. Stronger demand and lower costs define the ___.

9. We use the central assumptions in the ___.

10. The ___ models a severe but plausible market contraction.

11. The figures may change, ___ currency movements. (Depending on.)

12. The investment is ___ securing external funding.

13. To test assumptions, we ran a ___ on fuel prices.

14. Any dividend payment is ___ shareholder approval.

15. The expansion remains ___ final board consent.


Nivo C1 označava okvirnu složenost vežbanja. Test nije zvaničan CEFR ispit i ne predstavlja pravni ili finansijski savet.

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