Now select the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Cheryl never received a counter proposal to her original offer from Philip.

Eventually, Cheryl decides to consider Brian Jones' idea.

Philip is willing to give Cheryl a discount on Delavigne deodorants.

Neither Cheryl nor her boss liked Philip's counter-proposal.

Brian Jones thinks reducing the price of the perfumes by 20 cents is not very significant for such a large quantity of perfumes.

Brian Jones offers to buy back any stock of Delavigne deodorant which Cheryl and Sheik Jafar are unable to sell.

Now select the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Cheryl never received a counter proposal to her original offer from Philip.

This statement is false. This dialogue begins with Philip asking Cheryl if she received his "counter-proposal" for the buying price of Delavigne's deodorant. Cheryl confirms that she has received the counter-proposal, however she tells Philip that she was disappointed by it.

Eventually, Cheryl decides to consider Brian Jones' idea.

This is a correct choice. Cheryl calls Brian's idea "interesting", which implies that she is considering it. She also says she has "to hand it" to him, meaning she admits that his idea is interesting, or in other words to compliment him on his idea. Towards the end of the conversation, Cheryl informs Brian and Philip that she will think about their offer and get back to them.

Philip is willing to give Cheryl a discount on Delavigne deodorants.

This is an incorrect choice. When Cheryl requests a lower buying price for the deodorant, Philip says "I can't go down beyond 8.1 dollars per unit", which was his initial counter-proposal. He is saying that he will not change his mind and does not want to lower the price. This tells us that Philip is not prepared to lower his price during these negotiations.

Neither Cheryl nor her boss liked Philip's counter-proposal.

This is a correct choice. Cheryl says that she is "a bit disappointed" by Philip's counter-proposal, and adds that Sheik Jafar (Cheryl's boss) didn't appreciate the high price either. This tells us that neither Cheryl nor her boss Sheik Jafar liked Philip's counter proposal on the price of Delavigne deodorant.

Brian Jones thinks reducing the price of the perfumes by 20 cents is not very significant for such a large quantity of perfumes.

This statement is false. Cheryl wants to reduce Philip's asking price from 8.1 dollars per unit to 7.9. Brian does some quick calculations in his head and then says that "20 cents for 400 million people" adds up 80 million dollars, which is "nothing to sneeze at". Brian's expression ("It's nothing to sneeze at") indicates that Brian does think that this amount of money is quite significant. This expression is a way of saying that something (an amount of money for example) is quite considerable or significant.

Brian Jones offers to buy back any stock of Delavigne deodorant which Cheryl and Sheik Jafar are unable to sell.

This is a correct choice. Brian suggests that Cheryl accept Philip's suggested buying price: "Ms. Mackenna, why don't you just take the units at 8.1? I'm so sure you'll sell all of them within 6 months, that we'll buy back any unsold stock at the same price."

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