The Business pi answer key

Answer key
3
Opportunities
Threats
CanGas Corp.
Company is investing 
money in developing larger 
gas fi elds.
Share prices are high at the 
moment.
Gas supplies will soon 
run out.
Environmental groups are 
angry at CanGas.
A fall in energy prices 
would seriously affect 
CanGas.
Cyberchip Plc
Recently announced a new 
method of manufacturing 
that will reduce production 
costs.
Developing a new plant 
would be expensive.
Some investors don’t have 
confi dence in the company.
FabPro has moved its 
production to Seoul where 
labour costs are lower.
Zero Emission 
Cars
Seems to be a successful 
company.
High fuel prices mean that 
their products are popular. 
New rules on emissions 
will help the company.
Developing a new battery 
which will increase speed.
Critics say the cars are too 
slow and too expensive.
Feijão Pretos 
SA
Using different growers 
to reduce the risk of frost 
damaging the coffee.
Hoping to expand into EU.
Good strategy of targeting 
top end of the coffee 
market.
Performed well last year.
Coffee prices have fallen. 
Genezap 
Incorporated
Turnover has increased 
over the last fi ve years.
Demand for products is 
slowing in some areas.
Opposition to GM 
products is growing in 
some areas of the world.
8 Going global
8.1 About business
 Franchising
2
1 Fred DeLuca is the CEO of Subway.
2 Franchising fees are approximately 
€
10,000.
3 The 
fi rst Subway franchise was a 40-minute drive from the fi rst shop.
4 There are Subway sandwich shops in more than 86 countries.