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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
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Pass on..

0But despite the output increase, steel makers may face a large pressure on their earnings, if they cannot 01b00pass on the huge rise in prices02b00 of iron ore and coking coal to their products.02br
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01i01b00Pass on02b02i00 here means to increase the prices of their products, right?02br
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00Thanks02br
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0No, it means to 01b 00transfer02b 00 the price increase to their products. 0-

  • 0No, it means to 01b 00transfer02b 00 the price increase to their products.
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0No, it means to 01b00transfer02b00 the price increase to their products. 0-
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10Got it! 02br
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00Thanks, Marius.0-
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0LiJ, the opposite situaton is "absorb."02br
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00Let's say I pay $10 for my materials, and I work with them to create a product that I sell for $20. My gross profit is $10.02br
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00If the cost of my materials goes up to $12, I can either pass on that costs to my customers, and charge $22, keeping my gross profit at $10, or I can absorb that increase,
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0Thank you so much, GG.02br
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00Now I think I can use 'pass on to' and 'absorb' correctly.02br
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00Got it!0-

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