Starting Your Own Business
1. How Much Is This Restaurant?

1.

A: How much for this restaurant?

B: I want $300,000 for the key money.

A: How much is the rent?

B: I want $15,000 a month for the first year.

A: How much is the annual increase?

B: The annual increase is 3 percent.

A: Does the key money include the inventory?

B: No, it doesn’t include the inventory.

A: Will you take $14,000 a month for rent?

B: I have to think about that.

A: How about lowering the annual increase?

B: I could lower it to 2 percent.

2.

A: How much do you want for this restaurant?

B: The key money alone is $300,000.

A: What are you asking for rent?

B: Rent will start at $15,000 for the first year.

A: What’s the annual increase?

B: That will be 3 percent a year.

A: Is inventory included in the key money?

B: No, you have to pay separately for the inventory.

A: Would you accept $14,000 for rent?

B: Let me think about it.

A: Would you lower the annual increase?

B: I could lower it by 1 percent.

3.

A: What’s the price for this restaurant?

B: Just the key money by itself is $300,000.

A: How about the monthly rent?

B: That’s $15,000 for the first year.

A: What about the annual increase?

B: That’s 3 percent every year.

A: Am I getting the inventory with my key money?

B: No, you have to pay extra for the inventory.

A: Can I offer you $14,000 a month?

B: That’s a possibility.

A: Are you firm about the 3 percent increase?

B: I’m flexible enough to drop it to 2 percent.

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