| A: | OK, so now the last point on our agenda. Jill, let's go over the profit and loss statement. |
| B: | Great. Well, the main issue here, as you can see, is that our expenses are through the roof. |
| A: | Let's see... These numbers are off the charts! What's going on here! |
| B: | Well, um, sir, the company expenditures on entertainment and travel are out of control. Look at these bills for example. Just this month we've paid over twenty thousand dollars for hotel charges! |
| A: | OK, thank you. I'll look into it. |
| B: | The list goes on and on. Here, this is a bill for five thousand dollars for spa treatments! |
| A: | Thank you; that will be all. I'll take care of it. |
| B: | Look at this one sir, eight thousand dollars were spent in one night at a place called "Wild Things"?! |
| A: | OK, I get it!! Thank you for your very thorough analysis! |
| go over | phrase | revise, check |
| through the roof | phrase | suddenly very high |
| off the charts | phrase | very high |
| expenditures | common noun, plural | amount of money spent on something |
| out of control | phrase | not in control |
| look into | principle verb, Will Future | investigate, try to get information about something |
| go on and on | phrase | continues |
| take care of | principle verb, Will Future | do something about |
| revenue | common noun, non-variable | amount of money paid to a business |
| cash flow | common noun, non-variable | the movement of money into and out of a business |
| the bottom line | phrase | the net profit; the amount of money a business makes after expenses |
| finances | common noun, non-variable | the amount of money you have and how well it is organized |
| income | common noun, non-variable | the amount of money a person or a company makes |
| assets | common noun, plural | things of value that are owned by a company |