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Daku and his sister Ellin own and operate a small shop in Western Australia where they sell handmade boomerangs, didgeridoos, and other items that tourists associate with Australia. Daku makes the items himself in the traditional fashion of his aboriginal ancestors. He searches out eucalyptus wood and other traditional materials, crafts the items, and tests them to ensure that they are of high quality. Each item takes a lot of effort to create and are sold at very high prices compared to similar items of modern design. Ellin, who handles customer service as well as the finances of the shop, believes that they could make more money by producing items out of nontraditional materials. However, Daku believes that their items are only in demand because of their handmade, traditional nature. He suggests that they should train their shop assistant Mila in the traditional methods of crafting the items so that she can help him create and test the items. Ellin and Daku compromise and purchase an injection-molding machine to quickly produce modern, plastic boomerangs and Daku begins training Mila in traditional crafting methods.

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Question 5.



Who in the passage is an entrepreneur?

Ellin and Mila only, because they operate the shop and oversee the finances of the business.


Daku and Ellin only, because they own and operate the business and accept the risk of its failure.


Ellin only, because she makes all financial decisions of the shop and bears the risk of failure alone.


Daku only, because he produces the goods that are to be sold in the shop and controls the me

Answer 1

Daku and Ellin only, because they own and operate the business and accept the risk of its failure. They are the shop’s owners/operators; Mila is an employee/assistant.