Lecture Commercial Correspondence: Unit 4" to give students the knowledge: | Commercial Correspondence Unit 4 Offers and Cover Letters of Offers What is a cover letter of an offer? It is a business letter enclosed with an offer (usually in a printed or tabulated form) to explain what are not said, make everything clearer, and add some favourable comments. Opening Express thanks for the enquiry Express pleasure in enclosing the offer We thank you for your enquiry of for and are pleased to enclose our offer for the said goods. and take pleasure in enclosing our offer for and please find enclosed our firm offer No. Main message Repeat important terms We would like to make clear the following points. We would like to draw your attention to the following points. We would like to emphasize the following terms and conditions. Give explanation, comments or more information: prices, delivery, samples, discounts, other goods Prices The net price of this article is £, to which VAT must be added at , marking a gross price of £. | Commercial Correspondence Unit 4 Offers and Cover Letters of Offers What is a cover letter of an offer? It is a business letter enclosed with an offer (usually in a printed or tabulated form) to explain what are not said, make everything clearer, and add some favourable comments. Opening Express thanks for the enquiry Express pleasure in enclosing the offer We thank you for your enquiry of for and are pleased to enclose our offer for the said goods. and take pleasure in enclosing our offer for and please find enclosed our firm offer No. Main message Repeat important terms We would like to make clear the following points. We would like to draw your attention to the following points. We would like to emphasize the following terms and conditions. Give explanation, comments or more information: prices, delivery, samples, discounts, other goods Prices The net price of this article is £, to which VAT must be added at , marking a gross price of £. We can quote you a gross price, inclusive of delivery charges, of £ per 100 items. These goods are exempt from VAT. We can offer you a price of £5, per engine, firm 21 days, after which the price will be subject to an increase of 5%. Delivery time As there are regular sailings from Liverpool to New York, we are sure that the consignment will reach you well within the time you specified. As there is a heavy demand for fans at this time of year, please allow at least six weeks for delivery. Discounts Trade discounts Quantity discounts Cash discounts Loyalty discounts The prices quoted are CFR Yokohama, but are subject to a 20% trade discount off net prices. We can offer a further 10% discount off net prices for orders of more than 2,000 units. Discounts We allow a 3% cash discount for payment within one month. We do not normally give discounts to private customers, but because of your long association with our company we can offer you 12% off the retail price. .
