Recently we decided to open a new sales office in the city. First I {input: arranged a meeting} with the finance department to {input: discuss the project}. We {input: prepared a budget} with details of the various costs involved. Then we {input: collected information} about possible locations for the new office. We {input: considered two options} – one in the west of the city and the other near Central Park. I {input: did some research}, and I {input: wrote a report} for the board of director.
Unfortunately, we made a mistake when we {input: estimated the costs} as the exchange rate changed, and so we didn't {input: keep within our budget}. We overspent by almost 20 percent. We had to {input: rearrange the schedule} for moving into the building because the office was not redecorated in time. The board of directors was unhappy because we didn't {input: meet the deadline} for opening the office by 15 December. It finally opened in January. However, we {input: forecast sales} of at least 5500,000 units in the first year.