---
id: 6810e0fa28949225eb72f8c1
title: Task 32
challengeType: 19
dashedName: task-32
lang: en-US
---

<!-- (Audio) Jake: But we need to balance that with higher costs. -->

# --instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

# --questions--

## --text--

What does Jake say they must balance?

## --answers--

Better performance with higher costs.

---

Faster internet with free services.

### --feedback--

There's no mention of free services.

---

Employee training with cheaper prices.

### --feedback--

Jake focuses on system performance and costs, not training.

---

A new office location with salary changes.

### --feedback--

This sentence isn't about offices or salaries.

## --video-solution--

1

# --explanation--

Jake says they need to balance improved `performance` against the `higher costs` of the European provider.

This shows the idea of making a decision that considers both benefits and expenses.

# --scene--

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      "filename": "B1_20-1.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 49.78,
      "finishTimestamp": 53.16
    }
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        "text": "But we need to balance that with higher costs.",
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```
