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Blevins - Ch. 7 Legal Aspects of Business

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Monopoly   When only one company provides a product or service without competition from other companies  
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Price Discrimination   Setting different prices for different customers  
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False Advertising   Advertising that is misleading in some important way  
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Bankruptcy   A legal process that allows the selling of assets to pay off debts  
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Patent   An agreement in which the federal government gives an investor the sole right for 20 years to make, use, and sell an invention or a process  
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Copyright   When the federal government gives an author the sole right to reproduce, publish, and sell literary or artistic work for the life of the author, typically, plus 70 years  
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Trademark   A distinguishing name, symbol, or special mark placed on a good or service that is legally reserved for the sole use of the owner.  
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Information Liability   The respobsiblity for physical or economic injury arising from incorrect data or wrongful use of data.  
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Cookies   Files of information about the user that some Web sites create and store on the user's own computer.  
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Interstate Commerce   Busincess operations and transactions that cross state lines.  
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Intrastate Commerce   Business transactions within a state.  
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Licensing   A way to limit and control those who plan to enter certain types of businesses.  
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Public Franchise   A contract that permits a person or organization to use public property for private profit.  
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Building Codes   Control physical features of structures.  
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Zoning   Regulations that specify which land areas may be used for homes and which areas may be used for different types of businesses.  
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Proportional Tax   One in which the tax rate remains the same regardless of the amount of which the tax is imposed, also known as a flat tax.  
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Progressive Tax   A tax based on the ability to pay.  
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Regressive Tax   The actual tax rate decreases as the taxable increases.  
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Income Tax   A tax on the profits of businesses and on earnings of individuals.  
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Sales Tax   A tax levied on the retail price of goods and services at the time they are sold.  
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Excise Tax   When a sales tax applies only to selected goods or services, such as cigarettes and gasoline.  
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Property Tax   A tax on material goods owned.  
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Real Property Tax   A tax on real estate, which is land and buildings.  
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Personal Property Tax   A tax on possessions that are movable, such as furniture, machinery, and equipment.  
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Assessed Valuation   The value of property determined by tax officials.  
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