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Vocab Chap 17
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| monopoly | exists when competition is lacking for a product or service, or producers are in a position to control the supply and price of goods or services. |
| price discrimination | setting different prices for different customers. |
| false advertising | advertising that is misleading in a material respect or in any way that could influence the customers's purchase or use of a product. |
| bankruptcy | a legal process that allows selling assets to pay off debts. |
| patent | an agreement in which the federal government gives an inventor sole right for 20 years to make, use, and sell an invention. |
| copyright | simliar to a patent in that the federal government gives an author the sole right to reproduce, publish, and sell literary or atistically work for the life of the author plus 70 years. |
| trademark | a distinguishing name, symbol, or special mark placed on a good service that is legally reserved for the sole use of the owner. |
| information liability | responsibilty for physical economic injury arising gtom incorrect data or wrongful use of data. |
| cookies | files of information about the user that some websites create and store on the user's own computer. |
| interstate commerce | business operations and transactions that cross over state lines. |
| intrastate commerce | business transacted within a state. |
| licensing | a way to limit and control those who plan to enter certatin types of businesses. |
| public franchise | a contract that permits a person or organization to use public property for private profit. |
| building codes | codes that regulate physical features of structures. |
| zoning | regulations that specify which land areads may be used for homes and which areas may be used for different types of businesses. |