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Unit 2 Management2
Business Ownership and Law
Question | Answer |
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Bankruptcy | a legal process that allows selling assets to pay off debts |
Business Plan | a written description of the business and its operations with an analysis of the opportunities and its risks |
Charter | an official document granted by a state giving power to run a corporation |
Cooperative | a business owned and operated by a its user-members for the purpose of supplying themselves with goods and services |
Copyright | similar to a patent in that the federal government gives an author the sole right to reproduce, publish, and sell literary or artistic work for the life of the author plus 70 years |
Corporation | a business owned by a group of people and authorized by the state in which it is located to act as though it were a single person |
Creditors | those whom money is owed |
Dividends | profits distributed to stockholders on a per-share basis |
Excise tax | a sales tax that applies only to selected goods and services, such as gasoline |
Income Tax | a tax levied against the profits of business firms and against earning of individuals |
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 certain types of businesses |
Partnership | a business owned by two or more persons |
Patent | an agreement in which the federal government gives an inventor the sole right for 20 years to make, use, and sell an innovation |
Property Tax | a tax levied on material goods owned |
Proxy | a written authorization for someone to vote on behalf of the person signing the proxy |
Sales Tax | a tax levied on the retail price of goods and services at the time they are sold |
Shares | equal parts of the division of ownership of a corporation |
Sole Proprietorship | a business owned and managed by one person |
Stockholder | owners of a corporation |
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 |