Intro to business chapter 4 study

False

To be valid and enforceable,contracts must be in writing and signed by both parties.

True

A logo is a trademark linked with a specific company or product.

False

The age discrimination in employment act protects people once they reach age 65.

True

Intrastate commerce involves companies doing business in only one state.

True

When a business controls the market for a product or service it has a monopoly .

False

Microsoft Corporation is the single largest employer in the United States.

False

The governments sole source of income is taxes, such as income,property, and sales taxes.

True

A business's duty to contribute to the well being of the community is its social responsibility.

Results in an unfair benefit

conflict of interest

Connot be replaced once it has been used up

Non-renewable resource

Protects the work of authors, composers, and artists

Copyright

Saves scarce natural resources

conservation

Guides the actions of employees

code of ethics

Prevent unfair business practices

antitrust laws

Supplies a product or service vital to all people

public utility

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Regulates safety standards

Environmental Protection Agency

Monitors and enforces standards for water and air quality

Department of Commerce

provides information to help companies make good business decisions

Small Business Administration (SBA)

Helps new businesses get started by offering business loans

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Works closely with businesses to reduce pollution

Lumber is an example of a non-renewable resource

False

OSHA is a federal agency that regulates workplace safety standards

True

Principles of mortality or rules of conduct are called ethics

True

The US government does not play a major role in the American economy

False

Your computer is an example of intellectual property

False

A trademark is a word,letter, or symbol linked with a specific company or product

True

Most goods and services you use are provided by the US government

True

All public utility companies are owned and operated by state governments

False

A monopoly exists when a business has control of the market for a product or service

True

Government income is called revenue

True

Removing workplace barriers for women and accommodating employees who are physically challenged are ways a business can contribute to

Workplace diversity

A set of rules guiding the actions of employees is called

Code of ethics

Copyright protections last for

The life of the copyright holder

What is an example of a public utility

electric company

Government attempts to prevent monopolies with

antitrust laws

The single largest employer in the US economy is

state, local, and federal government

interstate commerce

business dealings involving companies in more than one state

conservation

saving scarce natural resources

patent

gives the inventor the sole right to make, use, or sell the item for 17 years

property tax

A tax levied on the value of land and buildings

sales tax

A tax levied on goods and services that is collected by the seller

intrastate commerce

business dealings involving companies that do business in only one state.

pollution

occurs when the environment is tainted with the by-products of human actions.

contract

An agreement to exchange goods or services for something of value

Copyright

protects the creative work of authors, composers, and artists

Conditions of work

Clauses in labor contracts that pertain to employee health and safety while on the job

Refers to the duty of a business to contribute to the well being of a community

Social responsibility

Occurs when an individuals or company's actions result in an unfair benefit

Conflict of interest

The four elements of a legal contract are agreement,competent parties, legality and

Consideration

An oragization that supples a service or product vital to all people

Public utility

Laws prevent such practices as false advertising and misleading labeling

Antitrust