A patent is a grant by the federal government to an inventor giving the exclusive right to produce, to use, and to sell an invention for a period of seventeen years
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Under which of the following cases may a percentage change be computed?
A) There is no amount in the base year. B) There is a negative amount in the base year and a negative amount in the subsequent year. C) The trend of the amounts is decreasing but all amounts are positive. D) There is a negative amount in the base year and a positive amount in the subsequent year.
The purpose of food product labeling is
a. to protect the health of consumers. b. to help consumers compare the quality of similar products. c. to indicate a product's freshness. d. all of these.
You know that the advantages of having a will likely outweigh the disadvantages associated with probate. Which is not a disadvantage of probate?
A) Legal fees and court costs must be paid. B) The will is validated. C) There are typically executor fees for settling the estate (unless the executor is a family member who chooses only to be reimbursed for expenses). D) Costs of probate can equal 1 to 8 percent of the value of the estate. E) The process may be slow, particularly if someone challenges the will.
Which of the following is not a reason for the explosive growth of the WWW?
A. Basic web pages are easy to create and extremely flexible. B. Digital Darwinism. C. The speed, convenience, and low cost of email. D. The microcomputer revolution made it possible for an average person to own a computer.