Across
- 2. a license that gives the inventor of a new product the exclusive right to sell it for a certain period of time
- 4. the state of being responsible for something, especially by law.
- 8. law in a city or town that designates separate areas for residency and for business
- 10. two or more competing firms merge together into one company.
- 12. companies that operates in more than one country.
- 18. the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.
- 19. the portions of corporate profits paid out to stock holders
- 20. an extra benefit supplementing an employee's salary
Down
- 1. tow or more companies that are involved in different stages of the production process merge together
- 3. an agreement among firms to divide the market, set prices, or limit production
- 5. something you own
- 6. Semi-independent business that pays fees to a parent company
- 7. type of business entity that is owned and run by one natural person and in which there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business.
- 9. an agreement among firms to charge on a price for the same good
- 11. formal organization of producers that agree to coordinate prices and production
- 13. a raw material that can be bought or sold
- 14. formal contracts to repay borrowed money with interest at fixed intervals
- 15. the capital raised by a business or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares
- 16. a state of limited competition, in which a market is shared by a small number of producers or sellers
- 17. share of earnings given as a payment