As You Scan the National News Online, You Read About

question 48

True/False

As you scan the national news online, you read about the BXY Utility Company's latest problems. The story describes an expansive retaining wall that collapsed during a flood last week, spewing toxic coal ash, burying homes, and causing a few fatalities. An editorial claims that the company will not be held accountable to the same standards as the asbestos companies of a few years back that paid severe fines and even went out of business due to their lack of attention to environmental clean-up. You agree with the writer because you recently studied about the various competitive markets and utility companies clearly fall under monopolistic competition.

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Definitions:

Intangible Assets

Assets that lack physical substance but possess value, such as patents, trademarks, and goodwill.

Research And Development

The investigative activities a business conducts to improve existing products and procedures or to lead to the development of new products and procedures.

Amortization

The process of spreading out a loan's payments over time, often relating to intangible assets as well.

Boot

A non-cash item given or received in a transaction to even out the value exchange, commonly used in the context of trade or real estate deals.