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OPEN SHOP: An employment arrangement in which workers of a firm are free to join or not join a union because employment is unrelated to union membership. Because an open shop tends to limit the proportion of a firm's employees represented, this can significantly dilute a labor union's market control. Open shops are established in states that have right-to-work laws.
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LAW OF DIMINISHING MARGINAL UTILITY A principle stating that as the quantity of a good consumed increases, eventually each additional unit of the good provides less additional utility--that is, marginal utility decreases. Each subsequent unit of a good is valued less than the previous one. The law of diminishing marginal utility helps to explain the negative slope of the demand curve and the law of demand.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time calling an endless list of 800 numbers trying to buy either several magazines on fashion design or a package of 3 by 5 index cards, the ones without lines. Be on the lookout for vindictive digital clocks with revenge on their minds.
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The penny is the only coin minted by the U.S. government in which the "face" on the head looks to the right. All others face left.
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"A professional is a man who can do his best at a time when he doesnžt particularly feel like it. " -- Alistair Cooke, broadcaster
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VAT
Value Added Tax
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