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a. | business-opportunity broker | b. | tangible assets | c. | inventory | d. | price/earnings (P/E) ratio | e. | goodwill | f. | bulk sales escrow | g. | escrow company | h. | earnout | i. | lien | | |
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a legal
obligation filed against a piece of property
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an
examination process intended to protect buyers from unknown liabilities
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The
dollar value obtained when you subtract the total value of the tangible assets from the purchase
price
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a
neutral third party that holds deposits and deeds until all agreed-upon conditions are
met
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items
carried in the normal course of doing business that are intended for sale
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things
your business owns (lasting more than one year) that you can see and touch, such as real estate,
equipment, and inventory
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a
real-estate broker or consultant who specializes in representing people who want to sell
businesses
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a
contractual arrangement in which the purchase price is stated in terms of a minimum, and the buyer of
the business agrees to make future payments to the seller based on the achievement of predefined
financial goals after the closing
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the
market price of a common stock divided by its annual earnings per share for the latest 12-month
period
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