| A | B |
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| Consumer | A person who buys and uses goods or services. |
| Grade | An indication of the quality or size of a product. |
| Opportunity Cost | The value of any alternative that you give up when you buy something else or make anthother choice. |
| Label | A written statement attached to a product giving information about its nature or contents. |
| Consumers' Research | This publication accepts no advertising. |
| Consumer Reports | This publication is published by Consumers Union, Inc.--they perform independent tests on consumer goods and publish articles on the quality of the goods. |
| United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | This publication specializes in information about food. |
| Better Business Bureaus (BBB) | The bureaus work to maintain ethical practices in the advertising and selling of products and services and to combat consumer fraud--they do no recommend products or firms. |
