1.   The franchise fee will determine the point D, below which the retailer would make losses.

2.   Also, they want to reserve attractive new cities for expansion teams that would have to pay hefty franchise fees to the owners to buy into baseball.

3.   And both charge tax, but cable also has user fees, franchise fees and access fees.

4.   As far as the franchise fee, he has an open mind.

5.   Boston Chicken is also affected less than other chains when sales are slow because it gets most of its profit from franchise fees.

6.   But a majority of NFL owners lean towards L.A., drawn by sizeable numerical advantage -- more people, more TV sets, and higher potential franchise fee.

7.   Cabangis said the company will get two-thirds of its revenue from land sales and rental this year, and one-third from franchise fees.

8.   Colangelo, who has compared the quest to childbirth, suffered some labor pains Wednesday during negotiations over the franchise fee.

9.   Even if owners do approve the Los Angeles plan, they have to set a franchise fee and select one of the ownership groups.

10.   Enrico is likely to accelerate the retreat from restaurant ownership, Tamargo said, preferring the steady stream of franchise fees.