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| Note 1. | From data collected and assembled by students of Free Enterprise at Zo^o University. |
| Note 2. | The exact formula is a very complex algorithm resulting from University student research and is a proprietary trade secret of the University Trustees and Alumni Fund. |
| Note 3. | Data is first sought from corporate disclosures, next from numerous public and private sources, followed by questions to employees and business associates of the corporation, and - when all else fails - estimated by the senior students in the department (with assistance and guidance from trusted university alumni). |
| Note 4. | Wherever possible, quantifiable, numeric data is used in preference to subjective values. |
| Note 5. | Data errors will be corrected promptly upon proper receipt of objective, verifiable data. |
| Note 6. | A worthy participant in American Free Enterprise will usually have an AFER score of at least 3000. |
| Note 7. | The University trustees, students, alumni, and business partners make no claims as to how the AFER score could be used, and they thereby accept no responsibility for any decision someone chooses to make as a result of an AFER score having been assigned. |
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