пройти Self-test 1. Combine the right definitions:
1) proprietorship
2) unlimited liability
3)partnership
4)corporation
5)shareholders
6)board of directors
7)chief executive officer
- a) two companies combining to create a new company
b) a form of business organization with limited liability which is authorized by law to act as a private person •c) the officer of the company who is responsible for setting the policies of the company, under the direction of the board and supervising the officers who carry out those policies
d) business owned by single individual (also the most common form of business ownership)
e) a group that has the ultimate authority in guiding corporate affairs and in making general policy
f) a business arganization of two or more persons who are co-workers of the business
g) the situation that exista when the debts of a company can be attached to the owner
h) the people who can own a part of a corporation
2. Is it true or false?
1)the sole proprietorship is the easiest form of business to start, particularly with limited funds.
2)One of the major disadvantages of partnerships is that conflicts between the partners can develop.
3)Corporations account for about 72 per cent of all money taken in by business.
5) Corporations have unlimited life.
5)All corporations must report their financial condition to the public.
6)As a practical matter, it is the board of directors that has the ultimate authorities in guiding corporate affairs and making general policy.
7. the chief executive officer cannot also be the chairman of the board.
3. Multiple choice questions.
1)Which of the following is not one of the common forms of business:
a)corporations
b)sole proprietorship
c)franchises
d)partnerships
2)All of the following are disadvantades of the sole proprietorship exce
except…
a)unlimited liability
b)the (ifficulty most people have in - organizing them
c)high interest rates and the difficulty owners confront in borrowing money
d)limited life and heavy dependence upon a single person
o)the tendency to be small in size and profit
3. Sole proprietorshipa are least common among
a)manufacturers
b)retailers
c)professionals
d)service business
e)farmers
4.In practice, the ultimate authority in guiding corporate affairs rests with the
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