CIE AS Business Organisations

This type of business is owned by one person.

• Partnership
• Sole Proprietorship
• Corporation
• Franchise

Advantages of this business type are that the owner is their own boss and gets to keep all the profits.

• Partnership
• Sole Proprietorship
• Corporation
• Franchise

Disadvantages for this type of business include: owner pays for everything, hard to get money to start from the bank, owner might lack skills & unlimited liability.

• Sole Proprietorship
• Partnership
• Corporation
• Franchise

A business owner who prefers to maintain complete control of all business activities might consider structuring the venture as a(n)

• sole proprietorship
• general partnership.
• franchise
•  corporation.

The disadvantages of this business organization include unlimited liability, difficulty raising financial capital, difficulty attracting qualified employees, and having a limited life

• Sole Propriotorship
• Partnership
• Corporation

What is a major advantage of a business that is a partnership rather than a sole proprietorship?

• The responsibility for the business is shared
• The business is easy to set up
• The partners are not responsible for business debts
• The business is easy to sell

Which of the following is the definition for sole proprietorship

• business investment that involves renting or leasing another successful business model
• unincorporated business owned and run by a single person who has rights to all profits and unlimited liability for all debts of the firm; most common form of business organization in the United States
• unincorporated business owned and operated by two or more people who share the profits and have unlimited liability for the debts and obligations of the firm
• form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity with all the rights and responsibilities of an individual, including the right to buy and sell property, enter into legal contracts, and to sue and be sued

Which of the following is the definition for Franchise

• business investment that involves renting or leasing another successful business model
• unincorporated business owned and run by a single person who has rights to all profits and unlimited liability for all debts of the firm; most common form of business organization in the United States
• unincorporated business owned and operated by two or more people who share the profits and have unlimited liability for the debts and obligations of the firm
• form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity with all the rights and responsibilities of an individual, including the right to buy and sell property, enter into legal contracts, and to sue and be sued

Which of the following is the definition for Corporation?

• business investment that involves renting or leasing another successful business model
• unincorporated business owned and run by a single person who has rights to all profits and unlimited liability for all debts of the firm; most common form of business organization in the United States
• unincorporated business owned and operated by two or more people who share the profits and have unlimited liability for the debts and obligations of the firm
• form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity with all the rights and responsibilities of an individual, including the right to buy and sell property, enter into legal contracts, and to sue and be sued

Which of the following is the definition for Partnership?

• business investment that involves renting or leasing another successful business model
• unincorporated business owned and run by a single person who has rights to all profits and unlimited liability for all debts of the firm; most common form of business organization in the United States
• unincorporated business owned and operated by two or more people who share the profits and have unlimited liability for the debts and obligations of the firm
• form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity with all the rights and responsibilities of an individual, including the right to buy and sell property, enter into legal contracts, and to sue and be sued