Monthly Business Quiz

Someone who is self-employed and runs their own business is likely to be a ...

• Public limited company

• Limited company

• Sole Trader

• Partnership

What is the stock market?

• A place where parts of businesses are bought and sold.

• A place where you could only invest in certain businesses.

• A type of bank that gives out loans to new businesses.

Why would a company need to issue stock?  

• To show customers that it's successful.

• To stop the government from regulating it.

• To raise money.

• To increase its' customer base.

If the creator of a business wishes to retain control they should NOT form a ...

• Franchise

• Partnership

• Sole trader

• Public limited company

IPO stands for

• Initial Public Offering

• Imminent Profitable Option

• Initial Primary Offering

• Itemized Public Organization

A business which has a huge amount of money invested in it is most likely to be a .....

• Partnership

• Private limited company

• Sole Trader

• Public limited company

A corporation “goes public” when it...

• First issues stock to investors to buy.

• Has a big party and invites all its investors.

• Becomes an entity.

• Gives out its first dividend.

What is unlimited liability?

• It means you have no company debts

• It means you do have to pay the debts of the company you own

• It means you don't have to pay the debts of the company you own

How do you make money buying stocks?

• You sell it for a higher price than you bought it for. 

• The DOW ratings determine which stocks will pay out.

• If you hold on to it as long as possible it will gain in value. 

A time when stock prices are RISING is called

• Bear market

• Transaction

• Bull market