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POB Chapter 5: Business Organizations

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

From 1992 to 2002, total employment in the U.S. fell by nearly 17 percent.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

By 2012, it is expected that over 60 percent of all jobs in the U.S. will be held by women.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Most U.S. businesses have no employees other than the owner.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

When a large business opens in an area, other businesses will often locate their to support the larger business.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

All businesses make products.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Only very large businesses can become corporations.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Nonprofit corporations do not have to pay corporate income taxes.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Few businesses maintain their success for the lifetime of the owner.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Most businesses use a functional organizational structure.

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a)

True

b)

False

10.

A span of control is a diagram that shows the structure of an organization.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

People born between 1946 and 1964 are generally referred to as

a)

bohemians.

b)

Generation X.

c)

Generation Y.

d)

baby boomers.

12.

Over the next decade, which of the following groups will experience a DECLINE in employment growth rates in the United States?

a)

Asian-American workers

b)

Hispanic-American workers

c)

white workers

d)

African-American workers

13.

What percentage of the U.S. workforce is made up of contingent workers?

a)

1 percent

b)

5 percent

c)

35 percent

d)

20 percent

14.

About what percentage of U.S. businesses employ 100 or more workers?

a)

1 percent

b)

5 percent

c)

20 percent

d)

35 percent

15.

Every business performs all of the following activities EXCEPT

a)

maintaining business records.

b)

manufacturing products.

c)

raising capital.

d)

buying goods and services.

16.

Which of the following type of business is NOT a producer?

a)

pharmacy

b)

appliance factory

c)

coal mine

d)

chicken farm

17.

Which major category of business is the fastest-growing in the U.S. economy?

a)

producer

b)

manufacturer

c)

intermediary

d)

service business

18.

Business activities start with

a)

service businesses.

b)

producers.

c)

intermediaries.

d)

marketers.

19.

Proprietorships

a)

are owned and controlled by two or more people who have entered into a written agreement.

b)

account for the largest percentage of business revenues in the U.S.

c)

are the easiest form of business to start.

d)

protect the liability of the business owners to only the amount of money they have invested directly in the business.

20.

QOf the MAJOR forms business ownership in the U.S., which is the LEAST common?

a)

partnership

b)

franchise

c)

corporation

d)

proprietorship

21.

Which of the following would typically NOT be specified in a partnership agreement?

a)

the business name

b)

the number of hours per week the business will operate

c)

the amount of investment of each partner

d)

the level of authority each partner has

22.

A written legal document defining ownership and operating procedures and conditions for a corporation is called the

a)

articles of disagreement.

b)

partnership agreement.

c)

articles of confederation.

d)

articles of incorporation.

23.

The people who make the major policy and financial decisions for a corporation are called the

a)

stockholders.

b)

owners.

c)

board of directors.

d)

partners.

24.

A unique business organized by two or more other businesses to operate for a limited time and for a specific project is called a

a)

joint venture.

b)

limited liability partnership.

c)

limited liability company.

d)

nonprofit corporation.

25.

A(n) ____ is a written contract granting permission to operate a business to sell products and services in a set way.

a)

license

b)

cooperative agreement

c)

partnership agreement

d)

franchise

26.

A precise statement of results a business expects to achieve is a __________.

a)

mission statement.

b)

goal.

c)

policy.

d)

procedure.

27.

“After receiving a shipment, the warehouse supervisor and warehouse clerk must check the goods against the shipping invoice to verify that all items have been delivered as required. If the items are satisfactory, the supervisor may take delivery by signing and dating the invoice.” This is an example of a ___________.

a)

policy.

b)

goal.

c)

mission statement.

d)

procedure.

28.

The right to make decisions about how responsibilities should be achieved is called __________.

a)

liability.

b)

span of control.

c)

accountability.

d)

authority.

29.

Employees at the Trexel Company are frequently confused about their assignments, and many employees are unclear about who exactly they report to. Trexel Company does not seem to provide an adequate __________.

a)

mission statement.

b)

span of control.

c)

unity of command.

d)

matrix structure.

30.

A major advantage of a functional organizational structure is that ________.

a)

people work with others who have the same skills.

b)

all of the people with similar jobs will be paid the same salary.

c)

people working in one function have little interaction with people in other parts of the business.

d)

people often become more focused on their specific function than on the success of the whole business.

31.

A(n) _________ worker is one who has no explicit or implicit contract for long-term employment.

a)

contrary

b)

contingent

c)

productive

d)

fearless

32.

______________ activities are directed at providing the goods and services wanted by a business’s customers.

a)

Marketing

b)

Shipping

c)

Financial

d)

Accounting

33.

___________ are businesses involved in selling the goods and services of producers to consumers and other businesses.

a)

Intermediaries

b)

Contingent workers

c)

Financial analysts

d)

SWOT

34.

A business that takes resources from nature for direct consumption or for use in developing other products is a specific type of producer called a(n) __________.

a)

proprietor

b)

manufacturer

c)

extractor

d)

partner

35.

A(n) ________ is a business owned and run by just one person.

a)

proprietorship

b)

partnership

c)

corporation

d)

S-Corporation

36.

A business formed as a(n) __________ is a separate legal entity formed by documents filed with the state.

a)

proprietorship

b)

corporation

c)

partnership

d)

limited liability company

37.

A corporation must create corporate __________ that are the operating procedures for the company.

a)

bylaws

b)

minutes

c)

analysts

d)

missions

38.

In a(n) __________, all income is passed through to the owners based on their investment and is taxed on their individual tax returns.

a)

partnership

b)

proprietorship

c)

S-corporation

d)

C-corporation

39.

A(n) _________ is a short, specific written statement of the reason a business exists and what it wants to achieve.

a)

mission statement

b)

vision statement

c)

goal

d)

objective

40.

Sometimes a group of people forms a(n) __________ to provide goods and services that they all need; it is owned by members, serves their needs, and is managed in their interest.

a)

proprietorship

b)

corporation

c)

partnership

d)

cooperative

41.

A(n) _________ combines the best features of a partnership and a corporation and provides liability protection for owners.

a)

limited liability company

b)

partnership

c)

cooperative

d)

proprietorship

42.

__________ are guidelines used in making consistent decisions.

a)

Policies

b)

By-laws

c)

Mission statements

d)

Franchises

43.

Unity of __________ means that there is a clear reporting relationship for all staff of a business.

a)

supply

b)

command

c)

demand

d)

consistency

44.

In a(n) __________ organizational structure, work is structured around specific projects, products, or customer groups.

a)

matrix

b)

functional

c)

divisional

d)

project-based

45.

__________ is the obligation to complete specific work

a)

Authority

b)

Responsibility

c)

Accountability

d)

Confidence