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CE.12 Business Organization

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which business model are profits kept by 1 person?

a)

Proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Corporation

d)

Financial Institutions

2.

Dan has $5,000. He wants to invest his money in the type of business that has the least amount of risk. What type of business should he invest his money?

a)

Proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Corporation

d)

Liability

3.

The soil and climate in Virginia is good for growing certain plants and bad for others. Because of this, farmers in Virginia will grow corn, peanuts, and cotton but not pineapples. This choice results in more efficient production and cheaper goods. What economic principle describes the farmers' choice to grow corn, peanuts, and cotton?

a)

Export

b)

Innovation

c)

Specialization

d)

Interest

4.

Which innovation/invention has contributed most to the global flow of information, capital, goods, and services?

a)

Railroads

b)

Interstate highways

c)

Shipping

d)

Internet

e)

Horses

5.

In which business model are the owners called stockholders?

a)

Proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Corporation

d)

Financial Institutions

6.

In which business model would an entrepreneur begin a business without any assistance?

a)

Proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Corporation

d)

Financial Institutions

7.

In which business model is the business organized by law to act as a legal entity (body) regardless of the number of owners?

a)

Proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Corporation

d)

Financial Institutions

8.

What is the difference between limited liability and unlimited liability?

a)

limited = can lose everything you own

unlimited = can only lose your investments

b)

limited = only lose investments

unlimited = can lose everything you own

c)

there is no difference

d)

they both have the same amount of risk

9.

Some of the profits a business makes are often used to buy more —

a)

Goods and services

b)

Resources

c)

Taxes

d)

Interest

10.

In the United States economy, what do individuals and businesses give/provide for the government?

a)

Goods and services

b)

Resources

c)

Taxes

d)

Interest

11.

In the United States economy, what do consumers sell to businesses?

a)

Goods and services

b)

Resources

c)

Taxes

d)

Interest

12.

In the United States economy, all of the following move continuously among markets, businesses, and households EXCEPT —

a)

Goods and services

b)

Resources

c)

Taxes

d)

Interest

13.

What do we call (the official name of) banks, savings and loans, and credit unions?

a)

Financial Capital

b)

Corporation

c)

Commercial Banks

d)

Financial Institutions

14.

Which type of financial institution has membership and is non-profit?

a)

Financial Capital

b)

Credit Union

c)

Commercial Banks

d)

Savings and Loans Association

15.

Keyla put $1,000 in her savings account last year and has not added any more money to the account. Her last bank statement showed her savings account had $1,034.62 in it. Why is this?

a)

The bank paid interest on the money she saved.

b)

The bank charged interest on her loan

c)

The bank made a mistake

d)

The bank was being kind

16.

Which of the following do banks do? Select all correct answers:

a)

Offer savings and checking accounts

b)

Sell real estate (houses and land)

c)

Charge interest on loans

d)

Coin (print) money

e)

Sell home insurance

17.

How do private financial institutions make money?

a)

Paying interest on deposits

b)

Offering savings and checking accounts

c)

Charging interest on loans

d)

Importing illegal substances

18.

The following are characteristics of a service that banks offer:

Earn Higher Interest, You cannot write checks, Money is backed by the FDIC.


What service are these examples of?

a)

Checking Accounts

b)

Loans

c)

Savings Accounts

d)

Stock Market

19.

Financial institutions act as intermediaries between savers and borrowers by-

a)

Receiving deposits and making loans

b)

Charging interest on savings

c)

Spending money that is deposited

d)

Discouraging saving and investing

20.

What is the main reason Virginia and the US seek to trade?

a)

To show how much they can produce

b)

To become smarter

c)

To travel to more countries

d)

To increase wealth

21.

What is the difference between an export and import?

a)

Import = something the government does

Export = something businesses do

b)

Import = A loan given to other countries

Export = A loan other countries pay the US

c)

Import = A good brought in from another country

Export = A good made here & sent to another country

d)

Import = A good made here & sent to another country

Export = A good brought in from another country

22.

From 2008-2010, which countr(ies) had a decrease in imports?

a)

Japan

b)

Mexico

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Bahrain

23.

During which month would consumers have most likely been willing to purchase a new car?

a)

April 2010

b)

October 2010

c)

February 2011

d)

March 2011

24.

In the United States economy, what does the government provide to individuals and businesses?

a)

Goods and services

b)

Public Goods and Services

c)

Taxes

d)

Resources

25.

What are the four reasons that states and nations trade?

a)

To sell goods and services to other countries

b)

To buy goods and services at a lower cost

c)

To buy goods and services at a higher cost

d)

To get goods and services they cannot produce

e)

To create jobs