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Industries and companies

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Goods that are not basic to people's lives are in the __________________ sector.

a)

consumer discretionary

b)

consumer staples

2.

A type of business run by one person who is self-employed is called:

(a)  

3.

spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością

 → 

a public limited company

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

The business of buying and selling shares is called:

(a)  

5.

Public services used by everyone, such as gas or water, are called:

(a)  

6.

A company owned or controlled by another, larger company is called:

a)

subsidiary

b)

parent company

c)

partnership

d)

utilities

7.

Another less formal word for bureaucracy

(a)  

8.

Pieces of electrical equipment used in people's homes are:

a)

facilities

b)

machinery

c)

appliances

d)

beverages

9.

A partnership in which two or more companies join to undertake a major project or start a business activity is called j........... v................

(a)  

10.

Goods that last a long time and are not intended to be bought very often, such as televisions and cars, are called:

a)

finished goods

b)

consumer durables

c)

non-durable goods

d)

heavy machinery

11.

When one company buys another one, it is called:

(a)  

12.

A ________________ refers to an amount of money that a company owes. It may also mean the legal responsibility for paying for something.

a)

debt

b)

share

c)

dividend

d)

liability

13.

The investment bank takes some risk as they quarantee that all the shares will be purchased, referred to in legal terms as ............................ the issue.

a)

holding

b)

underwriting

c)

Iisting

d)

venturing

14.

The first step in an acquisition is often to take a controlling (a)   in the other company.

15.

A process when a privately-held company issues shares on the stock market for the first time is called:

a)

IPO

b)

flotation

c)

listing

d)

going public