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types of business organizations

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Shared decision-making is an advantage of what type of organization?

a)

Sole trader

b)

Private limited company

c)

Public limited company

d)

Partnership

2.

Which is an advantage of a public limited company?

a)

Risk of takeover due to the availability of the shares on the stock exchange

b)

Legal formalities in formation

c)

Share prices subject to fluctuation

d)

Separate legal identity

3.

Which of the following is not an advantage of operating as a sole trader?

a)

Complete control over decision-making

b)

Greater privacy as owners do not have to disclose their financial information to the public

c)

Paying dividends to shareholders

d)

Easy access to finance to grow the business

4.

Pertains to an individual, a group of people, or an organization engaged in the trading of goods and services to customers in exchange for money or other items of equivalent value.

a)

Logistics

b)

Business

c)

Barter System

d)

Banking

5.

Is Owned by a single individual called proprietor.

a)

PARTNERSHIP

b)

CORPORATION

c)

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP

d)

FRANCHISE

6.

Is run by two or more individuals who join together.

a)

PARTNERSHIP

b)

CORPORATION

c)

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP

d)

FRANCHISE

7.

Is owned by shareholders. It is structured as a separate

legal entity under the operation of law.

a)

PARTNERSHIP

b)

CORPORATION

c)

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP

d)

FRANCHISE

8.

Advantages:

- cheap to organize

- easy to start and operate

a)

PARTNERSHIP

b)

CORPORATION

c)

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP

d)

FRANCHISE

9.

Advantages:

- ownership by a group of individuals

- shared responsibility for any profits,

debts and decisions related to the business

a)

PARTNERSHIP

b)

CORPORATION

c)

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP

d)

FRANCHISE

10.

Advantages:

- ownership divided into shares of stock

- management or decision-making

shared by board of directors

a)

PARTNERSHIP

b)

CORPORATION

c)

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP

d)

FRANCHISE

11.

Disadvantages:

- more expenses involved

- more rules and regulations to comply with

a)

PARTNERSHIP

b)

CORPORATION

c)

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP

d)

FRANCHISE

12.

Sole proprietors have ____________, a situation in which a business owner is responsible for all the losses, debts, and other claims against the business.

a)

unlimited liability

b)

limited liability

c)

legal immunity

d)

dividend

13.

A _________ acts like business, but its purpose is to benefit society.

a)

Franchise

b)

Limited Liability Partnership

c)

Nonprofit organization

d)

corporation

14.

A __________ is a form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity having all the rights of an individual. It has the right to buy and sell property, enter into legal contracts, and sue and be sued.

a)

corporation

b)

partnership

c)

conglomerate

d)

proprietorship

15.

What is the name for an individual who owns a share of a corporation and is entitled to part of its profits?

a)

stockholder

b)

president

c)

officer

d)

director