Worksheetstypes of business organizations
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Shared decision-making is an advantage of what type of organization?
Sole trader
Private limited company
Public limited company
Partnership
Which is an advantage of a public limited company?
Risk of takeover due to the availability of the shares on the stock exchange
Legal formalities in formation
Share prices subject to fluctuation
Separate legal identity
Which of the following is not an advantage of operating as a sole trader?
Complete control over decision-making
Greater privacy as owners do not have to disclose their financial information to the public
Paying dividends to shareholders
Easy access to finance to grow the business
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.
Logistics
Business
Barter System
Banking
Is Owned by a single individual called proprietor.
PARTNERSHIP
CORPORATION
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP
FRANCHISE
Is run by two or more individuals who join together.
PARTNERSHIP
CORPORATION
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP
FRANCHISE
Is owned by shareholders. It is structured as a separate
legal entity under the operation of law.
PARTNERSHIP
CORPORATION
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP
FRANCHISE
Advantages:
- cheap to organize
- easy to start and operate
PARTNERSHIP
CORPORATION
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP
FRANCHISE
Advantages:
- ownership by a group of individuals
- shared responsibility for any profits,
debts and decisions related to the business
PARTNERSHIP
CORPORATION
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP
FRANCHISE
Advantages:
- ownership divided into shares of stock
- management or decision-making
shared by board of directors
PARTNERSHIP
CORPORATION
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP
FRANCHISE
Disadvantages:
- more expenses involved
- more rules and regulations to comply with
PARTNERSHIP
CORPORATION
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP
FRANCHISE
Sole proprietors have ____________, a situation in which a business owner is responsible for all the losses, debts, and other claims against the business.
unlimited liability
limited liability
legal immunity
dividend
A _________ acts like business, but its purpose is to benefit society.
Franchise
Limited Liability Partnership
Nonprofit organization
corporation
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.
corporation
partnership
conglomerate
proprietorship
What is the name for an individual who owns a share of a corporation and is entitled to part of its profits?
stockholder
president
officer
director
