Filters
Question type

Study Flashcards

A ____________ is two firms combining to form one company.


A) joint tenancy
B) tenancy in common
C) merger
D) leveraged buyout

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Ted and Mark are partners in a dry cleaning business.They would like their brother Todd to join them.Unfortunately,partnership law states that only two partners can participate in a partnership.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Few people today start their own business.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Corporations represent 20 percent of all the businesses in the U.S.and earn 81 percent of the total U.S.business receipts.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The franchisee pays the franchisor a share of profits or a percentage commission on sales,known as a royalty.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The financial advantage to the parent company the franchisor)in a franchise arrangement is the upfront franchise fee and the collection of royalties if franchisees are successful.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Franchising is popular in the United States,but legal barriers have limited its popularity in foreign countries.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

A good reason why partners should spell-out the details of their partnership arrangements in writing is:


A) The partnership is not a legally recognized business unless they do so.
B) A written agreement will help reduce misunderstandings and disagreements among the partners.
C) Putting the agreement in writing will limit the liability of each partner to a specified level.
D) Doing so will make it easier to convert the business to a corporation at a later date.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Delaware is a popular state to seek incorporation due to its reduced costs and other perks.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The organization structure of a corporation allows for stockholders to exert a significant degree of control over the company's daily operations.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The reason a professional such as a lawyer or doctor would incorporate his/her business is


A) to be assured that another professional firm would not take over and make decisions - similar to a hostile takeover.
B) to comply with the law because insurance companies require that they be corporations.
C) to protect his/her other assets with limited liability.
D) to protect his/her assets with unlimited liability.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

At one time there were many farm cooperatives,but more recently,they have been replaced by other forms of business ownership.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Javier is the sole proprietor of a golf shop.Because he is a sole proprietor,any profit Javier's business earns is:


A) Totally tax-free.
B) Taxed only as Javier's personal income.
C) Taxed twice,once as business income,then again as Javier's personal income.
D) Taxed only if and when it is distributed to investors.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

What is a C corporation? What are the major advantages and disadvantages of this form of business ownership?

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The C corporation is a state-chartered l...

View Answer

A ____________ is the share of profits or percentage of sales a franchisee pays to a franchisor.


A) royalty
B) dividend
C) premium
D) co-pay

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Trans Globe Airlines is in talks with Royal Blue Airlines,a financially troubled rival.The firms believe the merger will create a stronger company that can offer travelers more flights to a wider variety of destinations.This proposed merger is an example of a:


A) Conglomerate merger.
B) Leveraged buyout.
C) Horizontal merger.
D) Joint venture.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The strategy of a leveraged buyout is used when employee talent is at a minimum.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

An entrepreneur who wishes to start a business with little delay or hassle,and who wants to be his or her own boss,should organize the business as a:


A) Sole proprietorship.
B) Cooperative.
C) C corporation.
D) General partnership.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Which of the following statements about buying a franchise is most accurate?


A) One of the advantages of buying a franchise is that franchisors are so closely regulated that there is virtually no chance for scams to succeed.
B) Before purchasing a franchise,the buyer should carefully evaluate the franchise,the franchisor,his or her own situation,and the nature of the market.
C) Franchise agreements are simple to evaluate,since federal law requires that all such agreements must be written in plain English with all fees and terms clearly explained.
D) Buying a franchise is the simplest and least expensive way to set up a business,since the franchisor has already worked out all of the details for setting up and running the business.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Maria is already a successful franchisee with Nite Lite,a chain of "no frills" motels that provide clean rooms and good service at affordable rates.The motel she currently operates is located in Texas,but she is considering an opportunity to open another Nite Lite motel in Canad A.Although her costs of operating in a foreign nation may be higher,she has the benefit of an expanding market and less competition.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Showing 161 - 180 of 352

Related Exams

Show Answer