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Chapter 1 Types of Businesses Unit 3

Chapter 1 Types of Businesses Unit 3

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Chapter 1 Types of Businesses Unit 3

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______________ is a restriction on the amount of money that owners can lose if the firm goes bankrupt

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Unlimited liability

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Personal liability

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Limited liability

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Shared liability

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When the business owner is personally responsible for any loss the business makes.

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Multiple Select

Identify features of a Sole Trader

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Simplest and cheapest form of business structure

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Gives owner full control of business decisions

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Has limited liability

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Can employ people to help with the running of the business

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Multiple Choice

The following features describe which type of business structure:

Shared profits

Unlimited Liability

2 or more owners

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Trust

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Partnership

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Company

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Government Business Enterprise

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Multiple Select

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A _______________ is a business owned by shareholders with limited liability but whose shares cannot be sold to the public

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partnership

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private limited company

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public limited company

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corporation

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A _____________ is an incorporated business that allows the public to buy and sell shares on a stock exchange

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cooperative

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private limited company

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public-private partnership

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public limited company

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Multiple Choice

Business owned by shareholders is

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Partnership

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Sole proprietorship

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Corporation

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Franchise

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__________ refers to a business that is owned by the shareholders. A certificate of incorporation gives the company a separate legal identity from its owners.

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Public sector company

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Social enterprise

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Corporation

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Partnership

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Multiple Choice

Public Sector Enterprises are owned by ?

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State Government

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Central Government

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Both of these

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None of these

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___________ are revenue-generating businesses with an altruistic mission - and any profits are used to support this mission.

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Cooperatives

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Social enterprises

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Partnerships

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Public-private partnerships

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a social enterprise?

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SBB

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Swisscom

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Swipes for the Homeless

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UBS

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Multiple Select

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________ are for-profit enterprises set up, owned and operated by employees, workers or producers.

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State-owned enterprises

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Public-private partnerships

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Cooperatives

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Corporations

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Multiple Select

The members of a Co-operative Society have

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Unlimited liability

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Limited liability

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Joint and Several liability

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Joint liability

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Multiple Select

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__________ are non-profit social enterprises that provide voluntary support for good causes

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Partnerships

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Charities

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Corporations

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Social enterprises

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Multiple Choice

Joint Venture means two or more parties co-operate on a particular project without forming a permanent business entity.

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following description is more likely to reflect the characteristic of a joint venture?

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The venturers cannot have their own business besides the venture.

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It will end immediately when the business is completed.

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Two parties joint together to make a continuing business.

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It is limited to the business of two parties only.

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Private Limited Company (LTD/GmbH/LLC)

Private Limited Companies are very different from partnerships and sole traders

They have the following features:

* A company owned by at least 2 shareholders

* Shares are sold privately to friends and family who invest money into the business. They receive DIVIDENDS in return

* Shareholders have LIMITED LIABILITY

* Shareholders vote for a board of directors, who run the business

* The company has Ltd (UK), GmbH (CH), LLC (USA)) in its name 

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an advantage of a private limited company?

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You can sell shares openly to anybody around the world

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You can gain more sales as the business is well known

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You can choose your own shareholders that are suitable for the business

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They have unlimited liability

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Public Limited Company (PLC/AG/INC)

Public Limited Companies are the biggest type of private businesses in the UK. They have the following features:

* Shares are sold on the London Stock Exchange

* Shareholders have LIMITED LIABILITY

* Shareholders vote for a board of directors, who run the business

* The company has the words Plc (UK), AG (CH), Inc. (USA) in its name

* Accounts must be published, and made available to anyone who wants to see them

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Multiple Select

Advantage(s) of a public limited company

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They get free food.

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They can tell private limited companies what to do.

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IPO (Initial Public Offering) can raise an enormous amount of funds for the company.

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Shares are easily transferrable.

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Multiple Choice

Which of following is a disadvantage of a public limited company?

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Unlimited liability

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Large sums of money can be raised

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The business is at risk of takeover

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Limited liability

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