Answer Key 1. The corporation is the most common form of business ownership
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Answer Key 1. The corporation is the most common form of business ownership
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1. (p. 114) The corporation is the most common form of business ownership.
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Goal: 05-1
Level of Learning 1: Knowledge of key terms
Nickels - Chapter 05 #1...
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05 Key
1. (p. 114) The corporation is the most common form of business ownership.
FALSE
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Goal: 05-1
Level of Learning 1: Knowledge of key terms
Nickels - Chapter 05 #1
Topic: Basic Forms of Business Ownership
2. (p. 114) The three major forms of business ownership in the U.S. are sole proprietorships, partnerships, and
corporations.
TRUE
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Goal: 05-1
Level of Learning 1: Knowledge of key terms
Nickels - Chapter 05 #2
Topic: Basic Forms of Business Ownership
3. (p. 114) Few people today start their own business.
FALSE
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Goal: 05-1
Level of Learning 1: Knowledge of key terms
Nickels - Chapter 05 #3
Topic: Basic Forms of Business Ownership
1
,4. (p. 115) Once a business is established, it's almost impossible to change from one form of business ownership to
another.
FALSE
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Goal: 05-1
Level of Learning 1: Knowledge of key terms
Nickels - Chapter 05 #4
Topic: Basic Forms of Business Ownership
5. (p. 114) When two or more people legally agree to become co-owners of a business, the form of business is
called a partnership.
TRUE
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Goal: 05-1
Level of Learning 1: Knowledge of key terms
Nickels - Chapter 05 #5
Topic: Basic Forms of Business Ownership
6. (p. 114) A legal entity with authority to act and have liability separate from its owners is called a partnership.
FALSE
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Goal: 05-1
Level of Learning 1: Knowledge of key terms
Nickels - Chapter 05 #6
Topic: Basic Forms of Business Ownership
7. (p. 114) Corporations represent 20 percent of all the businesses in the U.S. and earn 81 percent of the total U.S.
business receipts.
TRUE
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Goal: 05-1
Level of Learning 1: Knowledge of key terms
Nickels - Chapter 05 #7
Topic: Basic Forms of Business Ownership
2
,8. (p. 114) A comparison of the three major forms of business ownership shows that sole proprietorships are
usually the most difficult type of business to establish.
FALSE
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Goal: 05-1
Level of Learning 1: Knowledge of key terms
Nickels - Chapter 05 #8
Topic: Basic Forms of Business Ownership
9. (p. 115) The first step in starting a sole proprietorship is to fill out a proprietorship charter application form and
file it with the state government.
FALSE
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Goal: 05-1
Level of Learning 1: Knowledge of key terms
Nickels - Chapter 05 #9
Topic: Sole Proprietorship
10. (p. 115) It is usually easy to start and end a sole proprietorship.
TRUE
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Goal: 05-1
Level of Learning 1: Knowledge of key terms
Nickels - Chapter 05 #10
Topic: Sole Proprietorship
11. (p. 115) The profits of a sole proprietorship are taxed as the personal income of the owner.
TRUE
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Goal: 05-1
Level of Learning 1: Knowledge of key terms
Nickels - Chapter 05 #11
Topic: Sole Proprietorship
3
, 12. (p. 115) The sole proprietorship form of ownership tends to be attractive to people who want to invest in a
company without taking an active role in management.
FALSE
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Goal: 05-1
Level of Learning 1: Knowledge of key terms
Nickels - Chapter 05 #12
Topic: Sole Proprietorship
13. (p. 115) A major advantage of sole proprietorships is that an owner has limited liability for the debts of his or
her business.
FALSE
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Goal: 05-1
Level of Learning 1: Knowledge of key terms
Nickels - Chapter 05 #13
Topic: Sole Proprietorship
14. (p. 115) One of the strengths of the sole proprietorship is its ability to sustain rapid growth by raising large
amounts of financial resources.
FALSE
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Goal: 05-1
Level of Learning 1: Knowledge of key terms
Nickels - Chapter 05 #14
Topic: Sole Proprietorship
15. (p. 116) The debts of a business operated as a sole proprietorship are considered to be the personal debts of the
owner of the business.
TRUE
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Goal: 05-1
Level of Learning 1: Knowledge of key terms
Nickels - Chapter 05 #15
Topic: Sole Proprietorship
4
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