Business 1 - Introduction to Business » Spring 2020 » Chapter 5 Quiz

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Question #1
Double taxation means
A.   if the corporation doubles its profits from the previous year, the firm's tax rate (the percentage it pays in taxes) will also double.
B.   if stockholders decide to sell their shares, they are subject to paying twice the amount of taxes on any capital gains.
C.   as the owner of the company, you pay twice the amount in employment taxes on yourself, as you do on your employees.
D.   corporations pay taxes on their profits. If they distribute after-tax profits to the stockholders, the stockholders also pay taxes on the distribution.
Question #2
Which of the following is an advantage of a partnership?
A.   Unlimited liability
B.   Shared management and pooled skills
C.   Little time commitment
D.   Ease of starting and ending the business
Question #3
Alani and Jeremy have considered creating their own company but are concerned about the possibility of losing all of their personal assets if the business fails. One way for Alani and Jeremy to avoid this risk would be to organize their firm as a
A.   corporation.
B.   limited partnership.
C.   general partnership.
D.   sole proprietorship.
Question #4
A(n) ________ occurs when one company buys the property and obligations of another company.
A.   cooperative
B.   leveraged buyout
C.   hostile takeover
D.   acquisition
Question #5
Your three friends from Wyoming inherited an old dude ranch. They now plan to turn it into a pasture for retired racehorses. Serenity Stables wants to open its doors by spring of 2020. After going to several small business seminars, your friends are certain they need limited liability. The high-risk, labor-intensive business will require a sizeable investment including an air-conditioned barn, several fenced-in pastures, and loads of animal feed. You explain to them that LLC ownership requires owners to pay self-employment taxes on the entire amount of earnings. You are fairly certain this is one tax liability your friends would like to avoid. You instead recommend
A.   sole proprietorship.
B.   S corporation.
C.   limited liability company.
D.   general partnership.
Question #6
Double taxation is experienced by corporations that pay dividends. Which of the following scenarios is an accurate example of double taxation?
A.   Due to the fact that it is a corporation, the accountants of Game Guys, Inc. calculate 35% of the company's earnings, multiply it by 2, and then distribute that amount to the federal government each year for taxes.
B.   If Game Guys, Inc. fails to pay its taxes on time during any given year, it must pay the current year and the delinquent year, in order to stay in business, similar to being taxed two times.
C.   If Game Guys, Inc. distributes 20% of its net profit after taxes to its stockholders, these funds will be taxed again, when each individual stockholder claims his/her portion as earnings.
D.   By law, Game Guys, Inc. is permitted to tax its executive employees twice on their earnings, and then pass those funds on to its stockholders in the form of dividends.
Question #7
A ________ is the share of profits or percentage of sales a franchisee pays to a franchisor.
A.   co-pay
B.   premium
C.   royalty
D.   dividend
Question #8
Kiersten and her four siblings are starting their own home design business. One of their primary goals is keeping the loving relationship they currently enjoy, so they are following the Model Business Corporation Act recommendations as they write their partnership agreement. Which of the following is an accurate recommendation of the Act?
A.   The business should be actively operating for an extended period before the partners decide who is responsible for what business functions.
B.   Due to the fact that they are all under 40 years old and expect to work until they are 65, there is no need to decide what will happen to the partnership if one decides to leave the business or retire, or dies.
C.   Family businesses never take on outside partners, so no discussion of this need take place.
D.   There should be discussion and well-understood ways that the partners will handle disagreements.
Question #9
The purpose of a farm cooperative is to
A.   equalize the members' standard of living.
B.   allow socialism a foothold in the U.S.
C.   give members more economic power as a group than they would have as individuals.
D.   give each farm an equal share in the running of the cooperative.
Question #10
An evaluation of franchising would conclude that this type of arrangement
A.   has little chance of success outside the United States because many foreign countries do not allow such arrangements.
B.   has a much higher risk of failure than independent companies.
C.   appeals to people who want to own a business, but are not comfortable starting a company from scratch.
D.   has become the dominant form of business organization in the United States because it has many advantages and almost no disadvantages.
Question #11
A conglomerate merger will
A.   diversify business operations and investments.
B.   give the firm a more secure access to needed materials and components and better control over quality.
C.   allow the firm to have a less dominant position in its market.
D.   enable the firm to enjoy a higher degree of specialization.
Question #12
Lorenzo and Lila own all of the Double L Corporation's stock. The stock of this corporation is not sold to the general public. Lorenzo and Lila own a(n)
A.   closed corporation.
B.   master limited partnership.
C.   alien corporation
D.   limited liability company.
Question #13
Yoshi operates a shoe store as a sole proprietorship. However, he is in poor health and may be unable to continue running the business. If Yoshi becomes incapacitated, his business
A.   ceases to exist unless sold or taken over by Yoshi's heirs.
B.   automatically converts into a public corporation with stock sold to interested investors.
C.   becomes the property of the most senior employee who wishes to continue operating the firm.
D.   automatically continues under new management as a sole proprietorship.
Question #14
The form of business ownership best suited to raising large amounts of money for expansion is the
A.   sole proprietorship.
B.   partnership.
C.   corporation.
D.   cooperative.
Question #15
Carter is a stockholder in ExtremeTrax, Inc., a C corporation that designs and manufactures amusement park roller coasters. The company recently lost a major court decision and is being forced into bankruptcy. In fact, the damages being awarded are so large that, even if all company assets are sold and the proceeds are used to pay its debts, ExtremeTrax is likely to still owe money to its creditors. If ExtremeTrax goes bankrupt, Carter and the other stockholders will
A.   be entitled to full reimbursement of any investment losses.
B.   lose their investment but nothing else.
C.   be personally responsible for all remaining debts.
D.   automatically qualify for federal reimbursement for any losses suffered by the firm.
Question #16
In a partnership, a(n) ________ partner (owner) actively manages the company and has unlimited liability for claims against the firm.
A.   associate
B.   unlimited
C.   general
D.   limited
Question #17
The ________ is usually the easiest form of business to start and end.
A.   limited partnership
B.   sole proprietorship
C.   cooperative
D.   corporation
Question #18
The organizational structure of a corporation permits
A.   employees (by committee) to elect the officers of the company.
B.   stockholders to elect the officers and management team.
C.   stockholders to elect the board of directors.
D.   the company management to elect the board of directors.
Question #19
A ________ is two firms combining to form one company.
A.   merger
B.   joint tenancy
C.   tenancy in common
D.   leveraged buyout
Question #20
The limited liability provided to limited partners means that they are not responsible for the debts of the business beyond
A.   the amount they have invested in the company.
B.   the percentage of profits they are entitled to earn.
C.   their total personal assets.
D.   the firm's total assets.

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