MacroEcon Chapter 6
Jeremy is thinking of starting up a small business selling NASCAR memorabilia. He is considering setting up his business as a sole proprietorship. What is one advantage to Jeremy of setting up his business as a sole proprietorship?
As a sole proprietor, Jeremy would have both ownership and control over business.
How are corporate profits taxed in the United States?
Earnings are taxed first as corporate profits then as personal income after dividends are paid.
Which of the following must a firm in a market economy do today to succeed?
Market firms today must do all of these things
What does limited liability mean?
The personal assets of the owners cannot be claimed if the business is bankrupt.
As a form of business, a partnership
cannot issue stock
Which type of business is the most difficult to set up?
corporation
Stockholders are the owners of which type of business?
corporations
Which type of business earns the majority of profits in the United States?
corporations
Over ninety-five percent of all business that open each year in the United States employ _____ workers
fewer than 20
Which of the following is an advantage of starting a new business as a corporation?
greater ability to raise funds
Organizing a successful firm in a market economy has become _________ over the last century.
more difficult
In a typical year, _______ new firms open in the United States.
more than 400,000
Which is the least common type of business?
partnership
Unlike firms that sell stock in financial markets, which are known as ________ firms, companies which do not sell stock in financial markets are known as _______ firms.
public; private
Stockholders
select the board of directors of a corporation.
Which type of business has the least government rules and regulations affecting it?
sole propietorship
What type of business is the easiest to set up?
sole proprietorship
A corporation is owned by its
stockholders
Who hires the managers of a corporation?
the board of directors
Sole proprietorships are ______ type of business.
the most common
A corporation is
the most difficult type of business to set up.