Mine all mine
Fine, I'll share
Just kidding, still mine
Okay okay, OURS
Joint custody
100

Which of the following is a characteristic of a sole proprietorship?

  • The owner pays corporate and individual taxes on all profits.
  • The owner of the business is not personally liable (or responsible) if anyone sues the business.
  • The owner of the business is able to borrow funds for the business without any personal liability.
  • The owner of the business enjoys complete control over all aspects of the business.

What is the owner of the business enjoys complete control over all aspects of the business?

100

What is the correct definition of a partnership?

  • A business entity in which the management is governed by a board of directors.
  • A corporate owner provides support to a business in the form of training and marketing materials, and a business owner runs a local “branch” and pays dues to the corporate owner.
  • A business entity consisting of shared ownership between two or more people.
  • When one business buys another complimentary business and the relationship benefits both companies.

What is a business entity consisting of shared ownership between two or more people?

100

If a business has a general partner who runs the business, the business has what type of partnership?

  • A limited partnership.
  • An equal partnership.
  • A general partnership.
  • A standard partnership.

What is a limited partnership?

100

If a business has its liability, management duties, and profits equally divided among its partners, what type of partnership is it?

  • A standard partnership.
  • An equal partnership.
  • A limited partnership.
  • A general partnership.

What is a general partnership?

100

Which of the following businesses are examples of a franchise?

  • Pizza Hut restaurants
  • Kroger grocery stores
  • Your local thrift store
  • Geller Group law firm

What is Pizza Hut restaurants?

200

When choosing an organizational type, what important factors should you consider?

  • Supplier capabilities and retail outlets.
  • Control versus responsibility, and risk tolerance.
  • Your business’s location.
  • Starting capital and hours you have available to work.

What is control versus responsibility and risk tolerance?

200

In the United States, which type of business ownership is the most frequently used type?

  • A partnership.A partnership.
  • A corporation.A corporation.
  • A LLC.A LLC.
  • A sole proprietorship.

What is a sole proprietorship?

200

If a business has both the focus and ability to maximize profits for shareholders, but also seeks after a broader mission without maximizing shareholder profits, what type of business entity is it most likely to be?

  • A partnership.
  • An S corporation.
  • A limited liability company.
  • A B corporation.

What is a B corporation?

200

Clark is learning about various business entity types in order to set up his new business. He wants to know which entities are subject to limited liability. You tell him that the entities subject to limited liability are:

  • sole proprietorships.
  • partnerships.
  • corporations.
  • all business entities.

What is corporations?

200

Which of the following statements about a franchise is correct

  • A franchise gives individuals the opportunity to experiment with an existing business’s products.
  • A franchise provides a business model, a brand and a proven product to the franchisee.
  • A franchise allows an individual to run a local business owned by a large corporation.
  • There is no risk involved in starting and running a franchise business because of the proven business model.

What is a franchise provides a business model, a brand and a proven product to the franchisee?

300

When it comes to taxes, which statement fits best with a sole proprietorship business?

  • Tax reporting requirements are complex and are the highest tax rate of any legal structure.
  • Tax reporting requirements are of mid-level complexity and are the mid-range rate of any legal structure.
  • Tax reporting requirements are fairly simple and are the highest tax rate of any legal structure.
  • Tax reporting requirements are fairly simple and are the lowest tax rate of any legal structure.

What is tax reporting requirements are fairly simple and are the lowest tax rate of any legal structure?

300

What are the characteristics of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)?

  • One partner is responsible or liable for another partner’s negligence but not responsible for their misconduct.
  • All partners are completely responsible for all mistakes the business makes.
  • One partner IS NOT liable or responsible for another partner’s negligence or misconduct.
  • Each partner IS liable or responsible for another partner’s negligence or misconduct.

What is one partner IS NOT liable or responsible for another partner’s negligence or misconduct?

300

The main characteristic of a B corporation is that it seeks to provide:

  • a maximum return to shareholders while pursuing its focused financial goals.
  • regular shareholder meetings and annual stock distributions.
  • a return to shareholders while pursuing other goals that benefit community or society.
  • high dividends to its equity investors.

What is a return to shareholders while pursuing other goals that benefit community or society?

300

Carlos is about to start a career counseling business. His goal is to not pay taxes both as a business and as an individual and to maximize his income. He also wants to minimize liability. If someone sued his business, he doesn’t want to be personally liable. What form of business ownership would best suit Carlos’s needs?

  • A C Corporation.
  • A Limited Liability Company.
  • A Sole Proprietorship.
  • A Partnership.

What is a limited liability company?

300

You have decided to become a franchisee for a Jiffy Lube oil change business. What would be a benefit for you being a franchisee?

  • You have eliminated of all business risks for this business.
  • You are guaranteed to be successful since you are using a popular brand.
  • You have access to startup funds from the franchiser.
  • You have access to a template for the business.

What is you have access to a template for the business?

400

You are considering setting up a business as an S corporation. What are some of the advantages to this type of business form?

  • Double taxation, unlimited liability, and it requires more initial paperwork to establish the business.
  • S Corporations do not have to have a board of directors.
  • Business expense tax credits, tax savings, and that the business has an independent life from its shareholders.
  • Owners of a C Corporation are not held personally liable. 

What is business expense tax credits, tax savings, and that the business has an independent life from its shareholders?

400

When Henry started up his corporation, he also had to consider the disadvantages of starting and running a corporation. What are some of the disadvantages?

  • His corporation has limited liability.
  • His corporation creates double taxation.
  • His corporation makes it harder to secure funding.
  • His corporation makes it harder to attract qualified employees.

What is his corporation creates double taxation?

400

A business professor is trying to describe what makes an LLC different from a C Corporation. Which would be the correct statement for her to make about the difference?

  • A C Corporation must have many employees. An LLC can have fewer employees.
  • Owners of an LLC face much greater liability than owners of a C Corporation.
  • The LLCs and C Corporations are taxed differently.
  • LLCs have limited liability while C Corporations do not.

What is the LLCs and C Corporations are taxed differently?

400

Tina and her best friend Aaliyah want to start a medical transcriptionist company together. They grew up together and know each other well, but when it comes to business, neither of them want to be held responsible for any negligence or misconduct of the other should something happen. They also want to be certain to only be taxed once on company profits. Which type of organizational structure would be best for Tina and Aaliyah to establish?

  • LLCL
  • Partnership
  • C Corporation
  • LLP

What is LLP?

400

What types of fees or payments are you expected to pay as a franchisee of a business?

  • The royalty fees for the support from the franchiser.
  • A percentage of your profits as a subsidy for future franchisees start-up costs.
  • An annual fixed fee to the franchisor to be allowed to remain in business.
  • A percentage of corporate employee costs to support the franchise.

What is the royalty fees for the support from the franchiser?

500

Your friend, Hannah, is considering setting up a corporate entity type for her business. You know the main characteristic that distinguishes an S Corporation from a C Corporation. What is that difference?

  • That only an S corporation’s shareholders are taxed, but the business itself is not taxed.
  • C Corporations have to have a board of directors while S Corporations do not.
  • The legal requirements to set up a C Corporation are more complicated than setting up an S Corporation.
  • Owners of a C Corporation are not held personally liable. 

What is that only an S corporation’s shareholders are taxed, but the business itself is not taxed?

500

Xian is creating a B Corporation that takes profits from his business to assist with increasing the amphibian animal population in his home town’s marshlands. Identify what actions Xian will need to take to create his B Corp.

  • Declare a commitment to creating general public benefit, prepare an annual benefit report and adopt a third-party standard.
  • Launch an IPO to quickly raise a large sum of capital.
  • Get a tax ID number, check to make sure no other business has already secured his preferred business name, find a compatible partner to invest in the business.
  • Choose a worthy cause to support, obtain a 501(c)(3) business license, and commit to donating a portion of your revenues to that cause.

What is declare a commitment to creating general public benefit, prepare an annual benefit report and adopt a third-party standard?

500

When a McDonald's opens in your local area by franchising to a franchisee, what is the benefit to the McDonald’s corporation?

  • McDonald’s corporation is benefiting by adding one more location to its chain of stores.
  • McDonald’s is guaranteed to yield high revenues from the new location.
  • McDonald’s corporation benefits by increasing by having a new equal partnership with its franchisee.
  • McDonald’s corporation is avoiding the financial investment and liability of a chain of stores.

What is McDonald’s corporation is avoiding the financial investment and liability of a chain of stores?

500

In 1998, the German auto manufacturer Daimler-Benz purchased Chrysler for $36 billion which was one of the biggest mergers of its kind back then. Both of these companies were in the automotive business. Even though they had different cultures and market focus, this merger is an example of a:

  • horizontal merger.
  • vertical merger.
  • hostile takeover.
  • partnership.

What is a horizontal merger?

500

The “Dino Dig, Inc.” gas company has discovered large oil deposits in North Dakota over the last three years. With money from its company profits, it purchases controlling shares and equipment in a truck transportation company and a railroad transportation company. Both of the companies continue to operate under their original names, but now “Dino Dig, Inc.” uses its newly obtained assets to more efficiently and cheaply transport its crude oil around the country. Dino Dig, Inc. is great at:

  • vertical acquisitions
  • horizontal integration
  • vertical integration
  • horizontal merger

What is vertical acquisitons?