DECA CERTIFICATE EXAM
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
TheBkeyBobjectiveBofBaBsmallBbusinessBownerBisBtoBgenerateBwhat?B-BAnswerprofits
WhenBaBcustomerBpurchasesBanBitemBfromBaBbusiness,BitBisBaB-BAnswerbusiness-to-
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SBcorporationsBareB-BAnswerfor-profitBcorporationsBwithBlimitedBliability.
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ChiefBOperatingBOfficerB-BAnsweroverseesBdailyBoperationalBandBadministrativeBfunctions
StockholderB-BAnswervotesBonBtheBmanagementBofBaBcompany
SalaryBEmployeeB-
BAnsweraBworkerBwhoBisBpaidBaBfixedBamountBofBmoneyBorBcompensationBbyBanBemployer
PartnershipB-BAnsweraBbusinessBownedBbyBtwoBorBmoreBpeople
non-profitBorganizationB-BAnswerNoBownershipBorBtaxes
LLCB-BAnswersingleBownerBseekingBlowBrisk
SoleBProprietorshipB-BAnswerABbusinessBownedBbyBoneBperson
EquityB-BAnswerNonBcashBcompensation
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Questions and Answers Updated
2026
TheBkeyBobjectiveBofBaBsmallBbusinessBownerBisBtoBgenerateBwhat?B-BAnswerprofits
WhenBaBcustomerBpurchasesBanBitemBfromBaBbusiness,BitBisBaB-BAnswerbusiness-to-
consumerBtransaction.
SBcorporationsBareB-BAnswerfor-profitBcorporationsBwithBlimitedBliability.
CBcorporationsB-BAnswerareBidealBforBinternationalBbusinesses
ChiefBOperatingBOfficerB-BAnsweroverseesBdailyBoperationalBandBadministrativeBfunctions
StockholderB-BAnswervotesBonBtheBmanagementBofBaBcompany
SalaryBEmployeeB-
BAnsweraBworkerBwhoBisBpaidBaBfixedBamountBofBmoneyBorBcompensationBbyBanBemployer
PartnershipB-BAnsweraBbusinessBownedBbyBtwoBorBmoreBpeople
non-profitBorganizationB-BAnswerNoBownershipBorBtaxes
LLCB-BAnswersingleBownerBseekingBlowBrisk
SoleBProprietorshipB-BAnswerABbusinessBownedBbyBoneBperson
EquityB-BAnswerNonBcashBcompensation
HourlyB-BAnswertheBamountBanBemployeeBgetsBpaidBbyBtheBhour.