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Note bthat bthere bis ban boverlap bbetween bthe bT/F band bmultiple-choice bquestions, bas bsome bof bthe bT/F bstatements
bare bused bin bmultiple-choice bquestions.
Multiple bChoice: bTrue/False
1. In bmost bcorporations, bthe bCFO branks bunder bthe bCEO.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b True
2. The bChairman bof bthe bBoard bmust balso bbe bthe bCEO.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b False
3. The bboard bof bdirectors bis bthe bhighest branking bbody bin ba bcorporation, band bthe bchairman bof bthe bboard bis bthe
bhighest branking bindividual. bThe bCEO bgenerally bworks bunder bthe bboard band bits bchairman, band bthe bboard
bgenerally bhas bthe bauthority bto bremove bthe bCEO bunder bcertain bconditions. bThe bCEO, bhowever, bcannot bremove
bthe bboard, bbut bhe bor bshe bcan bendeavor bto bhave bthe bboard bvoted bout band ba bnew bboard bvoted bin bshould ba
bconflict barise. bIt bis bpossible bfor ba bperson bto bsimultaneously bserve bas bCEO band bchairman bof bthe bboard, bthough
bmany bcorporate bcontrol bexperts bbelieve bit bis bbad bto bvest bboth boffices bin bthe bsame bperson.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b True
4. Partnerships band bproprietorships bgenerally bhave ba btax badvantage bover bcorporations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b True
5. A bdisadvantage bof bthe bcorporate bform bof borganization bis bthat bcorporate bstockholders bare bmore bexposed
bto bpersonal bliabilities bin bthe bevent bof bbankruptcy bthan bare binvestors bin ba btypical bpartnership.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b False
6. An badvantage bof bthe bcorporate bform bof borganization bis bthat bcorporations bare bgenerally bless bhighly
bregulated bthan bproprietorships band bpartnerships.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b False
7. Some bpartners bin ba bpartnership bmay bhave bdifferent brights, bprivileges, band bresponsibilities bthan bother bpartners.
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a. True
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b. False
ANSWER: b True
8. One badvantage bof bthe bcorporate bform bof borganization bis bthat bit bavoids bdouble btaxation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b False
9. It bis bgenerally bharder bto btransfer bone's bownership binterest bin ba bpartnership bthan bin ba bcorporation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b True
10. One bdanger bof bstarting ba bproprietorship bis bthat byou bmay bbe bexposed bto bpersonal bliability bif bthe bbusiness
bgoes bbankrupt. bThis bproblem bwould bbe bavoided bif byou bformed ba bcorporation bto boperate bthe bbusiness.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b True
11. If ba bcorporation belects bto bbe btaxed bas ban bS bcorporation, bthen bit bcan bavoid bthe bcorporate btax. bHowever, bits
bstockholders bwill bhave bto bpay bpersonal btaxes bon bthe bfirm's bnet bincome.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b True
12. If ba bcorporation belects bto bbe btaxed bas ban bS bcorporation, bthen bboth bit band bits bstockholders bcan bavoid ball
bFederal btaxes. bThis bprovision bwas bput binto bthe bFederal bTax bCode bin border bto bencourage bthe bformation bof
bsmall bbusinesses.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b False
13. It bis bgenerally bless bexpensive bto bform ba bcorporation bthan ba bproprietorship bbecause, bwith ba bproprietorship,
bextensive blegal bdocuments bare brequired.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b False
14. The bmore bcapital ba bfirm bis blikely bto brequire, bthe bgreater bthe bprobability bthat bit bwill bbe borganized bas ba bcorporation
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b True
15. One bdisadvantage bof bforming ba bcorporation brather bthan ba bpartnership bis bthat bthis bmakes bit bmore bdifficult
bfor bthe bfirm's binvestors bto btransfer btheir bownership binterests.
a. True
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