Economics 7 & 8

Why do corporations sell stock?

Grouping together of stocks in specific industries and reporting on the the price behavior of those categories?

What are the distribution of the corporation's profits called?

Corporation's main goal is to make a profit; can be open or closed?

When the investment bank scheudles the sale of a certain number of stocks through the exchange?

Type of stock that typically gets paid first, but does not have voting rights?

This person invests money in the partnership, can inspect the books and share profits, but makes no business decisions?

Becoming security for or pledging to be responsible for another's debt?

Corporation that does religious, charitable, educational, or philanthropic work?

Which of the following is not an advantage of Partnerships?

Owned the Golden Rule Stores, a philanthropist, believed in fair pricing, quality products & serving the customer?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of partnerships?

Where do you go if you want to incorporate or sell shares for the first time?

Over the counter trading, no physical location, entirely electronic, largest electronic network?

Where did stock exchanges originally appear?

Corporation that is operating in a different country from where it was originally organized?

To wager or bet on an uncertain outcome in the hopes of gaining more money?

Which of the following is not an advantage of sole proprietorship?

When launching an IPO, how do the original owners maintain control of their corporation?

Actively buying & selling stocks, taking advantage of short-term price changes; risky, closer to gambling

What is an advantage of sole proprietorship?

Stock prices rise because of EXPECTATIONS and in EXCESS of the corporations' true value?

Cleaning services, lawn care services, part-time sales businesses run out of the home...

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of sole proprietorships?

Which of the following are reasons why the stock market is important to the economy?

The person who generally works for a brokerage company and specialized in buying and selling socks?

Corporation that operates in the state that it was created?

Type of corporation where individual citizens own the company?

The greatest disadvantage is higher taxes?

First stock exchange in the United States?

75% of all businesses; most popular type of business

Which type of business ownership has if the owner dies, the business dies as well?

A business firm that has one owner?

Two Biblical principles regarding partnerships

Safeguard put in place after the Depression?

The most well-known and most reputable stock market in the world?

Falling stock prices; people are selling

Business form that combines the benefits of a corporation with those of a partnership?

Which type of business ownership is a separate entity created and recognized by the law?

Corporation owned and operated by the U.S. government?

Which type of business ownership has where the owner's financial liability is limited to his investment?

Rising stock prices; people are buying

The ability to coordinate the factors of production AND the willingess to take a risk to provide a good or service?

Corporation that is operating in a different state from which it was started?

What is a corporation?

Type of business ownership that can borrow money from a bank easier and has no ability to move fast?

Corporations are required to provide accurate and current information to the public?

What is a business enterprise with two or more persons as the owners?

Location where people come together to buy and sell shares of stock?

What business enterprise has at least one general parter and one limited partner?

Totally responsible for the debt of the company?

Fewest number of American businesses?

To sign together with a borrower to help them get approved for a loan

A professional manages a group of stocks purchased by individuals?

What does CEO mean?

Two types of partnerships

Type of corporation that is managed by the government; TVA and Amtrak

Which type of ownership has greater government regulation and employees feel impersonalized?

Stock index that includes the top 500 industrial and service businesses in America?

What is the most prevalent type of stock that companies offer?

Type of business that has rules on hiring, paying, retiring and firing employees?

How to become an owner in a corporation?

Most well-known stock index, published by an investment company, top 30 industrial production companies in America?

Biblical principles concerning the stock market/gambling