Write the letter pertaining to the best answer.

1) Which of the following must a firm in a market economy do today to succeed?

A) Produce the goods and services that consumers want at a lower cost than consumers themselves can
produce.
B) Organize the factors of production into a functioning, efficient unit.
C) Have access to sufficient funds.
D) Market firms today must do all of these things.

2) Organizing a successful firm in a market economy has become ________ over the last century.
A) legally impossible
B) politically impossible
C) less difficult
D) more difficult

3) 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.
A) public; private
B) open; closed
C) corporate; proprietary
D) stock market; bond market
4) A sole proprietorship is
A) the easiest type of business to set up.
B) the most difficult type of business to set up.
C) the most expensive type of business to set up.
D) the least profitable type of business to set up.

5) Which type of business is the most difficult to set up?

A) sole proprietorship
B) partnership
C) corporation
D) There is no difference in the difficulty of establishment.
6) A corporation is the type of business that has ________ government rules and regulations affecting it.
A) no
B) the fewest
C) the most
D) only federal

7) Which type of business has the least government rules and regulations affecting it?
A) sole proprietorship
B) partnership
C) corporation
D) They all have the same set of rules and regulations affecting them.
8) As a form of business, a partnership
A) has limited liability.
B) has only one owner.
C) cannot issue stock.
D) has the most government rules and regulations affecting it.
9) How do a sole proprietorship and a corporation differ?
A) Proprietorships have unlimited liability while corporations have limited liability.
B) Corporations can issue stocks and bonds, while proprietorships cannot.
C) Corporations face more taxes than do proprietorships.
D) All of these are differences between the two types of businesses.

10) Assume that you set up a sole proprietorship and your lawyer tells you that as the owner, you could
stand to lose your personal wealth if the business goes bankrupt. This means that a sole proprietorship
A) faces limited liability.
B) faces unlimited liability.
C) has little chance of succeeding.
D) is not a good type of business to set up.