BUSSINESS FI 2ND MIDTERM Flashcards
It is an entity in which economic resources or inputs,
such as materials and labor, are put together and
processed to provide goods or services or outputs to
customers
Business
usually complex enterprises involving
major activities like purchasing, manufacturing,
marketing, advertising, selling, and accounting.
Business
The objective of most businesses is
to earn profit
three types of business
organizations operated for profit
service, merchandising, and manufacturing
businesses
an area of business such as banking or
insurance that provides a service but does not produce
anything.
Ex: hotels, restaurants, bars, salon, contact centers
companies that buy products and then resell
them to end consumers
Merchandising business
Ex: clothing business, drug stores, and grocery stores
Merchandising business
they create products rather than providing services.
Manufacturing businesses
Ex: automotive companies, bakeries, shoemakers, and tailors
manufacturing
The 3 forms of business
sole proprietorship , Partnership, Corporation
business owned by one person.
Sole proprietorship
s an association of two or more people as partners.
partnership
also refers to an arrangement in which the individuals share profits and
liabilities of a business venture.
partnership
an entity created by law that is separate and
distinct from its owners and its continued existence is dependent upon the
corporate statutes of the state in which it is incorporated
Corporation
Most large businesses
are organized as
corporation
The Advantages of Corporation
Limited personal liability
Increased ability to raise funds
Unlike other forms of business, corporations are entities that are separate from their owners.
Because of this, shareholders are only liable to the extent of their individual investments.
Limited personal liability
- Since corporations may be made up of many investors who are attracted to this limited
liability investment, the ability to gain capital is far greater than those with few investors with unlimited liability
Increased ability to raise funds
The disadvantages of corporation
Costly to organize
Possible double taxation
- Unlike other business types, a corporation is a separate entity from its owners. Therefore, it has
extensive legal documentation and record-keeping requirements that can be very costly both during startup and ongoing
operations.
Costly to organize -
Unless structured as nonprofit corporation, corporate firms must pay taxes on all profits
retained as well as shareholders being required to pay income taxes on all distributions received as dividends.
Possible double taxation
the quality of making judgments that are
free from discrimination.
Fairness
Fairness comes from the old
English
Faeger
faeger, meaning
“pleasing, attractive