Principles Of Business Two-five Flashcards
Principles of business chapter 2
What are the two sectors the business fall into?
Businesses fall into municipal undertakings and State undertakings.
What are municipal undertakings?
These are Enterprise or Services operated on a commercial basis by local government authorities they are financed by local Taxation and charges are made for the use of their services or other commercial activities some examples are sportscenter’s, bus services, theaters, confidence Halls, art galleries and other culturally important facilities.
Sometimes they are subsidized by grants from the central government.
What are state undertakings?
These are Enterprises run and operated by the government on behalf of the public. These corporations are expected to at least break even however sometimes the May make profit
What are the profit made by state undertakings used for?
To pay interest on charges on Capital borrowed
Set aside for the future repayment of loans
Reinvested to improve or expand the services
Nationalization
This is when a company that had been in private ownership and then taken into public ownership by the government has been nationalized
Privatization
When a government old Enterprise is passed into private ownership it has been privatized
Reasons to State ownership?
To take Monopoly out of the private ownership for the good of all citizens
To keep a natural monopoly in public ownership
Sometimes the initial cost of setting up an Enterprise may be too high for private Enterprise
National Security may have to be protected to State ownership
To avoid equipment replication and duplication of services
To save and a ailing essential industry and protect jobs
Advantages of State ownership
The government has the resources to fund a vast essential industry
It ensures that essential services are always provided
Profit benefits the whole nation and opposed to a limited number of private individuals
The large-scale public corporations enables them to enjoy maximum economies of scale
Personal or appointed because of proven ability as opposed to that share in the ownership of the business
It enables the large sections of the economy to be planned to a single strategy
It reduces possible duplication of services and equipment
Disadvantages of State ownership
It can be over cautious due to the fact that they are answerable to the public
Local issues may be disregarded in favor of political objective
Losses have to be met by the taxpayer
A state’s Monopoly can lead to in efficiency and inefficient profit motive
The ultimate bosses are politicians who may not have the requirements to run a major Enterprise
The private sector
The private sector businesses are run for profit and not owned by the government they are owned by individuals or commercial companies
Who are the main forms of the private Enterprises?
The sole Trader
Partnerships
Cooperatives
Limited companies
Unlimited liability
In these circumstances if a formal to go bankrupt the investors would lose their personal assets, tikkun in order to pay off their debts
Limited liability
Italo’s person to invest in a business without having to face the risk of losing their personal assets if the company goes bankrupt I needs to pay debt
Sole Trader
The sole Trader is a popular form of business ownership where a personal service is provided
Proprietor
This is a singular person operating a business
advantages of a sole Trader
A small business will need less capital
When a profit is made it is divided by one person
You are your own boss and make all your own decisions and involved with every aspect of the business and all your clients
Partnerships
A partnership con involved between 2 to 20 people. A bank is not allowed to have more than 10 partners and some professional films
Advantages of a partnership
Offer a solution to some of the problems faced by a sole Trader for example multiple in a partnership means more expenses on knowledge, on some me have specialist knowledge such as accountancy
Some disadvantages of partnership
The partnership has unlimited liability, but the partnership does not necessarily have to face the depths equally
A partnership deed.
A partnership deed sets out the right of each partner regarding the division of the prophets and so on if such a deed does not exist then it is assumed that the profits or debts are shared equally.
What is a sleeping partner?
A sleeping partner is a partner that may be willing to introduce Capital into the business but however me not want to take an active part in its operation.
Is it possible to have limited partnership?
It is possible but at least one partner must have unlimited liability
Advantages of partnership
Easily formed
More people can contribute capital on a sole Trader have you ever
Greater Community than a sole Trader
Expenses and management of the business are shared
Disadvantages of partnership
Generally unlimited liability
Possible disagreements between partners
Each partner is liable for the debts of the business
20% membership limit restricts capital resources