ECONOMICS CHAPTER 3 TEST
ECONOMICS CHAPTER 3 TEST
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 1. Limited liability is one characteristic of the corporate form of business organization.
____ 2. One advantage of a corporation is the ease of obtaining a charter.
____ 3. One disadvantage of a general partnership is each partners' responsibility for the acts of all other partners.
____ 4. Many schools, medical care facilities, and churches operate as nonprofit organizations.
____ 5. Cooperatives can be organized to help consumers, provide services, or help producers.
____ 6. Sole proprietorships must request a charter from the state in which they are organized.
____ 7. People form partnerships because it often improves a business's management and can usually attract capital more easily than proprietorships.
____ 8. Investors in corporations have unlimited liability for the company's debts.
____ 9. The dividends of stockholders in a corporation are subject to double taxation.
____ 10. One of the principal reasons that companies merge is to diversify their product lines.
____ 11. A consumer cooperative can offer members prices that are lower than those charged by regular businesses.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 12. A merger of corporations involved in different steps of manufacturing or marketing is known as a
|a. |multinational merger. |c. |vertical merger. |
|b. |horizontal merger. |d. |conglomerate. |
____ 13. Non-profit organizations may
|a. |issue stock. |
|b. |pay dividends. |
|c. |provide goods and services to members. |
|d. |pay income taxes. |
____ 14. An advantage of a corporation is that
|a. |owners pay fewer taxes than owners of other forms of business. |
|b. |the business is subject to little government regulation. |
|c. |owners have limited liability for debt. |
|d. |owners have direct and immediate control over daily management of the business. |
____ 15. [pic]
[pic] According to the illustration, what is the least common form of business organization in the United States?
|a. |proprietorships |c. |corporations |
|b. |partnerships |d. |joint ventures |
[pic]
____ 16. [pic] What form of business organization does this organizational chart depict?
|a. |partnership |c. |corporation |
|b. |proprietorship |d. |joint venture |
____ 17. [pic]
[pic] What type of merger created Mega Corporation in the illustration?
|a. |horizontal merger |c. |diagonal merger |
|b. |vertical merger |d. |conglomerate merger |
____ 18. [pic]
[pic] What type of merger does the illustration depict?
|a. |horizontal merger |c. |diagonal merger |
|b. |vertical merger |d. |conglomerate merger |
____ 19. [pic]
[pic] What type of merger does the illustration show?
|a. |horizontal merger |c. |diagonal merger |
|b. |vertical merger |d. |conglomerate merger |
|Largest American-Owned Multinationals |
| |Revenue | |Assets |
|Rank/Company | | | |
| | | |Foreign as % of Total |
| |Foreign |Tota| |
| |($mil) |l | |
| | |($mi| |
| | |l) | |
|b. |Hewlett-Packard |d. |Wal-Mart Stores |
____ 21. [pic] According to the table, more than half of the assets of which company or companies are located outside of the United States?
|a. |Exxon |
|b. |Exxon, IBM, Texaco, Hewlett-Packard |
|c. |all of them |
|d. |Chevron, Exxon |
Grocery store giant Kroger Co. agreed Monday to purchase rival Fred Meyer Co. in a $12.8 billion deal that will enable Kroger to reclaim its status as the nation’s largest supermarket company.... [Analysts say] the merger is a good deal for both companies, one that should create the economies of scale necessary to remain competitive in the tough supermarket industry.
The merger also will enable Kroger to [stay] ahead of rival Albertson’s, which otherwise would have eclipsed Kroger through its $11.7 billion buyout of American Stores Co. in August.... Combined with Meyer, currently the fifth-largest grocery chain, Kroger will operate 2,200 supermarkets in 31 states, boasting $43 billion in annual sales.
Source: “Kroger Bags Fred Meyer,” CNNfn, October 19, 1998.
____ 22. [pic] What type of merger does the passage describe?
|a. |vertical |c. |multinational |
|b. |conglomerate |d. |horizontal |
____ 23. [pic] According to the passage, the merger enabled Kroger to
|a. |diversify. |
|b. |acquire new product lines. |
|c. |become the industry’s largest company. |
|d. |acquire a new corporate identity. |
|Third Quarter Income Statement |
|Sales of Goods and Services: $2,000 |
|less: Cost of goods sold 650 |
|Wages and salaries 350 |
|Interest payments 200 |
|Depreciation 200 |
| |
|Earnings Before Tax: $600 |
|less: Taxes (at 40%) 240 |
| |
|Net Income: $360 |
|plus: Non-cash charges 200 |
| |
|Cash Flow: $560 |
____ 24. [pic] Which expense category shown at the top of the income statement represents a non-cash charge?
|a. |cost of goods sold |c. |interest payments |
|b. |wages and salaries |d. |depreciation |
____ 25. [pic] On the income statement shown in the illustration, what dollar amount represents the total amount of new funds the business generated from operations in the third quarter?
|a. |$560 |c. |$600 |
|b. |$360 |d. |$2,000 |
Matching
Match each statement with the correct item below.
|a. |form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity having all the rights of an individual |
|b. |corporation that has manufacturing or service operations in a number of countries |
|c. |voluntary association that buys bulk amounts of goods on behalf of its members |
|d. |business owned and run by one person |
|e. |price paid for the use of another's money |
|f. |investor's responsibility for the debts of a business which is limited by the size of his or her investment in the |
| |business |
|g. |organization of workers formed to represent its members' interests in various employment matters |
|h. |money that is borrowed |
|i. |non-cash charge a firm takes for the general wear and tear on its capital goods |
|j. |stock of finished goods and parts in reserve |
____ 26. sole proprietorship
____ 27. principal
____ 28. depreciation
____ 29. limited liability
____ 30. labor union
____ 31. inventory
____ 32. corporation
____ 33. multinational
____ 34. interest
____ 35. consumer cooperative
ECONOMICS CHAPTER 3 TEST
Answer Section
TRUE/FALSE
1. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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2. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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3. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
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4. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
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5. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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6. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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7. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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8. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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9. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Challenging
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10. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Challenging
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11. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
12. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Challenging
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13. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
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14. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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15. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
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16. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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17. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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18. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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19. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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20. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
REF: Learn more about this question in Economics Principles and Practices, pages 72-73, and in the Reading Essentials and Study Guide, Chapter 3, Section 2. For additional practice, complete Chapter 3, Section 2, of the Interactive Tutor Self-Assessment CD-ROM, and visit this book's Online Learning Center at epp.. MSC: Document Based Question NOT: Pages 72-73
21. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
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22. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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23. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
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24. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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25. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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MATCHING
26. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
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27. ANS: H PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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28. ANS: I PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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29. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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30. ANS: G PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
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31. ANS: J PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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32. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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33. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
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34. ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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35. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Average
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