What is the main advantage and the main disadvantage of organizing a businesses as either a proprietorship or as a partnership rather than as a corporation?

What will be an ideal response?


The main advantage of a proprietorship and partnership is that income is taxed only once by the personal income tax imposed on the owner's income. The main disadvantage of a proprietorship and partnership is that the owner(s) have unlimited liability.

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Suppose a hurricane decreased the supply of oranges so that the price of oranges rose from $120 a ton to $180 a ton and quantity sold decreased from 800 tons to 240 tons. What is the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand?

A) 0.11 B) 0.37 C) 2.69 D) 9.33

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With regard to the characteristics of production indifference curves, which of the following statements is/are NOT true?

A. Higher curves correspond to larger outputs. B. An indifference curve will generally have a negative slope. C. An indifference curve is typically assumed to curve inward toward the origin near its middle. D. All of the responses are true for production indifference curves.

Economics

A firm producing a relatively large quantity before any rivals have entered the market, is an example of first-mover advantage

What will be an ideal response?

Economics

A nation's monetary base changes when:

a. Central banks swap currencies with each other. b. Funds cross our imaginary line. c. The central bank reduces the reserve requirement. d. All of the above. e. None of the above.

Economics