Multiple Choice
QUESTION 1
1. If an employee of a corporation, while carrying out the duties of their job, does something that causes injury or damage to a third party, the corporation will be liable for those injuries or damage under the doctrine of:
| | unlimited liability. |
| | centralized management. |
| | respondeat superior. |
| | ultra vires. |
QUESTION 2
1. What does it mean that a corporation is a separate legal entity?
| | The corporation is owned by people who are known as shareholders. |
| | The corporation has to have an address for the business it operates that is different than the addresses of the people who own the corporation. |
| | The corporation has to be managed by people who are not shareholders in the corporation. |
| | The corporation is considered to be a legal person with certain rights that exists independently of the people who own stock in the corporation. |
QUESTION 3
1. A corporation that has been properly formed is called a(n):
| | de facto corporation. |
| | ultra vires corporation. |
| | subchapter s corporation. |
| | de jure corporation. |
QUESTION 4
1. A corporation that meets specific conditions and that is taxed like a partnership is a(n):
| | nonprofit corporation. |
| | closely held corporation. |
| | subchapter S corporation. |
| | professional corporation. |
QUESTION 5
1. Shareholders in a corporation elect __________ who are responsible for the overall management of the corporation.
| | officers |
| | promoters |
| | directors |
| | incorporators |
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QUESTION 6
1. When a corporation earns a profit, the corporation has to pay income taxes on that profit. The profit that remains after income tax is paid can be used by the corporation as either:
| | salaries or retained earnings. |
| | dividends or expenses. |
| | retained earnings or savings. |
| | dividends or retained earnings. |
QUESTION 7
1. __________ represent ownership interests in a corporation.
| | Debt securities |
| | Equity securities |
| | Subscription agreements |
| | Tender offers |
QUESTION 8
1. A bond is:
| | an ownership interest in a corporation that gives the owner preferences with respect to the assets of the corporations and dividends paid by the corporation. |
| | a debt instrument that allows the holder to convert the debt into a number of shares in the corporation having a value equal to the amount of the bond. |
| | a debt instrument that requires the corporation to pay the holder a stated amount of interest for a stated period of time and then to pay the holder the amount of the bond. |
| | an ownership interest in the corporation that allows the holder to vote in corporate elections. |
QUESTION 9
1. With respect to the formation of a corporation, a subscriber is:
| | a person who has purchased stock in a newly formed corporation. |
| | a person who has offered to purchase a specific number of shares in a corporation that is to be formed. |
| | a person who has expressed an interest in purchasing stock in a corporation that is to be formed but who has not committed to the number of shares to be purchased. |
| | a person who begins the process of forming a new corporation. |
QUESTION 10
1. The document that is submitted to the state where a corporation is to be formed that identifies the name of the corporation, the powers of the corporation, and the people involved in creating the corporation is the:
| | by-laws. |
| | certificate of incorporation. |
| | articles of incorporation. |
| | subscription agreement. |