Which of the Following Is Not a Characteristic of a Corporation

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a corporation?

• A) Corporations are organized as a separate legal taxable entity.
• B) Ownership is divided into shares of stock.
• C) Corporations experience an ease in obtaining large amounts of resources by issuing stock.
• D) A corporation can elect to be taxed as a partnership.

Understand the basic concepts of population and sample in survey research, including the significance of random and representative samples.

Identify techniques for reducing biases in research such as placebo effect and experimenter expectancy effects.

Comprehend external validity and its importance in generalizing study results to broader contexts.

Distinguish between reliability and validity in experimental research.

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Definitions:

Shares of the Business

Equity units of a corporation that represent ownership interest held by shareholders, giving them a claim on the company's profits in the form of dividends.

Stock

A type of financial security that signifies ownership in a corporation and represents a claim on part of the corporation's assets and earnings.