Managers That Accept Projects That Only Break Even on an Accounting

question 28

True/False

Managers that accept projects that only break even on an accounting basis are helping their shareholders.

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Definitions:

Business Organization

A structured entity formed for the purpose of conducting commercial, industrial, or professional activities, with structures ranging from sole proprietorships to corporations.

Triple Bottom Line

A framework or theory that recommends companies commit to focus on social and environmental concerns just as they do on profits, encapsulating three Ps: profit, people, and planet.

Corporate Form

A legal structure for organizing a business as a separate legal entity, which can own property, enter into contracts, sue and be sued, distinct from its owners (shareholders).

Sole Proprietorships

Sole proprietorships are businesses owned and operated by one person, where there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business entity.