Small-Business Owners Want to Determine Whether Their Companies Meet the Standards

question 79

Multiple Choice

Small-business owners want to determine whether their companies meet the standards for small-business designation because

• A) they do not have to pay taxes on their profits.
• B) government agencies offer benefits designed to help and protect the interests of small businesses.
• C) incorporation is easier for them.
• D) banks are more likely to grant them loans.

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Definitions:

Covalent Bond

A chemical bond formed by the sharing of one or more pairs of electrons between atoms to achieve stability.

Lone Pair Electrons

A pair of valence electrons that are not shared with another atom and hence do not participate in bonding but influence molecular shape and polarity.

Hydrogen Chloride

A diatomic molecule composed of hydrogen and chlorine; when dissolved in water, it forms hydrochloric acid.

Lewis Structure

A representation of molecules showing how the valence electrons are arranged among atoms in the molecule.