Wall Street-Unit 1 Investing in the Stock Market

The primary objective of a business is to:

• attract customers

• expand the facilities

• produce goods/services

• make a profit

The amount of money an investor can afford to lose is

• equity capital

• capital gain

• risk capital

• capital loss

A person who owns shares in a corporation is called a:

• Board of Directors

• CEO

• DO

• stockholder

• Sole Proprietor

Which of the following represents ownership in a corporation?

• Articles of Incorporation

• dividends

• stock

• risk capital

A financial report published once a year by a corporation and distributed to its stockholders is

• Balance sheet

• Shareholder's letter

• Income statement

• Annual report

A disadvantage of a corporation is constant interpersonal conflicts.

• True

• False

The rules and regulations by which a corporation is governed are the bylaws.

• True

• False

Which is not a form of Business

• Partnership

• Corporation

• Sole Proprietorship

• Friendship

Which forms of Business Ownership have Unlimited Liability

• Partnership

• Sole Proprietorship

• Corporation

• None of the choices

When a stock sells for less than the investor originally paid for it, that is known as a

• capital gain

• capital loss

• risk

• bad decision