Business Organizations and Market Structures
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A business organization that requires owners to split profits, but also allows them to share responsibilities is a:

  • Corporation
  • Sole Proprietorship
  • Franchise
  • Partnership (correct)
  • In order to calculate GDP, economists must add all of the following except:

  • Net exports
  • Government spending
  • Consumer Spending
  • Taxes (correct)
  • The determinants of productivity include all of the following except:

  • Technological Change
  • GDP & per capita GDP (correct)
  • Quality of capital resources
  • Quality of human resources
  • Which of the following market structures is considered a price taker?

    <p>Perfect Competition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which market structure is usually illegal?

    <p>Monopoly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which market structure represents the majority of American businesses?

    <p>Monopolistic competition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following most closely resembles perfect competition?

    <p>Agriculture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Breakfast cereal, oil, and soft drinks are all examples of ______.

    <p>Oligopoly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A tax that is the same rate regardless of income is:

    <p>Proportional</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A regressive tax has a greater impact on low-income earners.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Business Organizations

    • A partnership is a business where owners split profits and share responsibilities.

    Calculating GDP

    • Economists calculate GDP by adding net exports, government spending, and consumer spending.

    Productivity Determinants

    • Determinants of productivity include quality of human resources, quality of capital resources, and technological change. GDP and per capita GDP are not determinants of productivity

    Market Structures

    • Perfect competition is a market structure where businesses are price takers.
    • A monopoly is a market structure that is usually illegal.
    • Monopolistic competition and oligopoly are market structures.
    • Most American businesses are in a monopolistic competition structure.

    Perfect Competition Examples

    • Agriculture is a market structure that most closely resembles perfect competition.

    Market Structure Examples

    • Breakfast cereal, oil, and soft drinks are examples of an oligopoly market structure.

    Tax Types

    • A proportional tax has the same rate for all income levels.

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    This quiz covers key concepts in business organizations, including partnerships, market structures such as perfect competition and monopolies, and the determinants of productivity. Test your knowledge on GDP calculations and various types of market structures in the economy.

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