Jane doe, who has substantial personal wealth and income, is considering the possibility of starting a new business in the chemical waste management field. she will be the sole owner, and she has enough funds to finance the operation. the business will have a relatively high degree of risk, and it is expected that the firm will incur losses for the first few years. however, the prospects for growth and positive future income look good, and jane plans to have the firm pay out all of its income as dividends to her once it is well established. which of the legal forms of business organization would probably best suit her needs?
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proprietorship, because of ease of entry.

s corporation, to gain some tax advantages and also to obtain limited liability.

partnership, but only if she needs additional capital.

regular corporation, because of the limited liability.

in this situation, the various forms of organization seem equally desirable.

When paul o’neill joined alcoa as ceo, he set a , that there would be zero workplace accidents. a lot of people in the organization thought this was impossible given how dangerous some aluminum-manufacturing jobs are, but alcoa’s safety record improved tremendously. as the board of governors of the american red cross considers planning, one option is to make strategic plans and then direct managers to align tactical and operational plans accordingly. another option is to have planning specialists managers across the organization make their own plans. why might this organization’s executives opt for the latter approach? check all that apply. (a) the environment is a dynamic one, and department and frontline managers can come up with more responsive plans than can central leadership. (b)resources will be better coordinated across the organization in support of the overall strategy.(c) senior leadership will have more control over the organization’s direction. (d)when managers come up with their own plans, they are likely to be more committed to following through on them.

Suppose that electricity producers create a negative externality equal to $5 per unit. further suppose that the government imposes a $5 per-unit tax on the producers. what is the relationship between the after-tax equilibrium quantity and the socially optimal quantity of electricity to be produced?

Although appealing to more refined tastes, art as a collectible has not always performed so profitably. during 2003, an auction house sold a sculpture at auction for a price of $10,211,500. unfortunately for the previous owner, he had purchased it in 2000 at a price of $12,177,500. what was his annual rate of return on this sculpture? (a negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as