Question

1) List and define three forms of for-profit businesses

2) The Government uses its power as both an actor and a referee to serve six specific functions in the U.S. economy. List one of the six functions, and then give an example of how the government is able to affect a change in that arena.

Answer 1

Three forms of for profit businesses are-

• Private company - It is an for Profit organization and in this company memebers belonging to public company cannot sell or buy shares which means shares of these companies can be purchased privately. So private company is a company who shares are mot listed in stock exchange which means its shares are purchased and solved privately by its memebers
• Public company - it is also a form of for profit organization and in this company private companies can also buy and sold shares. Shares of these companies are sold directly in stock exchange. Public company is the company whose shares are listed and stock and exchange and securities of these are traded publically.
• Partnership business - It is also for profit businesses where profit earn by the business are shares between each of the partners in given ratio