People become owners of a corporation by purchasing: A. shares of stock. B. corporate bonds. C. retained earnings. D. inventory. E. accounts receivable

Which type of business is owned by shareholders who buy stock in the company?A.CorporationB.Sole proprietorshipC.PartnershipD.Firm

Ownership holder in a corporation

In which form of organization, ownership is easily transferable through buying and selling of shares?  A. Public limited company (PLC)  B. Sole proprietorship  C. General partnership  D. Limited liability partnership (LLP)

Required informationSkip to questionHershey Foods: May Melt Your Heart This activity is important because it discusses long-term financing, which can occur through equity, or the owners' investment in an organization. Sole proprietors and partners own all or a part of their businesses outright, and their equity includes the money and assets they have brought into their ventures. Corporate owners, on the other hand, own stock or shares of their companies, which they hope will provide them with a return on their investment.The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of ownership of public corporations. Read the case below and answer the questions that follow. Part I. Milton Hershey was not only interested in innovative candy making, he also wanted to help the members of the community. An example of his concern for the community was the founding of a home for orphan children, the Hershey Industrial Schools (now called the Milton Hershey School) in 1909. Many of the children who attended the school became Hershey employees, including former Hershey chairman William Dearden (1976–1984). Today, the 10,000-acre campus houses and provides education for nearly 2100 financially and socially disadvantaged children. While the majority of MHS students are from Pennsylvania, over 25 percent of students hail from other states. Although Hershey remains a public corporation, the Milton Hershey School Trust, which financially supports the school, owns about 30 percent of Hershey Foods' total equity. Part II. The Milton Hershey Trust also owns 100 percent of the Hershey Entertainment and Resort Company, which operates a number of Hershey’s nonchocolate properties, including the Hershey Park theme park, the Dutch Wonderland theme park for younger children, the Hershey Hotel, the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, the Hershey Bears, a minor league hockey team, Hershey's zoo, a four-course golf club, an outdoor sports stadium, and an indoor sports arena. Part III. Because Milton Hershey's original funding was the wise investment management by the trust managers, the assets of the Milton Hershey School Trust have grown to a value of more than $12 billion, which makes the school one of the wealthiest schools in the world. Milton Hershey was a visionary in terms of using a public corporation to support his philanthropic dreams.The selling of stock generates ____________ for the firm.Multiple Choiceretained earningsloanscapitalliabilities

The shareholders or members mentioned in the Articles of Incorporation originally forming and composing the corporation and who are signatories thereof are called