The NZBN register is available on the website nzb. govt.nz and provides a search tool to look up key information about New Zealand businesses, including • their NZBN. • official business name, • register status (registered, in liquidation, inactive, removed). • the year the business was registered To access information about a business requires first searching for a business using words in their name (or a specific NZBN), then clicking the link for each business given in the search results to open up a separate page about that business A researcher searched for businesses with the word "data" in their name, and the website returned a total of 2088 different businesses. The researcher then took a random sample of 150 of these "data businesses" to analyse. Similarly, the researcher searched for businesses with the word "science" in their name, and the website returned a total of 848 different businesses. After removing businesses that also had the word data in their name, the researcher then took a random sample of 150 of these "science businesses" to analyse The researcher wanted to estimate the mean number of characters used in the names of NZ data businesses" and the mean number of characters used in the names of NZ "science businesses" They created the variable num_chars_business_name by using the function =/en) within Google Sheets to count the number of characters used in each business name. The researcher then produced the plots below as part of their investigation.

3 Use the information below to answer the questions in this section. Recall that in Section 1, a researcher obtained a random sample of 150 "data businesses" and 150 "science businesses" from the NZB (New Zealand Business Number) registry. For each of the businesses in both samples that were currently registered (i.e., not removed, in liquidation or inactive), the researcher looked up the date of the registration and recorded how many years since the business had been registered. For example, if the business was registered in 2023, the value for years_since_registered was recorded as 0, and if the business was registered in 2020, the value for years_since_registered was recorded as 3. A researcher was interested in confirming that, for all currently registered businesses, the mean years since a "data business" was registered is either higher or lower than the mean vears since a "science business" was registered. They decided to carry out a two-sample t-test using iNZight Lite. Below is part of the output produced 3(a) Which of the following is a suitable two-sided alternative hypothesis for this test? Select one alternative • The underlying mean years since a "data business" was registered is the same as the underlying mean years since a "science business" was registered O The undertying mean years since a data bu signs 'as registered is not the same as • The underlying mean years since a "data business" was registered is higher than the underlying mean years since a "science business" was registered

Use the information below to answer the questions in this section. For this question, we will focus on Talauranga umanga Maori - Statistics on Maori businesses. Maori businesses are those that are owned by a person or people who have Mäori whakapapa, and a representative of that business identifies the business as Maori. Tatauranga Aotearoa (StatsNZ) carries out annual business operations surveys to collect information about business practices for the last financial year. For the 2022 survey, a sample of 1290 Mäori authorities and a sample of 2640 other Maori enterprises were selected from the larger population of Mäori businesses. 2(a) One of the questions used in the business operations survey was: Does this business have a social media presence? If you were to design this survey question using a product like Google Forms, you should: Select one alternative O provide a list of options, of which more than one can be selected by participants. O provide a text box for participants to complete their answers however they want. O provide a slider for participants to select their answer on a scale from 0 to 100. O provide a text box that will only accept a number. O provide a list of options, of which only one can be selected by participants.

Which potential stockholder uses the financial records of a business to ascertain its tax liability and see if the correct tax is paid in New Zealand?YOUR ANSWERYour AnswerOwners.Unions.Suppliers.Inland Revenue (Te Tari Taake).

SellBuyNZ is New Zealand’s largest online website for resales and auctions. It hasbeen operating since 2012. SellBuyNZ is well-known throughout New Zealand andcommentators often describe it as “the leading online marketplace and classifiedadvertising platform in New Zealand”. It has about a 80% share of the New Zealandonline auction market.“SELLBUYNZ” is registered as a trade mark for several classes of goods andservices, including:- Class 9 for business facilitation and online auction services; and- Class 35 for sales of goods including in the fields of health and beauty,antiques and collectables, furniture and household effects, art, baby products,books, farming, ... and the provision of all of these online via the Internet orother computer networks.In addition to those goods named in classes 9 and 35 above, the Trade Mark Registerrecords over 150 other types of goods and services.“Sell & Bye” started business in New Zealand in 2020 and the business has becomeone of SellBuyNZ’s competitors as it also operates an online auction website. Itswebsite operates in a similar way to how SellBuyNZ’s website operates. Sell & Byealso facilitate sales of a range of goods and services, including those in classes 9 and35.To increase its market share Sell & Bye entered into an online campaign, in 2022,using Google’s AdWords service, which includes using SellBuyNZ (and variants of itsuch as Buy and Sell NZ, SellByeNZ) as keywords. When a Google user searches for“SellBuyNZ” (or a variant) the search results will frequently show not only links toSellBuyNZ’s website, but also links to Sell & Bye’s website. Also, depending on thevariant used and other factors relating to the user, Sell & Bye’s website is sometimesthe first listed website in the search results.One of Sell & Bye’s online sites, which exists as part of its website, says the following:“tired of SELLBUYNZ, use Sell & Bye for a fresh approach”A Google user may find a result that links to this website page if searching forSellBuyNZ (or a variant) or for Sell & Bye.Apart from the above one instance of a reference to “SELLBUYNZ”, on a websitepage, the only other use that Sell & Bye make of SELLBUYNZ (and variants) is asAdWords/keywords.Advise SellBuyNZ about any causes of action it might have against Sell & Byeunder New Zealand law.If you need more facts, you should state the nature of the facts you consider areneeded and why you need them. Statements such as “more facts are needed”without explaining why they might be needed should not be used.

Identify which of the following business structures allow the owner to operate the business in their own name without the need to register a separate business name