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MEFA

Unit V

Q1 Explain different business environments?

Ans:

Business & New Economic Environment

The following are the different types of formation of business organizations

1. Sole Proprietorship

2. Partnership firm

3. Joint Stock Company

4. Co-operative society

Factors affecting the choice of the new economic environment of business organization:

The following are the factors affecting the choice of business organization.

1. Easy to start and easy to close: The form of business organization should be such that it should

be easy to start and easy to close. There should not be hassles or long procedures in the process

of setting up business or closing the same.

2. Division of labor: There should be possibility to divide the work among the available owners.

The idea is to pool the expertise of all the people in business and run the business most

efficiently.

3. Large amount of resources: Large volume of business requires large volume of resources.

Some forms of business organizations do not permit to raise larger resources. Select the one

which permits to mobilize the large resources.

4. Liability: The liability of the owners should be limited to the extent of money invested inbusiness. It is better if their personal properties are not brought into business to make up the

losses of the business.

5. Secrecy: The form of business organization you select should be such that it should permit totake care of the business secrets. We know that century old business units are still surviving

only because they could successfully guard their business secrets.

6. Transfer of ownership: There should be simple procedures to transfer the ownership to the nextlegal heir.

7. Ownership, management & control: If ownership, management and control are in the hands of

one or a small group of persons, communication will be effective and coordination will beeasier. Where ownership, management and control are widely distributed, it calls for a high

degree of professional skills to monitor the performance of the business.

8. Continuity: The business should continue forever and ever irrespective of the uncertainties in

future.

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9. Quick decision-making: Select such a form of business organization which permits you to take

decisions quickly and promptly. Delay in decisions may invalidate the relevance of the

decisions.10.Personal contact with customers: Most of the till1es, customers give us clues to improve

business. So choose such a form which keeps you close to the customers.

11.Flexibility: In times of rough weather, there should be enough flexibility to shift from onebusiness to the other. The lesser the funds committed in a particular business, the better it is.

12.Taxation: More profit means more tax. Choose which a form which permits to pay low tax.

Q2 Explain the features of Sole Proprietorship with merits and demerits

Ans:

A single individual takes the initiative to start a business all by himself by supplying the

entire capital, uses his own skill and intelligence in the management of its affairs and is solely

responsible for the results of its operations

Features:

1. In this form of sole proprietorship organization, a single individual takes the initiative of

starting a business, supplies the entire capital and manages the business all by himself.

2. He shoulders the entire responsibility of the business activities3. He performs all the duties in connection with the business activities

4. The sole proprietorship carries on the business for his exclusive gain and bears all the risks

incidental to the conduct of his business5. The liability of the sole proprietorship is unlimited.

6. The sole proprietorship concern does not have a separate legal existence separate from that

of the proprietor

Merits of sole proprietorship

Ease of formation

Ease of dissolution

Direct relationship between effort and reward

Promptness in decision making

Secrecy of the production processes

Social utility of sole trading concerns

Demerits

Limited finance

Unlimited liability

Limited managerial skills

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Limited growth

Uncertainty of duration

Secrecy of a sole proprietorship concern is a social disadvantage

Examples of sole trader businesses include small retailers, plumbers, builders, internet

entrepreneurs, beauticians, market traders, grocers and butchers

Q3 Explain Partnership firm features with demerits and merits?

Ans:

Partnership Firm

The relation between two or more persons who have agreed to share profits of a business

carried on by all or any of them acting for all

Persons who have entered into partnership with one another are individually called "partners"

and collectively as a "firm".

1. Agreement: A partnership is the result of an agreement and not of status. It is created by

mutual consent between the partners. There must be an oral or a written agreement to form

a partnership.

2. Presence of business: A partnership is a form of Business organization. The association of

a few individuals is for conducting a certain business.

3. Sharing of profits: The object of starting a partnership should be the sharing of profits.

4. Unlimited liability: Each partner has an unlimited liability in respect of the debts of the

firm. The creditors can recover their dues from the property of any or all the partners of the

firm.5. Dual role of principal anti agent: Every partner can act simultaneously as a principal and

agent of the firm. As an agent, he can bind the other partners by his acts. As a principal he

is bound by the acts of the others.

6. Number of members: A partnership firm can be formed with a minimum of two members.The maximum number of members to conduct a general business is twenty and in case of

banking business, the maximum is ten.

Merits of Partnership Firm

Ease of formation

Larger resources

Unlimited liability Flexibility of organization

Promptness in taking decisions

Balance Judgment

Reduced risk

Demerits

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Lack of harmony

Instability

Limited risk-taking

Risk of implied authority

Lack of public confidence

Joint and several liabilities

Examples Mahindra-Logan, Maruti-Suzuki, etc

Q4 Explain Joint Stock Company features with merits and demerits

Ans:

Joint Stock Company

A company is a voluntary association of persons for the attainment of a common purpose with

a capital divisible into units known as shares and with a limited liability. It is the creation of law

and is known as an aI1ificial person with a perpetual success in and a common seal.

An association of many persons who contribute money or money's worth to a common stock, and

employ it in some common trade or business and who share the profit or loss arising there-from.

Features

Separate legal existence

Limited liability Perpetual succession and common seal

Transferability of shares

Separation of ownership and management

Number of members is seven

Merits

Large financial resources

Limited liability

Transferability of shares

Benefit of large-scale operations

Perpetual succession

Public confidence

Tax benefit

Separation of ownership ami management

Demerits

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Difficult and costly formation

Oligarchic management

Delay in administration

Fraudulent management

Concentration of economic power Delay in taking decisions

Examples are Apple, Google etc

Q5 Explain Co-operative form of organization?

Ans:

Co-operative Form of Organization

A co-operative organization is defined as "an association of persons, usually to achieve a common

economic end, through the formation of a democratically controlled business organization, making

equitable contributions to the capital required and accepting a fair share or risk and benefits of the

undertaking".

Features

Voluntary association

The capital of a co-operative society is procured by way of share capital from its members.

Democratic setup

Ideal of service

Member's liability

The co-operatives received special incentives from the government such as the exemption

from income tax

Separate legal existence

Merits

Ease of formation

Democratic on management liability of the members is limited

the balance of the sUl'plus earned in any year, the funds can well be utlised for its growth

Tax incentives

Perpetual existence

Social service

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Demerits

Limited capital

Excessive state regulation

Inefficiency management

Lack of motivation

Examples are Amul, Handlooms, FCI etc

Q6 Explain public enterprises and their types

Public Enterprises and Their Types

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Problems faced by Public Enterprises

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Q7 Explain Changing Business Environment in Post-Liberalization Scenario

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