WAEC Economics 2000 Question 12

Question 12

Business Organisations

One important feature of sole proprietorship is that

  1. A.it is limited liability business
  2. B.the business is owned by shareholders
  3. C.one person bears all the risks
  4. D.it is a legal entity.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (one person bears all the risks)

Explanation

A sole proprietor owns the business alone, takes all the profit and bears all the risk with unlimited liability.