The interest rate charged to AAA corporate borrowers is 7.8% for 5 year bonds. The interest rate charged to BBB corporate borrowers is 8.8% for five year bonds. The onferences between these two rates of interest can best be explained by the following factors.

a. Inflation and Maturity Risk
b. Maturity Risk and Default Risk
c. Default Risk and Liquidity Risk
d. Liquidity Risk and Inflation me. Inflation and Default Risk

Which of the following statements is correct? large corporations are taxed more favorably than sole proprietorships. corporate stockholders are exposed to unlimited liability. due to limited liability, unlimited lives, and ease of ownership transfer, the vast majority of u. s. businesses (in terms of number of businesses) are organized as corporations. most businesses (by number and total dollar sales) are organized as partnerships or proprietorships because it is easier to set up and operate in one of these forms rather than as a corporation. however, if the business gets very large, it becomes advantageous to convert to a corporation, mainly because corporations have important tax advantages over proprietorships and partnerships. most business (measured by dollar sales) is conducted by corporations in spite of large corporations’ often less favorable tax treatment, due to legal considerations related to ownership transfers and limited liability.

Corporations with suppliers, vendors, and customers all over the globe are referred to as : a) global corporations b) international corporations c) multinational corporations d) multicultural corporations

Companies under market structures are independent