Rouse Corporation's December 31, 2012 balance sheet showed the following: 8% preferred stock, $20 par value, cumulative, 20,000 shares authorized 10,000 shares issued $150,000 Common stock, $10 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized 1,950,000 shares issued, 1,930,000 outstanding 19,000,000 Paid-in capital excess of par --- preferred stock 60,000 Paid-in capital excess of par --- common stock 27,000,000 Retained earnings 7,650,000 Treasury stock (20,000 Shares) 630,000 Rouse's total stockholders' equity was:

1. list five staple convenience goods that you or your household buys on a regular basis. (you do not need to use complete sentences. 2.5 points) 2. list three impulse convenience goods that you or someone you know has purchased. (you do not need to use complete sentences. 2.5 points) 3. describe a shopping good that you or someone you know purchased. what kind of research did you or that person do before buying the product? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points) 4. choose an example of a company you could start, and decide which business structure would make the most sense for that type of company (sole proprietorship, partnership, llc, c corporation, s corporation, or nonprofit corporation). explain why this structure would be good for this type of company. give at least 3 reasons. (3-6 sentences. 6.0 points) 5. if you were starting a new business, describe at least three departments to the company that you would need right away. why are these departments so important? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points) 6. describe a product that you think has saturated its market. what makes you think it has saturated its market? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points)