Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780133791129
Author: Jane L. Reimers
Publisher: Pearson Higher Ed
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  1. 1. What is the main purpose of a business?
  2. 2. Describe the four general types of businesses and what each does.

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Identify the main purpose of a business.

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The purpose of a business is to raise the company’s value and generate profit for the owners of the business through rendering goods and services to the customers.

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Identify the 4 general types of the business.

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The following are the 4 general types of the business.

  1. 1. Service Company:  These types of business render some type of services to its customers instead of selling tangible products.
  2. 2. Merchandising Company: These types of businesses buy goods from outside suppliers, then add value to the goods and finally sell the value added goods with the added value.
  3. 3. Financial Services Company: These are also a type of Service Company, but provide services related to money, insurance, banking, etc.
  4. 4. Manufacturing Company: These types of businesses produce products in its own and then sell them to other companies or end user of the products.

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