Many firms in the United States file for bankruptcy every year, yet they still continue operating. Why would they do this instead of completely shutting down?

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Explanation:

A firm may either opt to shutdown or declare bankruptcy if its making losses.  A shutdown will involve ceasing operations and disposing of assets to pay creditors. Declaring bankruptcy shields the business from debt obligations or seizing of assets by its creditors.

Many businesses opt to declare bankruptcy because shutting down is costly. Except for properties, other assets are likely to be liquidated at costs below their book value. With the burden of debts shelved for some time, a business has a chance of bouncing back to profitability. A loss-making firm whose price is above the average variable cost should continue operating.

1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

4 i really dont know