The life span of most businesses is ________. It takes successors only half a working generation to put the company out of business most likely because of lack of ________.
A) two years; money
B) one and a half generations; delegation
C) seven generations; plant and equipment
D) one hundred years; systems and procedures

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The passage states that it takes successors only half a working generation to put the company out of business, indicating that the life span of most businesses is around one and a half generations. The reason for this is attributed to a lack of delegation, not money or plant and equipment. Systems and procedures are not mentioned as factors contributing to the lifespan of a business in the passage.

The Life Span of Most Businesses Is ________