Fairlawn Partners Consulting Is a Management-Consulting Firm That Provides Its

question 77

Multiple Choice

Fairlawn Partners Consulting is a management-consulting firm that provides its expertise to businesses that employ its services. Since it does not hold an inventory of goods or produce any goods itself

• A) its revenue will equal its net income.
• B) its gross profit could be identical to its net revenue.
• C) it is unlikely to have any operating expenses.
• D) its balance sheet will not record any current assets.

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