If a Partner Has a Capital Deficiency and Does Not

question 121

Multiple Choice

If a partner has a capital deficiency and does not have the personal resources to eliminate it

• A) the creditors will have to absorb the capital deficiency.
• B) the other partners will absorb the capital deficiency on the basis of their respective capital balances.
• C) the other partners will have to absorb the capital deficiency on the basis of their respective income sharing ratios.
• D) neither the creditors nor the other partners will have to absorb the capital deficiency.

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Definitions:

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where production costs per unit increase as a firm's output expands, often due to complexities and inefficiencies at larger scales.

Long-Run Average Total Cost

The cost per unit of output incurred when all factors of production, including capital, are variable, indicating the lowest possible cost of production for each level of output when the scale of operation is changed.

Total Variable Cost

The sum of all costs that vary directly with the level of production or output, including costs for materials, labor, and energy.

Marginal Cost

The extra financial burden of producing an additional unit of a product or service.