Which Is Least Likely to Be Classified as a Sale

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which is least likely to be classified as a sale of a component?

• A)sale by a communications company of its radio stations, but none of its television stations
• B)sale by a food distributor of its wholesale supermarket division while maintaining its wholesale fast-food restaurants division
• C)sale by an apparel manufacturer of a woolen suit manufacturing plant in order to concentrate on the manufacture of suits from synthetic products
• D)sale by a meat-packing company of its (entire)20% interest in a professional football team

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