Identify Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 93

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following statements is true.

• A)John Albin is a retired partner of Brill & Crum, a personal service partnership. Albin has not rendered any services to Brill & Crum since his retirement six years ago. Under the provisions of Albin's retirement agreement, Brill & Crum is obligated to pay Albin 10% of the partnership's net income each year through the end of the current year. In compliance with the agreement, Brill & Crum pay Albin $25,000 in the current year. Albin should treat this $25,000 as a long-term capital gain.
• B)An exchange of partnership interests in different partnerships qualifies under the like-kind exchange rules.
• C)The payment for partnership property to a retiring partner is not deductible by the partnership and often not income to the retiring partner.
• D)All of the above are false.

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Definitions:

Natural Monopoly

A market condition where a single firm can provide goods or services to an entire market at a lower cost than two or more companies could, due to high fixed costs and significant economies of scale.

Economies of Scale

The financial benefits gained by businesses as a result of their operating size, where the cost for each unit produced decreases as the scale of operation grows.

Demand Schedule

A table that shows the quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices over a specified period.

Marginal Cost

The amount spent on manufacturing one more unit of a product.