Farrell and Jimmy Enter into a Partnership Agreement on May

question 71

Multiple Choice

Farrell and Jimmy enter into a partnership agreement on May 1, 2015. Farrell contributes $50,000 and Jimmy contributes $150,000 as their capital contributions. They decide to share profits and losses in the ratio of their respective capital account balances. The net loss for the year ended December 31, 2015 is $40,000. The capital account of Farrell should be ________ with the amount of loss.

• A)debited
• B)credited
• C)increased
• D)halved

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Definitions:

Theory of Constraints

A management philosophy focusing on identifying and managing the most limiting factor (constraint) that stands in the way of achieving a goal.

Bottlenecks

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Strategy

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Total Cost Concept

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