Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) In a typical partnership,liability for other partners' misdeeds is limited to the amount of a particular partner's investment in the business.
• B) In a limited partnership,the limited partners have voting control,while the general partner has operating control over the business,and the limited partners are individually responsible,on a pro rata basis,for the firm's debts in the event of bankruptcy.
• C) A slow-growth company,with little need for new capital,would be more likely to organize as a corporation than would a faster growing company.
• D) Partnerships have more difficulty attracting large amounts of capital than corporations because of such factors as unlimited liability,the need to reorganize when a partner dies,and the illiquidity (difficulty buying and selling)of partnership interests.
• E) A major disadvantage of a partnership relative to a corporation is the fact that federal income taxes must be paid by the partners rather than by the firm itself.

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Definitions:

Credit Memo

A document issued by a seller to a buyer, reducing the amount that the buyer owes to the seller typically due to a return or an error in billing.

Recognition of Cost

The accounting principle that requires expenses to be recorded in the period in which they are incurred, regardless of when the payment is made.

Merchandise Sold

Merchandise sold refers to the goods that have been purchased by customers from a company, resulting in revenue.

Gross Profit

The difference between revenue and the cost of goods sold before deducting overheads, payroll, taxation, and interest payments.