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Sweet Selections,a general partnership,operates as a gift shop. Sweet Selections has ten partners. Jill and Amy each have a 25 percent interest in the partnership. All the other members have a 10 percent interest. With respect to management decisions


A) a majority of the partners must agree.
B) both Jill and Amy must agree.
C) the senior partner decides.
D) 30 percent of the partners must agree.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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In a limited partnership,a general partner's dissociation from the firm normally will lead to dissolution unless all partners agree to continue the business.

A) True
B) False

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Colin,Demi,and Erin agree to be partners in Fajita Pizza,splitting the profits equally. Colin contributes 65 percent of the capital. When Fajita Pizza is dissolved,its liabilities are greater than its assets. The losses are paid by


A) all of the partners in proportion to their capital contributions.
B) all of the partners in proportion to their shares of the profits.
C) Colin because he contributed most of the capital.
D) Demi and Erin because they contributed the least of the capital.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Fresco and Garcia form a partnership-HVAC Pros. Garcia's capital contribution is $10,000,and Fresco's is $15,000. The partnership agreement provides that profits are to be shared,with 40 percent for Garcia and 60 percent for Fresco. Later,Garcia makes a $10,000 loan to the partnership when it needs working capital. When the partnership is dissolved,its assets are $50,000,and its debts are $8,000. How should the assets be distributed?

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The partners decide to dissolve Equity Lending. Duke collects and distributes the firm's assets. This results in


A) nothing with respect to the firm's existence.
B) the continuation of the firm's business.
C) the termination of the firm's legal existence.
D) the temporary suspension of the firm's business.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In a general partnership,the senior partner controls decisions on ordinary matters connected with partnership business.

A) True
B) False

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A partner has a duty to devote time,skill and energy on behalf of the partnership business.

A) True
B) False

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Blythe and Cali do business as Diamond Investments. In acting on the firm's behalf,Blythe makes an honest error in overestimating the value of a particular stock purchase. To her firm,Blythe is


A) liable for breach of the duty of care.
B) liable for breach of the duty of accounting.
C) not liable.

D) B) and C)
E) None of the above

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In a general partnership,the acts of one partner in the ordinary course of business do not subject the other partners to personal liability.

A) True
B) False

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A partnership is forced to terminate every time a partner dissociates from the firm.

A) True
B) False

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Unlike most agents,each partner in a partnership has an ownership interest in the business.

A) True
B) False

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A partner always has the power but he or she may not have the right to dissociate from the partnership.

A) True
B) False

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Sara and Tony agree while talking on the phone to form a partnership-United Caretakers-to enter into the business of real property management. To be enforceable under the Statute of Frauds,their agreement must


A) be filed in the appropriate state office.
B) be in writing.
C) be signed by a notary public.
D) not involve a third party.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Nora and Owen do business as Profit & Property,a real estate investment partnership. In acting on the firm's behalf in a deal with Quaint Village Mall,Nora takes advantage of an opportunity to make a secret profit on her own behalf. To her firm,Nora is liable for


A) breach of the duty of care.
B) breach of contract.
C) nothing.

D) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

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Smith & Jones,Accountants,is a limited liability partnership (LLP) . The major features of an LLP are that it limits the personal liability of the partners and


A) it allows the partnership to continue as a pass-through tax entity.
B) LLP statutes do not vary from state to state.
C) it can only do business in the state in which it was formed.
D) only a few states have enacted LLP statutes.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Quisa and Reilly are partners in Sport Bikes,which rents and sells bikes,bike accessories,and related gear. Quisa manages the business. Unless the partnership agreement states otherwise,Quisa is


A) entitled to compensation in proportion to her effect on the business.
B) entitled to compensation in proportion to her effort.
C) entitled to compensation in proportion to her capital contribution.
D) not entitled to compensation.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Nell is considering forms of business organization for Optic Center,a medical eye clinic. An advantage of a limited liability partnership is that,depending on the applicable state statute,partners can avoid personal liability for


A) their own wrongful acts.
B) any partnership obligation.
C) their own and other partners' wrongful acts.
D) none of the choices.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Bo and Clancy decide to do business as Marketing & Promotion Services. To be a partnership,this association can result from an agreement that is


A) express,but not from an agreement that is implied.
B) implied,but not from an agreement that is express.
C) oral,written,or implied by conduct.
D) written,but not from an agreement that is oral or implied.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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A partnership is a pass-through entity and a taxpaying entity.

A) True
B) False

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Brad and Carolyn are partners in Doctors for Children,a medical clinic. Brad's dissociation from the firm results in


A) the automatic termination of the firm's legal existence.
B) the partnership's buyout of Brad's interest in the firm.
C) the immediate maturity of all partnership debts.
D) the temporary suspension of the partnership's business.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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