Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781118953808
Author: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 11, Problem 2Q
(a)
To determine
Corporation Management: Corporation: A business concern where there is a separate legal entity, and are owned by shareholders, are classified as corporation. However, the decisions of the business are taken by the board of directors elected by the shareholders.
To explain: an advantage and a disadvantage of a corporation management.
(b)
To determine
To explain: two other disadvantages of a corporation.
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