
(a)
Partnership: The form of business entity which is formed by an agreement, owned and managed mutually by two or more individuals, who invest their assets in the business and share the liabilities and profits among themselves is referred to as partnership.
Corporation: The form of business entity ,which is incorporated by state law into a separate legal entity, owned by stockholders, and managed by board of directors elected by stockholders, is referred to as corporation.
To prepare: A memo explaining the advantages and disadvantages of partnerships versus corporation.
(b)
To discuss: The consequences of equity financing versus debt financing.
(c)
Debit and credit rules:
- Debit an increase in asset account, increase in expense account, decrease in liability account, and decrease in
stockholders’ equity accounts.
- Credit decrease in asset account, increase in revenue account, increase in liability account, and increase in stockholders’ equity accounts.
To journalize: The transactions in the books of LP Fitness and indicates the number of shares issued and number of shares outstanding.
(d)
To journalize: The transactions in the books of LP Fitness
(e)(1)
Equity method: Equity method is the method used for accounting equity investments which claim a significant influence of above 20% but less than 50% in the outstanding stock of the investee company.
To journalize: The transactions in the books of LP Fitness
(2)
To post: The entries to stock investment account and determine the balance at the end of 2016.

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