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Chapter 12, Problem 1QS
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Liability of the partnership for the act of one partner in case of public accounting firm

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Following the mutual agency concept of the partnership, each partner is the agent of the partnership business and has the ability to take decisions on behalf of the partnership and bound the partnership for the same.

In the given case, lester took decision for the partnership on behalf of all the partners as an agent. Hence partnership firm shall be liable for the purchase contract entered by Lester as an agent of the firm.

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