Question

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Fabian inherited some money from his family and decided to open a hardware store on his own. He bought the entire inventory on credit from vendors with the promise of paying them later. He hoped to have good sales when he opened the store because there weren’t any other hardware stores in the area. However, he couldn’t sell most of his stock because there did not seem to be any demand. He knew he wouldn’t be able to pay the creditors from the money the store made. What kind of ownership does Fabian have over his store? What kind of liability is Fabian open to regarding the money owed to his creditors? Fabian has over the store. He has with respect to the money owed to his creditors.

Answer 1

1) Fabian owns a store

2) He has to pay back the money to the creditors from whom the inventory was taken.

Explanation:

Ownership is the state, act, or right of owning something, i.e., possessing something. For example, the government is the owner of a state company. Liabilities are defined as a company's legal financial debts or obligations that arise during the course of business operations.

Since in this question, Fabian is the owner of a shop and he possesses it and he owns it. And since it is a financial debt on Fabian to pay the creditors, it is a liability for him.