Question

Mario and Johnny want to start a business. They have very little capital. They are new partners and largely unfamiliar with each other’s management practices. They are happy, however, to be organizing a business together in order to avoid full liability for the business. Which detail of this situation is a good reason for Mario and Johnny to create a general partnership?
A) Unfamilar with each other's managment practices
B) Avoiding full liability
C) Little Capital
D) Sharing profits

Answer 1

Answer:

All Options ..... if not possible then D) Sharing profits

Explanation:

A General Parnership refers to a business arrangement in which the individuals agree to share all the as assets, profits, and financial and legal liabilities of a jointly-owned business. Therefore in this scenario all of the options listed are valid reasons to want to create a general partnership between Mario and Johnny, but if only one option can be chosen then the best reason would be Sharing profits. That is because the entire reason for starting a business is to make money, and thus protecting your entitled profits is the most important.