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A partner may dissociate from a partnership by declaring bankruptcy..

A) True
B) False

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Jim and Kyle are partners in J&K Sales, which exports technical equipment under a three-year partnership agreement. The U.S. government declares that the equipment can no longer be exported. J&K


A) dissolves as soon as the stated term expires.
B) dissolves as soon as the partners agree to dissolve it.
C) dissolves immediately unless the partners change its business.
D) does not dissolve.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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In a limited partnership, a limited partner has full responsibility for the partnership and for all its debts.

A) True
B) False

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A third party cannot sue one of the partners of a partnership without suing all of the partners of the partnership.

A) True
B) False

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A partner's profit from a partnership is taxed as income to the firm.

A) True
B) False

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Guy and Hanna do business as G-H Associates. If G-H is a partnership, it is governed by the Uniform Partnership Act


A) in the absence of an express agreement.
B) in the absence of an implied agreement.
C) only in the presence of an express agreement.
D) under all circumstances.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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A partner is entitled to make secret profits or put self-interest before his or her duty to the interest of the partnership.

A) True
B) False

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A partnership agreement can include almost any terms that the partners wish.

A) True
B) False

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For most purposes, the law recognizes a partnership as an independent entity.

A) True
B) False

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In a general partnership, the partners are personally liable for the debts of the partnership.

A) True
B) False

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If a partnership's liabilities are greater than its assets, the partners bear the losses.

A) True
B) False

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Partnership profits must be shared in the same proportion as the partners' investment of capital in the firm.

A) True
B) False

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Newt is considering forms of business organization for Newton Design, an architectural firm. An advantage of a limited liability partnership is that partners can avoid personal liability for


A) their own wrongful acts.
B) only other partners' malpractice.
C) only partnership obligations that exceed capital contributions.
D) only partnership obligations that fall within capital contributions.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Fact Pattern 27-1 Brad, Carlos, and Dora are general partners in Eastside Physicians, a medical clinic. -Refer to Fact Pattern 27-1. Brad, Carlos, and Dora decide to admit Faisal as a new partner in Eastside Physicians. Faisal's liability for partnership debts incurred before his admission is


A) limited to his capital contribution to the firm.
B) limited to his personal assets.
C) nothing.
D) unlimited.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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In a general partnership, the acts of one partner in the ordinary course of business subjects both the partner and the firm to liability.

A) True
B) False

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Fact Pattern 27-1 Brad, Carlos, and Dora are general partners in Eastside Physicians, a medical clinic. -Refer to Fact Pattern 27-1. Brad's dissociation from the firm results in


A) the automatic termination of the firm's legal existence.
B) the partnership's buyout of Brad's interest in the firm.
C) the immediate maturity of all partnership debts.
D) the temporary suspension of the partnership's business.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Ben, who runs a livestock breeding business, owes the Circle C Ranch $40,000. Ben agrees to pay the Circle C a percentage of his profits each month until the debt is paid. Because of this agreement, the Circle C is


A) Ben's creditor and partner.
B) Ben's creditor only.
C) Ben's partner only.
D) neither Ben's creditor nor his partner.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Property acquired by the partnership is the property of the partners individually.

A) True
B) False

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Tom and Bill are partners in Tough Trucks Towing. James is not a partner. In dealing with Fred, James holds himself out to be a partner in Tough Trucks Towing and Fred contracts to have Tough Trucks Towing tow some vehicles for him. If Tough Trucks fails to tow the vehicles, a court may conclude that


A) a partnership by estoppel exists and James is liable to Fred.
B) no partnership exists and James is not liable to Fred.
C) a partnership by estoppel exists and Fred has all partnership rights.
D) no partnership exists, but Tom and Bill are liable to Fred.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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An assignment of the interest of a limited partner dissolves a limited partnership.

A) True
B) False

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