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Case Study  Louise Mathew is one of three full partners in a newly formed business. Without the permission of the other two partners, she enters into a written contract with a creditor. The transaction binds the firm in the amount of $75,000. Louise then leaves the area and cannot be located by the other two partners.  Directions: Answer the following questions and include the characteristics of this business form to provide support for your answer. Are the other two partners liable for the $75,000? What legal features of the partnership apply to this case? Is what Louise has done legal?

Case Study  Louise Mathew is one of three full partners in a newly formed business. Without the permission of the other two partners, she enters into a written contract with a creditor. The transaction binds the firm in the amount of $75,000. Louise then leaves the area and cannot be located by the other two partners.  Directions: Answer the following questions and include the characteristics of this business form to provide support for your answer. Are the other two partners liable for the $75,000? What legal features of the partnership apply to this case? Is what Louise has done legal?

College Accounting, Chapters 1-27
College Accounting, Chapters 1-27
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ISBN:9781337794756
Author:HEINTZ, James A.
Publisher:HEINTZ, James A.
Chapter19: Accounting For Partnerships
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Louise Mathew is one of three full partners in a newly formed business. Without the permission of the other two partners, she enters into a written contract with a creditor. The transaction binds the firm in the amount of $75,000. Louise then leaves the area and cannot be located by the other two partners.

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Answer the following questions and include the characteristics of this business form to provide support for your answer.

  1. Are the other two partners liable for the $75,000?
  2. What legal features of the partnership apply to this case?
  3. Is what Louise has done legal?
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