FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING: TOOLS FOR BUSINES
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781119595649
Author: Kimmel
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.1BE
To determine
Introduction:
The business organization consists of three basic forms of business organizations as shown in the below figure:
Forms of Business Organization
Figure (1)
To match: The forms of basic business organization and the set of characteristics related to basic forms of business organization.
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