Which of the following statements is correct? large corporations are taxed more favorably than sole proprietorships. corporate stockholders are exposed to unlimited liability. due to limited liability, unlimited lives, and ease of ownership transfer, the vast majority of u. s. businesses (in terms of number of businesses) are organized as corporations. most businesses (by number and total dollar sales) are organized as partnerships or proprietorships because it is easier to set up and operate in one of these forms rather than as a corporation. however, if the business gets very large, it becomes advantageous to convert to a corporation, mainly because corporations have important tax advantages over proprietorships and partnerships. most business (measured by dollar sales) is conducted by corporations in spite of large corporations’ often less favorable tax treatment, due to legal considerations related to ownership transfers and limited liability.

Prepare journal entries for each transaction and identify the financial statement impact of each entry. the financial statements are automatically generated based on the journal entries recorded. apr. 1 tanner invested $80,000 cash along with office equipment valued at $26,000 in the company in exchange for common stock. apr. 2 the company prepaid $9,000 cash for 12 months' rent for office space. the company's policy is record prepaid expenses in balance sheet accounts. apr. 3 the company made credit purchases for $8,000 in office equipment and $3,600 in office supplies. payment is due within 10 days. apr. 6 the company completed services for a client and immediately received $4,000 cash. apr. 9 the company completed a $6,000 project for a client, who must pay within 30 days. apr. 13 the company paid $11,600 cash to settle the account payable created on april 3.apr. 19 the company paid $2,400 cash for the premium on a 12-month insurance policy. the company's policy is record prepaid expenses in balance sheet accounts. apr. 22 the company received $4,400 cash as partial payment for the work completed on april 9.apr. 25 the company completed work for another client for $2,890 on credit. apr. 28 the company paid $5,500 cash in dividends. apr. 29 the company purchased $600 of additional office supplies on credit. apr. 30 the company paid $435 cash for this month's utility bill.

Materials purchases (on credit). direct materials used in production. direct labor paid and assigned to work in process inventory. indirect labor paid and assigned to factory overhead. overhead costs applied to work in process inventory. actual overhead costs incurred, including indirect materials. (factory rent and utilities are paid in cash.) transfer of jobs 306 and 307 to finished goods inventory. cost of goods sold for job 306. revenue from the sale of job 306. assignment of any underapplied or overapplied overhead to the cost of goods sold account. (the amount is not material.) 2. prepare journal entries for the month of april to record the above transactions.

Acompany using the perpetual inventory system purchased inventory worth $540,000 on account with credit terms of 2/15, n/45. defective inventory of $40,000 was returned 2 days later, and the accounts were appropriately adjusted. if the company paid the invoice 20 days later, the journal entry to record the payment would be