Aaron mckinney is a cost accountant for majik systems inc. martin dodd, vice president of marketing, has asked aaron to meet with representatives of majik systems' major competitor to discuss product cost data. martin indicates that the sharing of this data will enable majik systems to determine a fair and equitable price for its products. would it be ethical for aaron to attend the meeting and share the relevant cost data? is marin in a position to ask this of aaron? what should aaron do? follow the minimum requirements for discussion board posts located in the general discussion area. recall, those are the minimum requirements, more posts are always encouraged.

On december 31, 2016, the decarreau, andrew, and bui partnership had the following fiscal year-end balance sheet: cash $10,000accounts receivable $20,000inventory $25,000plant assets - net $30,000loan to decarreau $18,000total assets $103,000accounts payable $14,000loan from bui $15,000decarreaua, capital (20%) $32,000andrew, capital (10%) $23,000bui, capital (70%) $19,000total liab./equity $103,000the percentages shown are the residual profit and loss sharing ratios. the partners dissolved the partnership on january 1, 2017, and began the liquidation process. during july the following events occurred: * receivables of $18,000 were collected.* all inventory was sold for $15,000.*all available cash was distributed on january 31, except for$8,000 that was set aside for contingent expenses. the book value of the partnership equity (i. e., total equity of the partners) on december 31, 2016 isa. $58,000b. $71,000c. $66,000d. $81,000