would like to set up a company that has operational flexibility and tax efficiencies, but I would also like reduce my personal legal exposure if the company were to go bankrupt or be subject to a tort. Which form of business would best suit my needs?

D. LLC

Explanation:

A Limited Liability Company (LLC) is your best chance at the requisites mentioned. With an LLC, you go into business with some others and you are called 'owners' or 'members'.

The LLC will be its own distinct legal entity and as such if the company was to go bankrupt, creditors would come after the company and not you meaning that you have limited Liability.

There is also the tax benefit of not having to pay taxes twice. This means that after taxes are paid on the LLC's tax, the income you get from the LLC does not have to be paid tax on.

a progressive tax is a tax that imposes a lower tax rate on low-income earners compared to those with a higher income, making it based on the taxpayer's ability to pay. that means it takes a bigger percentage from high income earners than it does from low income people.

a recipe serves 8 people, and calls for 5 lbs of apples and 2 cups of flour. you want to prepare it for 24 people. divide 24 by 8 to get 3, and then multiply your ingredients by 3.

so for 24 people, you'll need 15 lbs of apples, and 6 cups of flour.