1. Next to the following list of eight characteristics of business organizations, enter a brief description of how each characteristic applies to general partnerships.

Characteristic

Application to General Partnerships

1

Ease of formation                     

2

Transferability of ownership             

3

Ability to raise large amounts of capital   

4

Life                                  

5

Owners’ liability                       

6

Legal status                          

7

Tax status of income                  

8

Owners’ authority                     

2. Anita Kroll and Aaron Rogers organize a partnership on January 1. Kroll’s initial net investment is $60,000, consisting of cash ($14,000), equipment ($66,000), and a note payable reflecting a bank loan for the new business ($20,000). Rogers’s initial investment is cash of $25,000. These amounts are the values agreed on by both partners. Prepare journal entries to record (1) Kroll’s investment and (2) Rogers’s investment.