Which of the following statements is true? a. in a sole proprietorship, the owner has limited liability and full control. b. in a partnership, ownership can be transferred quickly, and capital can be raised easily. c. corporations face double taxation, meaning the corporation pays taxes on income before dividends, while the owners pay personal taxes on dividends and capital gains. d. intended to improve public disclosures, the sarbanes-oxley act has likely increased the number of small companies going public in the usa.

Emery pharmaceutical uses an unstable chemical compound that must be kept in an environment where both temperature and humidity can be controlled. emery uses 825 pounds per month of the chemical, estimates the holding cost to be 50% of the purchase price (because of spoilage), and estimates order costs to be $48 per order. the cost schedules of two suppliers are as follows: vendor 1 vendor 2 quantity price/lb quantity price/lb 1-499 $17 1-399 $17.10 500-999 $16.75 400-799 $16.85 1000+ $16.50 800-1199 $16.60 1200+ $16.25 (a) what is the economic order quantity for each supplier? (b) what quantity should be ordered and which supplier should be used? (c) the total cost for the most economic order sire is $