Take a step back in time and imagine Apple in its infancy as a company. The year

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Take a step back in time and imagine Apple in its infancy as a company. The year is 1976, and Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and Ron Wayne are the organizing partners.
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1. Read the history of Apple from 1976 to 1980 at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer. Identify the founders of the company. The Apple 1 went on sale in July 1976 at what price?
2. Apple was originally organized as a partnership, but was later incorporated on January 3, 1977. Its income statement in Appendix A varies in several key ways from what it would look like for a partnership. Identify at least two ways in which the Apple corporate income statement differs from a partnership income statement. (Apple’s original partnership agreement is available at apple2online.com/web_documents/apple_partnership_agreement.pdf.)
3. Compare the Apple balance sheet in Appendix A to what a partnership balance sheet would have shown. Identify at least two accounts in the Apple corporate balance sheet that would not appear in a partnership balance sheet.
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
Partnership
A legal form of business operation between two or more individuals who share management and profits. A Written agreement between two or more individuals who join as partners to form and carry on a for-profit business. Among other things, it states...
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