Which one of the following statements concerning a sole proprietorship is correct?

a. a sole proprietorship is designed to protect the personal assets of the owner.
b. the profits of a sole proprietorship are subject to double taxation.
c. the owner of a sole proprietorship is personally responsible for all of the company's debts.
d. there are very few sole proprietorships remaining in the u. s. today.
e. a sole proprietorship is structured the same as a limited liability company.

Brody corp. uses a process costing system in which direct materials are added at the beginning of the process and conversion costs are incurred uniformly throughout the process. beginning inventory for january consisted of 1,050 units that were 65% completed. 10,900 units were started into the process during january. on january 31, the inventory consisted of 500 units that were 50% completed. what would be the equivalent units for direct materials cost using the weighted average method?