O Level Accounting (7707)•7707/12/O/N/22

Explanation
Limited Liability in Companies Steps:
- Define limited liability: Shareholders' responsibility for company debts is restricted to their investment in shares, protecting personal assets.
- Analyze the statement: It means members risk only what they've put into the company, not more.
- Evaluate choices: Eliminate A (implies unlimited equal liability), C (confuses personal assets with share investment), D (debentures are unrelated debt instruments).
- Select best match: B aligns with liability limited to agreed share payment.
Why B is correct:
- Under company law, limited liability caps members' debt exposure at the unpaid amount on subscribed shares, as per the Companies Act definition.
Why the others are wrong:
- A: Suggests full, shared unlimited liability, like partnerships.
- C: Incorrectly ties liability to personal assets, which limited liability actually shields.
- D: Debentures represent loans to the company, not members' equity liability.
Final answer: B
Topic: Limited companies
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