alleryStart learning →About what share of accountants in the United States are self-employed?
AAbout 2 percent
BAbout 25 percent
CAbout 40 percent
DAbout 10 percent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. About 10 percent
1. More than 1.4 million accountants work in the United States, classified as either public or private accountants.
2. They are spread across public accounting firms, private industry, education and government.
3. About 10 percent of them are self-employed.
4. The larger shares offered would leave too few accountants inside firms, industry and government to match that spread.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 14 "Using Financial Information and Accounting", section 14.2 The Accounting Profession_
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