Reacting a carboxylic acid with a base will produce what?

Question

will it produce an ester, a carboxylate salt, an anhydride, or will there be no reaction??

Answer 1

a carboxylate salt and water

RCOOH(aq) + MOH   ----> RCOO-M+(aq) + H2O(l)

(for a metal with a charge of 1+ such as Na, K)