A partnership has the following account balances: Cash, $76,000; Other Assets, $570,000; Liabilities, $258,000; Nixon (50 percent of profits and losses), $180,000; Cleveland (30 percent), $130,000; Pierce (20 percent), $78,000. The company liquidates, and $16,500 becomes available to the partners. Who gets the $16,500? Determine how much of this amount should be distributed to each partner.(Do not round intermediate calculations.)
Safe Payments: Nixon? Cleveland? Pierce?
Nixon (50%) |
Cleaveland (30%) |
Pierce (20%) |
Total |
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Capital balance |
$180,000 |
$130,000 |
$78,000 |
$388,000 |
Available cash balance |
($16,500) |
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Potential loss |
$371,500 |
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Allocation of potential loss in profit sharing ratio 50%, 30%, 20% |
($185,750) |
($111,450) |
($74,300) |
($371,500) |
Available balance |
($5,750) |
$18,550 |
$3,700 |
$16,500 |
Deficiency of Nixon |
$5,750 |
($3,450) [5750 x 30/50] |
($2,300) [5750 x 20/50] |
$0 |
Safe Payments |
$0 |
$15,100 |
$1,400 |
$16,500 |
Amount distributed to:
Nixon = $ 0
Cleveland = $ 15,500
Pierce = $ 1400
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