A partnership has the following account balances: Cash, $87,000; Other Assets, $625,000; Liabilities, $359,000; Nixon (50 percent of profits and losses), $165,000; Cleveland (30 percent), $115,000; Pierce (20 percent), $73,000. 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.
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Nixon (50%) |
Cleveland (30%) |
Pierce (20%) |
Total |
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Safe Payments |
$0 |
$12,100 |
$4,400 |
$16,500 |
Nixon (50%) |
Cleaveland (30%) |
Pierce (20%) |
Total |
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Capital balance |
$165,000 |
$115,000 |
$73,000 |
$353,000 |
Available cash balance |
($16,500) |
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Potential loss |
$336,500 |
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Allocation of potential loss in profit sharing ratio |
($168,250) |
($100,950) |
($67,300) |
($336,500) |
Available balance |
($3,250) |
$14,050 [3250 x 30/50] |
$5,700 [3250 x 20/50] |
$16,500 |
Deficiency of Nixon |
$3,250 |
($1,950) |
($1,300) |
$0 |
Safe Payments |
$0 |
$12,100 |
$4,400 |
$16,500 |
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