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  • Nov 30, 2013, 04:44 PM
    mb12346746753
    Accounting Help
    Following is the current balance sheet for a local partnership of doctors:


    Cash and current assets $ 67,000 Liabilities $ 74,000
    Land 232,000
    Building and equipment (net) 181,000

    A, capital 54,000
    B, capital 74,000
    C, capital 124,000
    D, capital 154,000


    Totals $ 480,000 Totals $ 480,000



    The following questions represent independent situations:

    a.
    E is going to invest enough money in this partnership to receive a 20 percent interest. No goodwill or bonus is to be recorded. How much should E invest?

    E investment $____ = 101,500

    b.
    E contributes $50,000 in cash to the business to receive a 10 percent interest in the partnership. Goodwill is to be recorded. Profits and losses have previously been split according to the following percentages: A, 30 percent; B, 10 percent; C, 40 percent; and D, 20 percent. After E makes this investment, what are the individual capital balances?

    Individuals Capital Balances
    A $ _____
    B $ ______
    C $ ______
    D $ ______
    E $ ______=50,000


    The answers I calculated them to be are:

    A. 13,200
    B. 4,400
    C 17,600
    D 8800 But it tells me they are incorrect

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