Principles of Financial Accounting.
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Chapter 12, Problem 9QS

The Field, Brown & Snow partnership was begun with investments by the partners as follows: Field, $131,250; Brown, $165,000; and Snow, $153,750. The partners decide to liquidate, sharing all losses equally. On May 31, after all assets were sold and all creditors were paid, only $45,000 in partnership cash remained.

  1. 1. Compute the capital account balance of each partner after the liquidation of assets and payment of creditors.
  2. 2. Assume that the partner with a deficit pays cash to cover the deficit. Prepare the journal entries on May 31 to record (a) the cash received to cover the deficit and (b) the final disbursement of cash to the partners.
  3. 3. Assume that the partner with a deficit does not reimburse the partnership. Prepare journal entries (a) to transfer the deficit to the other partners and (b) to record the final disbursement of cash to the partners.
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The Field, Brown & Snow partnership was begun with investments by the partners as follows: Field, $131,250; Brown, $165,000; and Snow, $153,750. The partners decide to liquidate, sharing all losses equally. On May 31, after all assets were sold and all creditors were paid, only $45,000 in partnership cash remained. 1. Compute the capital account balance of each partner after the liquidation of assets and payment of creditors. 2. Assume that the partner with a deficit pays cash to cover the deficit. Prepare the journal entries on May 31 to record (a) the cash received to cover the deficit and (b) the final disbursement of cash to the partners. 3. Assume that the partner with a deficit does not reimburse the partnership. Prepare journal entries (a) to transfer the deficit to the other partners and (b) to record the final disbursement of cash to the partners.
On August 3, the firm of Chapelle, Rock, and Pryor decided to liquidate its partnership. The partners have capital balances of $14,000, $102,000, and $86,000, respectively. The cash balance is $65,000, the book values of noncash assets total $167,000, and liabilities total $30,000. The partners share income and losses in the ratio of 1:2:2. Instructions 1. Prepare a statement of partnership liquidation, covering the period August 3–29, for each of the following independent assumptions:a. All of the noncash assets are sold for $217,000 in cash, the creditors are paid, and the remaining cash is distributed to the partners.b. All of the noncash assets are sold for $72,000 in cash, the creditors are paid, the partner with the debit capital balance pays the amount owed to the firm, and the remaining cash is distributed to the partners.2. Assume that the partner with the capital deficiency in part (b) declares bankruptcy and is unable to pay the deficiency. Journalize the entries to (a)…
After the accounts are closed on February 3, prior to liquidating the partnership, the capital accounts of William Gerloff, Joshua Chu, and Courtney Jewett are $19,300, $4,500, and $22,300, respectively. Cash and noncash assets total $5,200 and $55,900, respectively. Amounts owed to creditors total $15,000. The partners share income and losses in the ratio of 2:1:1. Between February 3 and February 28, the noncash assets are sold for $34,300, the partner with the capital deficiency pays the deficiency to the partnership, and the liabilities are paid.     Required: 1. Prepare a statement of partnership liquidation, indicating (a) the sale of assets and division of loss, (b) the payment of liabilities, (c) the receipt of the deficiency (from the appropriate partner), and (d) the distribution of cash. Refer to the lists of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative…
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