Alex, Barnes, Caleb and Davis have the following partnership business: Assets                                                         Liabilities and equities Cash $55,000                                              Liabilities $40,000 Current assets 30,000                                Alex, capital 60,000 Land 205,000                                          Barnes, capital 70,000 Building and Equip’t 110,000                 Caleb, capital 90,000                                                             Davis, capital 140,000 Total assets $400,000                      Total Liab. and Eq’s $400,000 The partners share profits and losses equally. Provide the partners’ ending capital balances in each of the following independent situations.     a. Eldridge is added to the partnership after contributing $90,000 to the business. No goodwill or bonus is recorded.   b. Eldridge contributes $100,000 in cash to the business and receives a 20% interest in the partnership. Eldridge’s $100,000 investment is considered 20% of the new business’s value, so goodwill may need to be recorded. (Eldridge’s capital balance will be exactly $100,000.) c.. Eidridge is added to the partnership and receives 20% of each partner’s interest in the business after paying $20,000 directly to each of  the four partners. No goodwill is recorded.

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Alex, Barnes, Caleb and Davis have the following partnership business:
Assets                                                         Liabilities and equities
Cash $55,000                                              Liabilities $40,000
Current assets 30,000                                Alex, capital 60,000
Land 205,000                                          Barnes, capital 70,000
Building and Equip’t 110,000                 Caleb, capital 90,000
                                                            Davis, capital 140,000
Total assets $400,000                      Total Liab. and Eq’s $400,000
The partners share profits and losses equally.

Provide the partners’ ending capital balances in each of the following
independent situations.

 

 

a. Eldridge is added to the partnership after contributing $90,000 to the business. No goodwill or bonus is recorded.

 

b. Eldridge contributes $100,000 in cash to the business and receives a 20% interest in the partnership. Eldridge’s $100,000 investment is
considered 20% of the new business’s value, so goodwill may need to be
recorded. (Eldridge’s capital balance will be exactly $100,000.)

c.. Eidridge is added to the partnership and receives 20% of each partner’s
interest in the business after paying $20,000 directly to each of 
the four partners. No goodwill is recorded.

d.. Caleb retires and has been paid 120% of her capital balance
according to the te

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