Greg, Graham and Gordon are partners. The partnership agreement provides that partners will receive interest of 8%

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Greg, Graham and Gordon are partners. The partnership agreement provides that partners will receive interest of 8% of their average capital balance and a salary allowance as follows:


Greg

Graham

Gordon

$

50 000

40 000

40 000


Greg, who manages the business, will receive a bonus of 25% of the profit in excess of $90 000 after partners’ interest and salary allowances. Residual profits will be divided:


Greg 1/2

Graham 1/3

Gordon 1/6


During the current year their average capital balances were as follows:


Greg

Graham

Gordon

$

250 000

150 000

90 000


Required

Prepare a schedule showing how profit will be divided among the three partners if the profit for the year before the adjustments is $320000.

Partnership
A legal form of business operation between two or more individuals who share management and profits. A Written agreement between two or more individuals who join as partners to form and carry on a for-profit business. Among other things, it states...
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Accounting

ISBN: 978-1118608227

9th edition

Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett

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