The partnership of Whitney, Kosse, \& Itasca has experienced operating losses for three consecutive years. The partners, who have shared profits and losses in the ratio of Fran Whitney, 15 percent; Walt Kosse, 60 percent; and Emil Itasca, 25 percent, are considering the liquidation of the business, They ask you to analyze the effects of liquidation under various possibilities regarding the sale of the noncash assets. They present the following condensed partnership balance sheet at December 31, end of the current year:

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1. Prepare a summary of liquidation transactions (as illustrated in the chapter) for each of the following situations:

a. The noncash assets are sold for \(\$ 175,000\).

b. The noncash assets are sold for \(\$ 141,000\).
2. Make the journal entries to record the liquidation transactions in Requirement \(1 \mathrm{~b}\).

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Cash........ Noncash assets. $ 7,000 163,000 Liabilities... Whitney, capital Kosse, capital.. $ 63,000 24,000 66,000 Itasca, capital. 17,000 Total assets $170,000 Total liabilities and capital........... $170,000