A partnership has the following capital balances with partners profit and loss percentages indicated parenthetically: Burks (35%)
Question:
A partnership has the following capital balances with partners’ profit and loss percentages indicated parenthetically:
Burks (35%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $280,000
Donovan (40%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300,000
Watkins (25%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170,000
Ranzilla agrees to pay a total of $245,000 directly to these three partners to acquire a 25 percent ownership interest from each. The partnership will record goodwill based on the new partner’s payment. What is Donovan’s capital balance after the transaction?
a. $225,000
b. $294,000
c. $392,000
d. $398,000
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Advanced Accounting
ISBN: 9781260247824
14th Edition
Authors: Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupnik