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Distribution of Partnership Income and Preparation of a Statement of Partners' Capital LO 15-5 The income statement for the Apple-Jack Partnership for the year ended

Distribution of Partnership Income and Preparation of a Statement of Partners' Capital LO 15-5

The income statement for the Apple-Jack Partnership for the year ended December 31, 20X5, follows:

APPLE-JACK PARTNERSHIP
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 20X5
Net Sales$318,000
Cost of Goods Sold(194,000)
Gross Margin$124,000
Operating Expenses(35,000)
Net Income$89,000


Additional Information for 20X5

  1. Apple began the year with a capital balance of $44,100.
  2. Jack began the year with a capital balance of $120,000.
  3. On April 1, Apple invested an additional $16,200 into the partnership.
  4. On August 1, Jack invested an additional $21,000 into the partnership.
  5. Throughout 20X5, each partner withdrew $500 per week in anticipation of partnership net income. The partners agreed that these withdrawals are not to be included in the computation of average capital balances for purposes of income distributions.

Apple and Jack have agreed to distribute partnership net income according to the following plan:

AppleJack
1.Interest on average capital balances6%6%
2.Bonus on net income before the bonus but after interest on average capital balances10%
3.Salaries$19,000$21,000
4.Residual (if positive)70%30%
Residual (if negative)50%50%


Required:
a. Prepare a schedule that discloses the distribution of partnership net income for 20X5. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar. Amounts that are to be deducted from an individual partner's capital balance should be entered with a minus sign.)


b. Prepare the statement of partners’ capital at December 31, 20X5. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar. Amounts that are to be deducted from an individual partner's capital balance should be entered with a minus sign.)

c. How would your answer to part a change if all of the provisions of the income distribution plan were the same except that the salaries were $33,000 to Apple and $39,440 to Jack? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar. Amounts that are to be deducted from an individual partner's capital balance should be entered with a minus sign.)

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