Dividing Partnership Income

Dylan Howell and Demond Nickles have decided to form a partnership. They have agreed that Howell is to invest $50,000 and that Nickles is to invest $75,000. Howell is to devote full time to the business, and Nickles is to devote one-half time. The following plans for the division of income are being considered:

Equal division.

In the ratio of original investments.

In the ratio of time devoted to the business.

Interest of 10% on original investments and the remainder in the ratio of 3:2.

Interest of 10% on original investments, salary allowances of $38,000 to Howell and $19,000 to Nickles, and the remainder equally.

Plan (e), except that Howell is also to be allowed a bonus equal to 20% of the amount by which net income exceeds the total salary allowances.

Required:

For each plan, determine the division of the net income under each of the following assumptions: (1) net income of $420,000 and (2) net income of $150,000.

	(1)				(2)
	$420,000				$150,000
Plan		Howell		Nickles		Howell		Nickles
a.		$		$		$		$
b.		$		$		$		$
c.		$		$		$		$
d.		$		$		$		$
e.		$		$		$		$
f.		$		$		$		$