Kimble, Sykes, and Gerard open an accounting practice on January 1, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois, to be operated as a partnership. Kimble and Sykes will serve as the senior partners because of their years of experience. To establish the business, Kimble, Sykes, and Gerard contribute cash and other properties valued at $298,000, $225,000, and $137,000, respectively. An articles of partnership agreement is drawn up stipulating the following: Personal drawings are allowed annually up to an amount equal to 10 percent of the partner's beginning capital balance for the year. Profits and losses are allocated according to the following plan: Each partner receives an annual salary allowance of $55 per billable hours worked. Interest is credited to