Prior to the distribution of cash to the partners, the accounts in the VUP Company are: Cash

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Prior to the distribution of cash to the partners, the accounts in the VUP Company are: Cash $24,000; Vogel, Capital (Cr.) $17,000; Utech, Capital (Cr.) $15,000; and Pena, Capital (Dr.) $8,000. The income ratios are 5:3:2, respectively.

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(a) Prepare the entry to record
(1) Pena’s payment of $8,000 in cash to the partnership
(2) The distribution of cash to the partners with credit balances.
(b) Prepare the entry to record
(1) The absorption of Pena’s capital deficiency by the other partners
(2) The distribution of cash to the partners with credit balances.

Distribution
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Accounting Principles

ISBN: 9781118566671

11th Edition

Authors: Jerry Weygandt, Paul Kimmel, Donald Kieso

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