Samuel and Vinnie decide to form a partnership on 1 January 2020. They secure the services of

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Samuel and Vinnie decide to form a partnership on 1 January 2020. They secure the services of a solicitor to draw up their partnership agreement as follows.
(a) Samuel is to contribute:
• His vehicle valued at $72,000
• Plant and equipment valued at $168,000
• Accounts receivable totalling $28,800.
(b) Vinnie is to contribute:
• Cash totalling $48,000
• A building valued at $336,000
• A mortgage of $192,000; this was secured over the building and the partnership agreed to assume this liability.
It is also agreed that Samuel will act as manager with an annual salary of $120,000, to be allocated at the end of each year. Profits or losses will be divided between Samuel and Vinnie in the proportion 3/5 and 2/5 respectively.
Gross profit for the year ended 31 December 2020 is $520,000, with operating expenses of $240 000. Samuel withdrew $24,000 and Vinnie withdrew $32,000 during the year.


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(a) Prepare the statement of financial position of the partnership on its formation (1 January 2020).
(b) Calculate each partner’s share of profit for the year ended 31 December 2020.

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