On 1 July 2015, McGregor and Roberts decided to amalgamate their businesses and to share profits equally.

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On 1 July 2015, McGregor and Roberts decided to amalgamate their businesses and to share profits equally. Financial information at that date was:



McGregor


Roberts

Capital

Accounts payable

Bank overdraft

$

101 380

41 470

  18 430


$

119 800

55 300


$

161 280


$

175 100

Cash at bank

Accounts receivable

Inventory

Furniture and fittings

Equipment


$


61 280

46 080

26 260

  27 660


$

59 900

46 080

69 120



$

161 280


$

175 100


 At 1 July 2015, McGregor’s accounts receivable and inventory had fair values of $61 280 and $48 380 respectively, and Roberts’s accounts receivable and inventory had fair values respectively of $46 080 and $73 720. McGregor’s equipment was written down by 10%.

McGregor and Roberts negotiated to have equal capital balances of $150 000. 

After 1 year, the following were the only changes to the assets and liabilities, as compared with the position at the time of forming the partnership:


Net cash at bank had increased by

Accounts receivable had decreased by

Inventory had increased by

Accounts payable had decreased by

$

23 040

10 120

36 860

27 650


Depreciation still has to be charged on the furniture and fittings and on equipment at the rates of 10% and 15% respectively for the year. Cash drawings for the year were: McGregor, $28800; Roberts, $36240.


Required

A. Prepare journal entries to record the formation of the partnership.

B. Prepare a statement of changes in partner’s equity as at 30 June 2016 showing each partner’s share of profit/loss for the year.

C. Prepare the balance sheet of the partnership as at 30 June 2016.

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Accounting

ISBN: 978-1118608227

9th edition

Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett

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