The partnership agreement of Jones, King, and Lane provides for the annual allocation of the businesss profit

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The partnership agreement of Jones, King, and Lane provides for the annual allocation of the business’s profit or loss in the following sequence:

  • Jones, the managing partner, receives a bonus equal to 20 percent of the business’s profit.
  • Each partner receives 15 percent interest on average capital investment.
  • Any residual profit or loss is divided equally.

The average capital investments for 2021 were as follows:

Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000

King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,000

Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  300,000


The partnership earned $90,000 net income for 2021. Prepare a schedule showing how the 2021 net income should be allocated to the partners.

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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 9781260247824

14th Edition

Authors: Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupnik

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