Question 24.4

On 1 July 2016, Darwin Ltd entered into a joint agreement with Broome Ltd to form an unincorporated entity to produce a new type of widget. It was agreed that each party to the agreement would share the output equally. Darwin Ltds initial contribution consisted of $2 000 000 cash and Broome Ltd contributed machinery that was recorded in the records of Broome Ltd at $1 900 000. During the first year of operation both parties contributed a further $3 000 000 each.