Distribution of Cash Upon Liquidation Bray, Lincoln, and Mapes arranged to import and sell orchid corsages for a university dance. They agreed to share equally the net income or net loss of the venture. Bray and Lincoln advanced $780 and $1,200 of their own respective funds to pay for advertising and other expenses. After collecting for all sales and paying creditors, the partnership has $3,210 in cash. Use the minus sign to indicate any deficiency for the capital accounts. a.  How much net income was earned from the venture? $fill in the blank 1 b.  How should the $3,210 be distributed?

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Distribution of Cash Upon Liquidation

Bray, Lincoln, and Mapes arranged to import and sell orchid corsages for a university dance. They agreed to share equally the net income or net loss of the venture. Bray and Lincoln advanced $780 and $1,200 of their own respective funds to pay for advertising and other expenses. After collecting for all sales and paying creditors, the partnership has $3,210 in cash.

Use the minus sign to indicate any deficiency for the capital accounts.

a.  How much net income was earned from the venture?
$fill in the blank 1

b.  How should the $3,210 be distributed?

  Bray Lincoln Mapes Total
Capital balances and cash distribution $fill in the blank 2 $fill in the blank 3 $fill in the blank 4 $fill in the blank 5



c.  Assume that the partnership has only $1,710 instead of $3,210. Complete the following table to determine if any of the three partners have a capital deficiency?

  Bray Lincoln Mapes Total
Capital balances $fill in the blank 6 $fill in the blank 7 $fill in the blank 8 $fill in the blank 9
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The partnership is the business type that is arranged by the partners individually in order to earn profit from the business.

 

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