On January 1, 2020, Benedict and Lord decided to form the partnership. At the end of the year, the partnership made a net income of P1,056,000 after allocation of partners’ interest. The capital accounts of the partnership show the following transactions.                  BENEDICT, CAP       LORD, CAP   DR CR DR CR JAN 1 - 400,000 - 250,000 APR 1 50,000 - - - JUNE 1 - - - 100,000 AUG 1 - 100,000 - - SEPT 1 - - 30,000 - OCT 1 - 50,000 10,000 - DEC 1 - 40,000 - 50,000     Assuming that the partners’ return on invested capital is 20% per annum, given on average capital for the year and the balance of profits is allocated equally, the allocation of profits should be: A. 1,212,000 988,000 C. 612,000 588,000 B. 712,000 488,000 D. 112,000 88,000

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On January 1, 2020, Benedict and Lord decided to form the partnership. At the end of the year, the
partnership made a net income of P1,056,000 after allocation of partners’ interest. The capital accounts of
the partnership show the following transactions.

                 BENEDICT, CAP       LORD, CAP

 

DR

CR

DR

CR

JAN 1

-

400,000

-

250,000

APR 1

50,000

-

-

-

JUNE 1

-

-

-

100,000

AUG 1

-

100,000

-

-

SEPT 1

-

-

30,000

-

OCT 1

-

50,000

10,000

-

DEC 1

-

40,000

-

50,000

 

 

Assuming that the partners’ return on invested capital is 20% per annum, given on average capital for the year and the balance of profits is allocated equally, the allocation of profits should be:

A. 1,212,000 988,000 C. 612,000 588,000
B. 712,000 488,000 D. 112,000 88,000

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