The balance sheet for the Delphine, Xavier, and Olivier partnership follows: Cash Noncash assets Total assets $ 62,160 106,000 $ 168, 160 Liabilities Delphine, capital Xavier, capital Olivier, capital Total liabilities and capital $ 41,500 62,940 43,000 20,720 $ 168, 160 Delphine, Xavier, and Olivier share profits and losses in the ratio of 4:4:2, respectively. The partners have agreed to terminate the business and estimate that $12,600 in liquidation expenses will be incurred. a. What is the amount of cash that safely can be paid to partners prior to liquidation of noncash assets? b. Calculate the amount of safe payment that can be made to each partner prior to liquidation of noncash assets.
Partnership Accounting
A partnership is a kind of arrangement between two or more people whereby they agree to manage the business operations and share its profits and losses in an agreed ratio between them. The agreement that is drafted and signed by the partners of the firm is termed as partnership deed and contains various important clauses agreed between the partners such as profit/loss sharing, interest on capital, remuneration allocation of each partner, drawings, admission of a new partner, etc.
Partner Admission and Withdrawal
A partnership is a kind of arrangement between two or more people whereby they agree to manage the business operations and share its profits and losses in an agreed ratio between them. The agreement that is drafted and signed by the partners of the firm is termed as a partnership deed and contains various important clauses agreed between the partners such as profit/loss sharing, interest on capital, remuneration allocation of each partner, drawings of a partner, etc.
![The balance sheet for the Delphine, Xavier, and Olivier partnership follows:
Cash
Noncash assets
Total assets
$ 62,160
106,000
$ 168, 160
Liabilities
Delphine, capital
Xavier, capital
Olivier, capital
Total liabilities and capital
$ 41,500
62,940
43,000
20,720
$ 168, 160
Delphine, Xavier, and Olivier share profits and losses in the ratio of 4:4:2, respectively. The partners have agreed to terminate the
business and estimate that $12,600 in liquidation expenses will be incurred.
a. What is the amount of cash that safely can be paid to partners prior to liquidation of noncash assets?
b. Calculate the amount of safe payment that can be made to each partner prior to liquidation of noncash assets.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fea0c5010-3868-4e5d-a935-fdaecd319898%2Fd8caa349-f07a-4f82-a729-2e788b6a8325%2F48hd8vn_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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