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Garber, Williams, and George are partners with present capital balances of $63,2

ID: 2447601 • Letter: G

Question

Garber, Williams, and George are partners with present capital balances of $63,200, 64,400 and $24,400 respectively. the partners share profits and losses according to the following percentages: 60% for Garber, 20% for Williams, and 20% for George. Larsen is to join the partnership upon contributing $56,000 to the partnership in exchange for a 25% interest in capital and a 20% interest in profits and losses.

Required:

Calculate the capital balances for each individual in the new partnership assuming use of the bonus and goodwill methods.

Explanation / Answer

PRESENT TOTAL CAPITAL=CAPITAL OF GARBER+CAPITAL OF WILLIAMS+CAPITAL OF GEORGE=$63,200+$64,400+$24,400=$1,52,000

CONTRIBUTION OF LARSEN=$56,000

CALCULATION OF CAPITAL BALANCE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL IN NEW PARTNERSHIP ASSUMING BONUS METHOD

TOTAL CAPITAL AFTER ADMISSION=$1,52,000+$56,000=$2,08,000

LARSEN HAS 25% INTEREST IN CAPITAL

SHARE OF LARSEN IN TOTAL CAPITAL=$2,08,000*25%=$52,000

BONUS=$56,000-$52,000=$4,000

BONUS DIVIDED AMONG GARBER,WILLIAMS AND GEORGE IN THE PROFIT SHARING RATIO OF 60:20:20

SHARE OF GARBER=$4,000*60%=$2,400

SHARE OF WILLIAMS=$4,000*20%=$800

SHARE OF GEORGE=$4,000*20%=$800

NEW CAPITAL BALANCE OFGARBER=$63,200+$2,400=$65,600

NEW CAPITAL BALANCE OF WILLIAMS=$64,400+$800=$65,200

NEW CAPITAL BALANCE OF GEORGE=$24,400+$800=$25,200

CAPITAL OF LARSEN=$52,000

CALCULATION OF CAPITAL BALANCE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL IN NEW PARTNERSHIP ASSUMING GOODWILL METHOD

WORTH OF THE BUSINESS =CAPITAL CONTRIBUTED BY LARSEN / LARSEN INTEREST IN CAPITAL=$56,000/25%=$2,24,000

WITHOUT ADJUSTMENT TOTAL CAPITAL=$1,52,000+$56,000=$2,08,000

GOODWILL=$2,24,000-$2,08,000=$16,000

GOODWILL OF $16,000 MUST BE RECOGNISED TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL TO IMPLIED VALUE OF $2,24,000

GOODWILL OF $16,000 IS DIVIDED AMONG OLD PARTNER IN OLD PROFIT SHARING RATIO

SHARE OF GARBER=$16,000*60%=$9,600

SHARE OF WILLIAMS=$16,000*20%=$3,200

SHARE OF GEORGE=$16,000*20%=$3,200

NEW CAPITAL OF GARBER=$63,200+$9,600=$72,800

NEW CAPITAL OF WILLIAMS=$64,400+$3,200=$67,600

NEW CAPITAL OF GEORGE=$24,400+$3,200=$27,600

CAPITAL OF LARSEN=$56,000