At April 30, partners capital balances in Crane Company are G. Donley $65,520, C. Lamar...

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At April 30, partners capital balances in Crane Company are G. Donley $65,520, C. Lamar $60,480, and J. Pinkston $22,680. The income sharing ratios are 5 : 4 : 1, respectively. On May 1, the PDLT Company is formed by admitting J. Terrell to the firm as a partner.

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Journalize the admission of Terrell under each of the following independent assumptions. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)

(1) Terrell purchases 50% of Pinkstons ownership interest by paying Pinkston $20,160 in cash.
(2) Terrell purchases 331/3% of Lamars ownership interest by paying Lamar $18,900 in cash.
(3) Terrell invests $78,120 for a 30% ownership interest, and bonuses are given to the old partners.
(4) Terrell invests $52,920 for a 30% ownership interest, which includes a bonus to the new partner.

Lamars capital balance is $40,320 after admitting Terrell to the partnership by investment. If Lamars ownership interest is 20% of total partnership capital, what were (1) Terrells cash investment and (2) the bonus to the new partner?

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