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On January 1, the partners of Van, Bakel, and Cox (who share profits and losses in the ratio of 5:3:2, respectively) decide to terminate operations and liquidate their partnership. The trial balance at this date follows:
Debit
Credit
Cash
$
34,000
Accounts receivable
98,000
Inventory
84,000
Machinery and equipment, net
221,000
Van, loan
62,000
Accounts payable
$
97,000
Bakel, loan
52,000
Van, capital
154,000
Bakel, capital
106,000
Cox, capital
90,000
Totals
$
499,000
$
499,000
The partners plan a program of piecemeal conversion of the partnerships assets to minimize liquidation losses. All available cash, less an amount retained to provide for future expenses, is to be distributed to the partners at the end of each month. A summary of the liquidation transactions follows:
January
Collected $67,000 of the accounts receivable; the balance is deemed uncollectible.
Received $54,000 for the entire inventory.
Paid $2,000 in liquidation expenses.
Paid $94,000 to the outside creditors after offsetting a $3,000 credit memorandum received by the partnership on January 11.
Retained $26,000 cash in the business at the end of January to cover liquidation expenses. The remainder is distributed to the partners.
February
Paid $3,000 in liquidation expenses.
Retained $14,000 cash in the business at the end of the month to cover additional liquidation expenses.
March
Received $162,000 on the sale of all machinery and equipment.
Paid $5,000 in final liquidation expenses.
Retained no cash in the business.
Prepare proposed schedules of liquidation on January 31, February 28, and March 31 to determine the safe payments made to the partners at the end of each of these three months.
Prepare proposed schedule of liquidation to determine the safe payments made to the partners at the end of January. (Amounts to be deducted should be entered with a minus sign.)
Prepare proposed schedule of liquidation to determine the safe payments made to the partners at the end of February. (Amounts to be deducted should be entered with a minus sign.)
Prepare proposed schedule of liquidation to determine the safe payments made to the partners at the end of March. (Amounts to be deducted should be entered with a minus sign.)
VAN, BAKEL, AND COX PARTNERSHIP Proposed Schedule of Liquidation January 31 Cash Noncash Assets Liabilities Cox, Capital 20% $ 403,000 (98,000) (84,000) Balances - January 1 Collected accounts receivable Sold inventory Paid liquidation expenses Paid accounts payable Subtotal (actual balances) Maximum loss on assets Maximum liquidation expenses Subtotal (potential balances) Allocation of deficit capital balance Safe payments to partners - January 31 0 $ 34,000 67,000 54,000 (2,000) (94,000) 59,000 $ (26,000) 33,000 97,000 0 0 0 (97,000) 0 Van, Capital and Loan 50% 92,000 (15,500) (15,000) (1,000) 1,500 62,000 (110,500) (13,000) (61,500) 61,500 $ 0 Bakel, Capital and Loan 30% 158,000 (9,300) (9,000) (600) 900 140,000 (66,300) (7,800) 65,900 (36,900) $ 29,000 221,000 (221,000) 90,000 (6,200) (6,000) (400) 600 78,000 (44,200) (5,200) 28,600 (24,600) $ 4,000 $ 0 0 0 0 $ 0 0 0 0 $ 33,000 $ 0 $ 0 January February March Prepare proposed schedule of liquidation to determine the safe payments made to the partners at the end of February. (Amounts to be entered with a minus sign.) VAN, BAKEL, AND COX PARTNERSHIP Proposed Schedule of Liquidation February 28 Van, Bakel, Cox, Noncash Cash Liabilities Capital Capital Assets and Loan Capital and Loan 20% 50% 30% 59,000 $ 221,000 $ 0$ 62,000 $ 140,000 $ 78,000 $ 0 0 (29,000) (33,000) 26,000 (3,000) (4,000) 74,000 221,000 0 111.000 > 0 0 (1,500) X (1,000) X 23,000 0 Balances before January 31 safe payments Safe payments to partners - January 31 Balances - February 1 Paid liquidation expenses Subtotal (actual balances) Maximum loss on assets Maximum liquidation expenses Subtotal (potential balances) Allocation of deficit capital balance Safe payments to partners - February 28 221,000 (221,000) 109,500 (66,300) 73,000 (44,200) 0 0 62,000 (2,500) X 59,500 (110,500) (4,000) X (55,000) 55,000 X 0 $ 0 0 O (5,000) X 18,000 0 18,000 $ (1,600) X (2,400) X 40,800 0 0 27,200 0 0 (33,000) X 7,800 $ (22,000) X 5,200 $ 0 $ 0 VAN, BAKEL, AND COX PARTNERSHIP Proposed Schedule of Liquidation March 31 Cash Noncash Assets Liabilities Cox, Capital 20% $ 0 0 0 Balances before February 28 safe payments Safe payments to partners - February 28 Balances - March 1 Sold machinery Paid liquidation expenses Subtotal (actual balances) Safe payments to partners - March 31 Ending balances - March 31 0 Van, Capital Bakel, and Capital and Loan Loan 30% 50% $ 59,500 $ 109,500 $ 0 (7,800) X 59,500 101,700 (32,500) X (19,500) X (3,500) (2,100) 23,500 80,100 (23,500) X (80,100) $ 0 $ 0 $ $ 21,000 $ 221,000 (13,000) 0 8,000 221,000 156,000 X (221,000) (7,000) 0 157,000 0 (157,000) X $ 0 $ 0 73,000 X (5,200) 67,800 (13,000) (1,400) 53,400 (53,400) 0 0 0 $ 0
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