Partnership Formation Problems
Partnership Formation Problems
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20I3Jos ean ana11
1-1: On May l, ,. . f 3.7 respectively. Jose contn.bute d a computer
profits and.losses t11 t~e;,::~:cm~~ibuted P200,000 cash. The comput er was
that cost him PSO,OO
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M 1 2013 immediately after the formation of the
sold for ~ ,oo o on a~t should be recorded in Jose's capital account on
partnership. W11at an1ou. ? ,,
fonnation ofthe partnership.
a; PSS,000
b. PSJ,500
c. P60,000
d. PS0,000
1-2: Red, White, and Blue form a partnership on May 1, 2013. They agree that Red
will contribute office equipment with a total fair value of P40,000 ; White will
contribute delivery equipment with a fair value ofP80,000; and Blue will contribute
cash. lfBlue want a one third interest in the capital and profits, he should contribute
the following of cash:
a P 40,000
b~ P 60,000
c. Pl20,000
d. Pl80,000
1-4: pls,a and ~la fonn a new partnership. Elsa invesIS PJ00,000 in cas~ for her 60
percent interest in the capital and profits of the business. Perla contnbutes land
that has an original cost of P40,000 and a fair market' value of P70,000, and a
building that has a tax basis ofP50,000 and a fair market value of P90,000. The
building is subject to a P40,000 mortgage that the partnership will assume. What
amount of cash should Perla contribute?
a. P 40,000
b, P 80,000
c. PIJ0,000
d. PJS0,000
1-5: Anton and Bauzon formed a partnership and agreed to divide initial capital equally,
even though Anton contributed Pl 00,000 and Bauzon contributed P84,000 in
identifiable assets. Under the hon-us-method, to adjust the capital accounts,
Dauzon ,s intangible assets should be debited for:
a. P46,000
b. P16,000
f· P 8,000
d°I Zero
1-6: Reyes and Santos drafted a partnership agreement that lists the following assets
contributed at the partnership fom1ation:
Co11trib11ted by
Reyes Santos
Cash P200,000 P300,000
Invcntory 150.000
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Building 400~000
Equipment 150,000
a.. AA
b. BB
-c., cc
d. A.U capital ac co ll1 tl ba
lances a,re eq ua l
\.-8: PP. R..~. and SS are new
CPA's and are to fom1 a partn
as b.{)f PS0.Ol).) and hi s ~n ership. PP is to contribute
1puter originally costing
h3.fld value of P25.000. RR is P60,000 bu t has a second
to contribute cash of P80,00
~-s -se]~r.g\.'0mrme~. 1s: to c-onn 0. SS , \\?hose family
ibute cash of P25 ,000 and a
\\ ltn a regular selling brand new computer
price of P60J)Q() but which
m~ l)rofits equally.The ca cost is PS0,000. Partners ag
pital balances upon ree
formation are:
pp
RR ss
J-1' P :'5,0 (JQ
PS0, 000 P85,000
b. Pl l0 ,000
P80,0-00 P 75,000
c. P 80 ,0,00
P80,000 P8 0, 00 0
d.. P 81 ,333
PBS,333
P88,334
l-9 : v~- ,., ,1 \,_·
~kJ.~mg ~ a-e.nte:red Ul
• >A G.J. .A. C::~u :" Or
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to a pa rtn ersh ip on l\1nrch \, 20 l 3 by inve .
s.u ng th l'
r
9(1 _0()()
\60.000
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TI1c 3~ e:.:ffi cn1between Maria and ~ora provides that profits and losses are to
he divided into 40~'o to J\faria and 60% to ;\Ora. and that the partnership is to
a~urnc a liabi".ny on 1l1c cornputer equipment of P60,000. The partners funher
agree that '\'.era is to receive a capital credit equal to her profit and Joss ratio,
Ho,, n1uch cash is to be invested by Nora?
a. P135,000
b. P/ 45,000
'f P l 55 .. 000
,i/.. P130,000
1-10: Roy. San~ and Tim dec ided to engage in a real estate venture as a partner ship.
Roy inYested P 140,000 cash and Sam provided an office and furnishings valued
at P220.0 00. (Tbere is a P60~000 note payable 1emainin g on the furnishings to
b e assume d by the partners hip). Although Tim has no tangible assets to invest,
both Roy and Sam believe that Tim's expert salesmanship provides an adequate
investn1ent The partners agree to receive an equal capital interest in the partnership.
l!sing tbe bonus metb~ what is the capita] balance of Tim?
IL p 50,000
b. . Zero
c.. P140,000
d, PI00,0 00
1-11: Lara and Mitra fonne-d a partnership on July 1, 2013 and invested the foJJowing
assets:
Lara Mitra
Cash P130,000 P200,000
Compme r Equipme nt 50,000
The computer equipm ent bas a note payable amount ing to PI 0,000, which was
assumed by the part11ership. The partners hip agre,ement provide s that Lara and
Jvfitra will have an equal capital credit Using the goodwill method~the amount of
goodv-1111 to be recorded upon formation of the partnership is:
a; PJI0,00 0
b. Pll0,00 0
c. PJ00,00 0
d. PJ30,00 0
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Ru iz
Pe ii a
Book Fair
value Boo k Fair
Accounts Receivable valu e valu e valu e
Inventories P20,000 P20,000
Equipment 30,000
40,000 P20,000 P25,000
Accounts Payable 60,000
45,000 40,000 50,000
15,000
15,000 I 0,000 l 0,000
The Partner 's capital
· ace
and the assum tion f . 0~~ts. should be equal after all the
contribution of as_s~
P O
habihnes. How much cash is to be contributed by Ruiz ts
?
a. P1so,ooo
b. P 60,000
c. P210,ooo
d. P 85,0 00
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1-14: On March 1, 2013, Cruz and Ferrer formed a partnership with each contributing
the following assets:
Ferrer
Cash P30,000 P70,000
Machinery and equipment 25,000 75,000
Building 225,000
Furniture and fixture s 10,000
1-15: The statement of financial position as of July 31, 2013 for the business owned by
C. Borja shows the following assets and liabilities: ·
Cash P2,500
Accounts Receivable 10,000
Merchandise Inventory 15,000 '
Fixtures 18,000 r
Accounts Payable · 6,000
Th e ag
to be d'ree·dtne
d nt
· be tw ee n· M oran and N' ak. ar _
. iv,
1s to aSs\1n,ee mt o4 0o/o{ to Nl on m) an d6 00A provides th at profits an d los.....-..es are
the p 0 (
30 ' 00 0 mo rtg ag e loa. n to Na.ka.rt an d th.
.
at the partne1~b .
on th e bu 1ld mg. IP
lfNakar is to receive a c· .t l 're
C"lsh must he inv~st? ·3 P 1 a c d. . .
it eq ua l to his profit and tos s ratio. hoVii" rnucb
a. Pl 27 ,5 00
b. Pl 72,soo
c. P 9·7,500
d, P 77,500
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t-lR: As of July l , 20 13. Flores and Garcia decided to form a partnership. Their
statements·of financial position on this date are:
Flores Garl'iu
a. P14,250
b. P 5,250
c1 P/7,250
d. PJ0,250
1-19: Ortiz and Ponce are partners sharing profits in this proportion-60:40. A statement
of financial position prepared for the partners on April 1, 2013:
f- J9. -·· • t
(Ol l ll'f'l li(\7
Bo ok .◄ g, ·t('(/
Accounts receivable l'tl/ues l ;,tuati01t."____ .... -~
Allowance for doub\fu\ ,,
Merchandise inventory °CCOUnts P54 ,000 l'~4.l)(X)
Store cquiprncnt ~.( ~
{1,(~Xl
Accumulated dep rec iatian . _~\,.,. . 9(\6 lXl 105.(X))
,) '-•'~ cqu1pm . 27!000
Office equipment <.'nt
Accumulat<:d depreciation -- orr \~J)JO I _\,100
,-, , . U\.(~X)
Accounts Payable IC'-'. 1.;q u1p lr\\.' \l\
\)_tj)I,}
<l"Sl~l
.....___ ----.. . ..___. ...__ --·-4~,
- __00( )
..........__ •~~.OX)
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1-20: Continued
1-21: On April I, 20 I3, EIJ and Emm pooled their assets to form a partnership, with
the finn to take over their business assets and assume the liabilities. Partners
capitals are to be based on net assets transferred after the following adjustments:
Ell £mm
Assets P75.000 Pl 13,000
Liabilities 5,000 34,500
Capital 70,000 78,500
How much is the capital of Ell after the above adjustment'i to his books?
a. P70,000
b. P65,000
c. P68,500
d. P66,000
1-22: Cortez admits Di vino for a partnership interest in his business. The statement of
financial position of Cortez on November 30, 20 I 3 prior to the admission of
Di vino shows the folJowing:
Debit Credit
Cash p ')
! _;: ; · ( \m (tl tU t\ f
Eden
Book Value Fair Value Flora
C as h Book Value Fair Valu e
Office Eq uipment P37S,OOO P37S,OOO
350.000 P87S,OOO P875 ,000
Building. - Net 312,000 872,500 937,500
Furniture and Fixtures
95,000 3,262,500 2,812,500
\25,000
The bui\d~g is subject to
partnc~\up . Th~ partner
a mortgage \oan of P1,
ship agreement provid
\ 25,000 which is to be
assumed by the
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\o~ses m ~he raho ~f 30 es that Eden and Flora
% share profits and
bnn_g their respectwe ca and 70% respectively. Assuming that the pa
rt
eir profit and loss ratio ners agreed to
cap ita\ as the ba se: pital in proportion to th
. and using Fl0rd
1-23! \Vhat is th e ca pi
ta\ acconnt balance
a. PJ,500,00lJ of F\ora on June 30, 20
13?
b. P4,000,000
c. PJ,937,500
d. P3,837,500
1~24: How rnuch is the addttion~J c,111>h v; ~ inv,:.~t,~11 r,y 1~J<;;t{!
11, P2,6H7,5tJO
h. P2,587,000
(~. P 688,000
d. /' 687,000
1.. 25: Rey, Sain? and Tin, ft>rrned a partnership on May 3 J, 2(JJ 3, ',\titb th~ foJw--11,ng
assets, measured at their fair market value,;, oontributtd.byeach partner;
Although Tim has contributed the most cash to the partnership, ·nm
did not have
the full amount of P 180,000 avaHable and ·was force to borrow person ally
Pl2Q,000. The delivery equipment contributed by Rey has a mortga ge of
P540,000 and the partnership is to assume the reh'J)Onsib ihtyfor the Joan. The
partners agree to divide profits and losses 4-0% to Rey; 4!Y'/4 to Sam; and 20'¼
to Tim.
The partners further agreed to bring their respective capita] interest in proportion
to their profit and loss ratio.
Using the bonus method, capita] transfer among partner s should be made as
follows:
Ca nd y sh ou ld n1ake an addition
al investn1ent (withd.nl,val) of :
P 96!000
"·b. P 84.000
('. P( i 6.800)
t.l. P( l 5,000)
Bo ok va lu es Fa ir \·a lu es
Ac cou nts rec eiv abl e (ne t)
ltw cn tor y 53,800 P53,000
Equipn.1ent 98 ,40 0 107 .00 0
No tes pa yable 25.800 34 ,00 0
56.000
56 .00 0
N~ra agrees to invest cash of P42,0
pn ce .
00 an d me rch an dis e va lue d at cl.l
lT\!nt market
Under the bonus approach to adjust the capital'accounts, Carlos unident, fiable
asset should be debited for
a. P46,000
b. Pl6,000
c. P 8,000
d. p 0
l-3'0: Noy and Bi agreed to combine their business into a partnership. The statement
of financial position of Noy and Bi showed the fol lowing:
Noy Bi
Book Value Fair Value Book Value fair Value
Cash Pl0,000 Pl0,000 Pl4,000 Pl4,000
Accounts recei vable - net 92,000 92,000 92,000 92.000
Merchandise inventory 180,000 216,000 144,000 150,000
Computer equipment 28,800 24,000 16,200 14.000
Furniture and fixtures 19,200 18,000
Accounts pa yable 108,000 )08,000 72,000 72,000
Agre.ed capitals of Noy and Bi in the partnership are P250,000 and P200.000.
respectively. The excess over the net assets contributed to the partnership is to
be treated as goodwill.
Lo ren Ja mb y
As se ts
Liabilities P210,750 Pl 03 ,00 0
9J,500 36,000
The following agreements are
made to ad~iusts assets an d 1· b·
ia i1·it1. es:
a. Both partners will provide
b. Lo re n's fixed as se ts we re PS ,000 allowance fo rd
ov er
assets were un de r-d ep re cia ted -d ep re cia ted b p~ ub tfu l accounts.,
by PS00 Y ,0 00 an d J am by s fixed
c. Accrued expenses are to be
th e amount of p 1 20 0 an d precognized i~ h ho
. ' t_ e ok s of Lo re n an d Jamby
d . Obso1ete inventory to be wr 1,00 0 , res pe cti ve ly in
e. Lo re n an d Jamby also agreeitten of f b Lo .
d to sh Y :ie n am ou nt s to
are pr o its an d lo ss es eqP3 ,500.
ually.
W ha t is th e total as se to ftb ep ar
tn er sh ·tp aft h
er t e formati.on?
a. P2 97 ,5 50
b. P3 00 ,7 50
c. P3 03 ,5 50
d.. P2 98 ,5 50
, tdl!t 11111,w. u11d l)rgv1 1tZ.<JJ rr111 •
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h11 111 1 t il,11, ·. Hw 1,. ( 11.1'1 1
to form a partnership
f ... 3J; C,1bo and J:.du each operating a separate business agreed
rships on the
on July J, 201 3. The ass, ~ and Jiabilitiesofthe two sole proprieto
date of formation are ah fo lkJ·,vs:
Gibo Edu
a. P/6, 800
b. P20,400
c. P/2, 400
d. PJB,200
c '/111 p,,,,, I
:I-JS; ·us1r1g the datci in No. 1--34, what is the totaJ asset of the partnership after the
formation:
a.. Pll;058,JJ6
b. PS,618,336
c. 1'6,618,336
d. P9,840,288
How much cash should Gordon invest (withdraw) so that their capital interest
would be quaJ to their profit and loss ratio.
a. P(l 33,150)
b. P( 95,000)
c. P 133,250
d. P 95,000
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PROBLE\IS
Prohlt·m 1-1
Ca.sh p 6,000
Notes receivable 3,000
Accounts receivable P24.000
Less: Allowance for bad debts l.000 23,000
Merchandise Inventory
8,000
Furni ture and fixture . .
~-000
Less Accumulated depreciation
600 5,400
T0121 Assets
P45,400
liabilities and Equity
Notes payable
Accounts payable P4,000
Pedro Castro, capital 10,000
Total Liabilities and Equity 31,400
P45,400
Pablo Bunag offers to invest cash to give him a capital Credit equal to one-half ( 1/2) of
Pedro Castro's
Castro capital
accepts the
after giving effect to the adjustment of the items below. Pedro
offer.
1. Tue merchandise is to be valued at P7 AOO.
2. Toe accounts receivable is estimated to be 95% realizable.
3. Interest accrued on the notes receivable enumerated below is to be reflected.
Pl ,000, 6°/o dated July I, 20 l 0.
P2,000, 6% dated August I, 2010.
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4. beInterest accrued at % annually from April
recorded. . I, 20 IO on the notes payable is to
5 The furniture and fixtures _is to be valued at P4,600. .
6· Office supplies on hand Which have beai charged to eXJ)ense in the imt amounlt(i
· 10 p400. These are still to be USed by the Partnership.
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Required:
1. Prepare the necessary journal entries in al1 the books to record the fonnation of
the partnership if:
a) The books of Pedro Castro will be retained by the partnership.
b) A ne\v set of books \\fill be used.
2 . Prepare the statement of financial position of the partnership.
Prohlen1 1-2
On June 30~2013 Jose, the sole proprietor of the Jose Company, expands the company
and establish a partnership with Pedro and Pablo. The partners plan to share profits
and losses as follows: Jose, 50 percent; Pedro, 25 percent; Pablo, 25 percent. They
also agree that the beginning capital balances of the partnership wi11 reflect this same
relationship.
Jose asked Pedro to join the partnership because bis many business contacts are
expected to be valuable during the expansion. Pedro is also contributing P28,000 cash.
Pablo is contnbuting Pl I ,000 cash and marketable securities costing P42,000 to Pablo
but are ,;urrently worth P57,500.
Jose's invesu:nentin the partnership is the Jose Company. Hep]ans to payoff the notes
with his personal assets. The other partners ~ave ~eed that partnership wilJ assume
the accounts payable. 1be statement of financial position for the Jose Company follows:
Jose Company
Statemeat of Fm.ancial Position
Ju.n e 34, 2013
Assets
Cash P I 0,000
Accounts re,c eivable (net) 48,000
Inventory 72,000
Equipment (Net of accumulated depreciation of P20,000) 70,000
Total Assets P200,000
Liabiliti.es and Equity
Accounts Payable P 53,000
Notes Payable 62,000
Jose, Capital 85,000
Total liabil ities and equit y P200,000
lbc partners agree that the inventory is worth P85,000, and the equipment is worth half
its original cos~ and the aHowance establishe<l for doubtful accounts is correct.
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As se ts
Ca sh
Accounts re ce iv ab le
Less Es tim ate d un co lle p 400
cti bl c ac co un ts Pl6,000
M er ch an di se In ve nt or
y 1,600
Fu rniture and fixtures 14,400
Less Accumulated de pr 20 ,000
ec iat io n P ?,000
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Required:
l. Prepare the necessary adjusting entries in the books of Pepe Basco.
2. Prepare the opening jouma] entries in the books of the partnership.
Prohlem 1-4
Roccs and Sales, who are engaged in the same type of business, agree to combine their
resources and form a partnership on January I , 2013. Their post-clo sing trial balances
as of Janu ary l, 2013 are as foJlows:
Roces Sales
DR CR DR CR
Cash P 14,400 p 4,800
Acc ounts rccci vable 57,600 72,000
Merchand i se in ventory 124,800 192,000
Delivery equipmen t 19,200 48,000
Fixtures 144,000 96,000
Prepaid in s urance 4,800 3)00
Accounts payable 104,000 64,000
Note s payable 40,000
Accrued taxe s 6,400 8,000 ·- - -
Allowanc es for bad debts 12,800
Accumula ted depreciati on-
DcJi very equipmen t 12,800 8,000
Accumula ted depreciati on-
Fixtures 80,000 88,000
Cap ital 161,600 195,200
P364,800 P364,800 P416,000 P416,000
It is agreed that the partnersh ip shall acquire the assets and assume · · o f the
th 1· b 1·11t1es
. . · e ia ·
busmesses at the following va]ues:
Races Sales
Accounts receivable (net) P56,000
Fixtures (net)
Me rchandi se inventory 80,000 P4,800
Goodwill 132,800
40,000 32,000
Required . Prepare the necessary journal ent · ·
partnershi p assuming that: nes 111 the books ofRoces , Sales, and the
a. Roces' books wi II be used by the .
b . Sales ' books will be used by the partne~s~ 1p.
c;_ A new set of books wi 11 be openfJ~n ehrship. .
· Y t e p_a nnersh1p .
CIW/Jl cr i
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Additional data:
(a) Goodwill of P8,000 is to be allowed to Lagman.
(b) Magn o's merc hand ise is to be value d at Pl2,0 00.
(c) Magno's notes payable have unrec orded P300 accru ed interest.
(d) Lagm an is to_set up an allow a?ce for bad de~ts equa l to one perc
ent of his
accounts receivable, and Magno s account~ receivable is to be value d at p 12,00
though trans fe1Ted gross to the new firm. 0
(e) Afte r givin g effec t to the abov e prov ision s, \!ach partn er is to-w
ithdr aw or
contribute sufficient capital to give hiin an investment of P35,0 00.
Required:
J. Joun1aJ cntr~es to cl~se Magn o 's boc~ks.
2. Joum aJ entn_e s to ad.rust the books, o! Lagman.
3. Journ al entri es t<? take up Magno s mvcstn1ent on the book s of
book s to be retra m~d by t~~ new_firm. Lagm an, the
4 . Statcinent of financ1a~ position ot the new finn.
fl"n11 l't s/11ps : Basic Comidl'mr,011 \· r111d Orgu 11i: alru11.> 47
Toledo
Ureta
The assets of the two partners were careful1y examined and it was agreed that certain
adjustments be made and th~ above balance sheets as adjusted be the basis on which
the partnership begins operations.
The adjustments agreed upon are as fallows:
Toledo's accounts receivables are to be taken over at a book value less 15% and
Ureta's accounts receivable at book value less I 0%. Toledo's office equipment is new
and is considered adequate for the new business; therefore, it is decided that Ureta
dispose of his equipment at the highest cash price possible and that Toledo bear one-
fourth of the loss resulting from the sale. Ureta's office ~uipment is disposed ofat book
value less I 0%. It is further agreed that Ureta pay sufficient cash to give him a one-half
(I/2) interest in the business after charging to Toledo's capital account his share of the
Joss on the sale by Ureta of office equipment.
Required:
1. Prepare the journal entries on the books of Toledo and on the books of Ureta to
give effect to the agreement.
2. Open the books of the new partnership, making separate entries for the contribution.<;
ofToledo and Ureta. ·
3. Record Ureta'scash contrib~tion, ~hich ~~es hitn half interest in the new partnership.
4. Prepare a ~tate~ent o~ fmanctal position for the new partnership after the
consummation of the entire agreem.cnt.