In: Accounting
Watts and Lyon are forming a partnership. Watts invests $31,500
and Lyon invests $58,500. The partners agree that Watts will work
one-fourth of the total time devoted to the partnership and Lyon
will work three-fourths. They have discussed the following
alternative plans for sharing income and loss: (a) in the
ratio of their initial capital investments; (b) in
proportion to the time devoted to the business; (c) a
salary allowance of $21,000 per year to Lyon and the remaining
balance in accordance with the ratio of their initial capital
investments; or (d) a salary allowance of $21,000 per year
to Lyon, 11% interest on their initial capital investments, and the
remaining balance shared equally. The partners expect the business
to perform as follows: Year 1, $19,000 net loss; Year 2, $47,500
net income; and Year 3, $79,167 net income.
Required:
Complete the tables, one for each of the first three years, by
showing how to allocate partnership income or loss to the partners
under each of the four plans being considered. (Enter all
allowances as positive values. Enter losses and capital deficits,
if any, as negative values. Do not round intermediate calculations.
Round final answer to the nearest whole dollar.)