The partnership of Frick, Wilson, and Clarke has elected to cease all operations and liquidate its business property. A balance sheet drawn up at this time shows the following account balances:                 Cash $ 64,000   Liabilities $ 44,000 Noncash assets   225,000   Frick, capital (60%)   132,000         Wilson, capital (20%)   36,000         Clarke, capital (20%)   77,000 Total assets $ 289,000   Total liabilities and capital $ 289,000     Part A Prepare a predistribution plan for this partnership.   Part B The following transactions occur in liquidating this business: Distributed safe payments of cash immediately to the partners. Liquidation expenses of  $9,000 are estimated as a basis for this computation. Sold noncash assets with a book value of $96,000 for $64,000. Paid all liabilities. Distributed safe payments of cash again. Sold remaining noncash assets for $52,000. Paid actual liquidation expenses of $7,000 only. Distributed remaining cash to the partners and closed the financial records of the business permanently.   Produce a final statement of liquidation for this partnership using the predistribution plan to determine payments of cash to partners.   Part C Prepare journal entries to record the liquidation transactions reflected in the final statement of liquidation.

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The partnership of Frick, Wilson, and Clarke has elected to cease all operations and liquidate its business property. A balance sheet drawn up at this time shows the following account balances:

 

             
Cash $ 64,000   Liabilities $ 44,000
Noncash assets   225,000   Frick, capital (60%)   132,000
        Wilson, capital (20%)   36,000
        Clarke, capital (20%)   77,000
Total assets $ 289,000   Total liabilities and capital $ 289,000
 

 

Part A

Prepare a predistribution plan for this partnership.

 

Part B

The following transactions occur in liquidating this business:

  1. Distributed safe payments of cash immediately to the partners. Liquidation expenses of  $9,000 are estimated as a basis for this computation.
  2. Sold noncash assets with a book value of $96,000 for $64,000.
  3. Paid all liabilities.
  4. Distributed safe payments of cash again.
  5. Sold remaining noncash assets for $52,000.
  6. Paid actual liquidation expenses of $7,000 only.
  7. Distributed remaining cash to the partners and closed the financial records of the business permanently.

 

Produce a final statement of liquidation for this partnership using the predistribution plan to determine payments of cash to partners.

 

Part C

Prepare journal entries to record the liquidation transactions reflected in the final statement of liquidation.

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