Partnership Class Exercises
Partnership Class Exercises
Questions
Q1.1 Theory
a) Name and briefly discuss five factors which should be outlined in a partnership agreement.
b) Discuss the circumstances under which it would be equitable to introduce interest on capital in a partnership agreement.
c) Explain the purpose of a current account for each partner.
d) Explain the purpose of a statement of changes in equity.
Loo, Moo and Soo are in partnership trading as LMS Traders. The balances in their capital accounts are as follows:
Loo N$ 60 000
Moo N$ 80 000
Soo N$ 100 000
You are required to divide the profit among the partners in each of the following unrelated cases:
Andy and Brad have been in partnership since 01 January 2012. Andy made an initial capital investment of N$ 80 000 on 01 January 2012. He
invests a further N$ 20 000 on 01 April 2012. On 01 January 2012 Brad invested N$ 160 000, N$ 10 000 of which he withdrew on 01 October
2012. The partnership agreement stipulates that each partner may draw N$ 1 000 as an advance on expected profits at the end of each month.
(NB: such drawings have no influence on the profit for the period distribution- it is simply debited against the partners’ current or withdrawal
accounts). The profit earned by the firm for the year ended 31 December 2012 amounts to N$ 60 000.
You are required to divide the profit in each of the following situations:
Mutt and Jeff are equal partners in a sport shop called Born Losers. The following balances appeared in the pre-adjustment trial balance at 28
February 2011:
Adjustments:
1) Depreciation on land and building must be provided for at 8% p.a. on the straight-line-basis.
2) Depreciation on office equipment must be provided for on the reducing-balance method at 10% p.a.
3) The loan from City Bank was negotiated on 01/03/2010 and interest is payable six-monthly at 12% p.a.
4) An additional amount of N$ 1 500 must be written off from debtors as irrecoverable and the provision for debtors must be adjusted to
equal to 5% of good debtors.
5) The balance on the insurance account represent two premiums paid as follows:
N$ 900 on a one-year fire policy effective from 01 May 2010.
N$ 1 500 on a one-year theft policy effective from 01 August 2010.
6) Stationery costing N$ 180 was still on hand at 28/02/2011.
7) An account of N$ 240 dated 01/02/2011 for customs duties was only received on 03/03/2011.
8) Inventory costing N$ 6 000 was still on hand at 28/02/2011
9) According to Mutt, advertisements costing N$ 4 100 were placed before 28/02/2011.
10) Interest on current accounts must be calculated at 6% p.a.
11) Interest on drawings came to N$ 125 for Mutt and N$ 100 for Jeff.
You are required to prepare for Born Losers for the year ending 28 February 2011 the following statements:
Jack and Jill are in business as partners with a formal Agreement. Their Trial Balance at the year- end appears as shown below. During the year
Jack’s drawings amounted to N$ 35 000 and Jill’s drawings amounted to N$ 16 000. Interest on capital is calculated at 5% of the opening
balance of capital. Interest on drawings to be calculated at 6% p.a. profits are shared in relation to capital contributed.
JACK AND JILL