Question

Six equal partners own a local pizzeria. The partners have made a tremendous profit and bought many personal items such as cars, boats, new homes, and so on. In order to protect their personal possessions, they decide to incorporate the pizzeria, so that the six partners own shares in the corporation and have limited liability. The business is worth $675,000. After an accident, the partners lose a lawsuit and have to pay $1.2 million in damages. How much money will each partner personally lose to pay this lawsuit

Answer 1

Answer:

Money to be paid by each partner individually is $112,500

Explanation:

Let A and B are partners of a share amount Z

If A's amount is x and share of B's amount is y, then share of A is calculated as

x / (x + y) * z

Number of partners in Pizzarie is 6 with all having equal shares

Value of business is $675,000

Damage to be paid is $1.2 million

Hence, the money to be paid by each partners individually is:

= $675,000 / 6

= $112,500

Therefore, money to be paid by each partner individually is $112,500