Question

Floyd and Merriam start a partnership business on June 12, 2019. Their capital account balances as of December 31, 2020 stood as follows:
Floyd $50,000
Merriam 23,000

They agreed to admit Ramelow into the business for a one-fifth interest in the new partnership. Ramelow contributes $27,000 cash in exchange for the partnership interest. Assume that Floyd and Merriam shared profits and losses in a 3:1 ratio before the admission of Ramelow. Which of the following is the correct journal entry to record the above admission?

a. Cash 27,000
Ramelow, Capital 27,000

b. Cash 27,000
Merriam, Capital 7,000
Floyd, Capital 20,000

c. Merriam, Capital 20,000
Floyd, Capital 7,000
Ramelow, Capital 27,000

d. Cash 27,000
Floyd, Capital 5,250
Merriam, Capital 1,750
Ramelow, Capital 20,000

Answer 1

Answer:

d. Cash 27,000

Floyd, Capital 5,250

Merriam, Capital 1,750

Ramelow, Capital 20,000

Explanation:

First of all we need to calculate the total capital after admission

Total Capital after admission = $50,000 + $23,000 + $27,000 = $100,000

Share of Ramelow = Total Capital x Partnership share = $100,000 x 1/5 = $20,000

Actual Payment made by Ramelow = $27,000

Amount of goodwill paid by Ramelow = $27,000 - $20,000 = $7,000

This goodwill will be distributed between Floyd and Merriam as per their partnership ratio

Share of Goodwill ro Flyod = $7,000 x 3/4 = $5,250

Share of Goodwill ro Merriam = $7,000 x 1/4 = $1,750