Charlie Company Is a Partnership with Two Owners, Charlie and Robert

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Essay

Charlie Company is a partnership with two owners, Charlie and Robert. Each owner has a $20,000 original basis in the entity having contributed cash to the partnership at its formation. In the first year of operations, the partnership reported $50,000 of income which is allocated to each partner equally. The partnership has no liabilities. If Charlie sells his partnership interest to Jody for $55,000, what is the amount of gain or loss on the transaction?

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable manufacturing costs—direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead—in product costs, excluding fixed overhead.

Net Operating Income

A financial metric that calculates how much profit a business generates from its regular operational activities, excluding non-operating income and expenses.

Operating Loss

A financial situation indicating a company's expenses have surpassed its revenue from operations, resulting in a negative operating income.

Absorption Costing

A costing approach that incorporates all costs related to manufacturing, including both fixed and variable costs, into the price of a product.