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question 73

Multiple Choice

W. Bell and C. Quirk started a partnership in 2013. Because Bell contributed a larger amount toward the partnership at inception, the partnership agreement specified the following split of profits and losses in a two- phase allocation. The first allocation would split profits and losses in proportion to the partners' relative capital balances up to 20% of those balances. The remainder would be split evenly. At the end of the first year, the partnership had a loss of $40 000. Partners' capital balances were as follows: (This is not like the example in the chapter.) W. Bell: $102 000 C. Quirk: $18 000 How much of the loss was allocated to W. Bell?

• A)($20 000)
• B)($26 900)
• C)($28 400)
• D)($20 400)

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