A Local Partnership Has Assets of Cash of $30,000 and Land

question 49

Multiple Choice

A local partnership has assets of cash of $30,000 and land recorded at $700,000. All liabilities have been paid and the partners are all personally insolvent. The partners' capital accounts are as follows: Roberts, $500,000, Ferry, $300,000 and Mones, $30,000. The partners share profits and losses 5:3:2.If the land is sold for $450,000, how much cash will Mones receive in the final settlement?

• A) $0.
• B) $15,000.
• C) $300,000.
• D) $217,500.
• E) $362,500.

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