A Partnership in a Public Accounting Practice Has 7 Partners

question 67

Short Answer

A partnership in a public accounting practice has 7 partners and 12 accounting technicians. Each partner draws the same salary, and each technician is paid the same salary. The partners calculate that if they give the technicians a raise of 5% and if they increase their own salaries by 5%, the gross annual salaries for all accounting personnel will rise from the current $1,629,000 to $1,734,750. What are the current annual salaries of a partner and an accounting technician?

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