Smith, West, and Krug Form a Partnership

question 33

Multiple Choice

Smith, West, and Krug form a partnership. Smith contributes $180,000, West contributes $150,000, and Krug contributes $270,000. Their partnership agreement calls for a 5% interest allowance on the partner's capital balances with the remaining income or loss to be allocated equally. If the partnership reports income of $174,000 for its first year, what amount of income is credited to West's capital account?

• A) $58,000.
• B) $57,000.
• C) $61,500.
• D) $55,500.
• E) $48,000.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

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Displacement

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Repression

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