Masco,Short,and Henderson Who Are Partners in the MSH Company Share

question 137

Essay

Masco,Short,and Henderson who are partners in the MSH Company share income and loss in a 2:2:1 ratio.They plan to liquidate their partnership.At liquidation,their balance sheet appears as follows.Prepare journal entries for (a)the sale of land and equipment sold as a package for $500,000, (b)the allocation of the gain or loss, (c)the payment of the liabilities,and (d)the distribution of cash to the individual partners.
MSH Company
Balance Sheet
January 31
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | r | } \hline \text { Assets } & & \text { Liabilities and Equity } & \\\hline \text { Cash } & \$ 200,000 & \text { Accounts Payable } & \$ 221,500 \\\hline \text { Equipment } & 200,000 & \text { Masco, Capital } & 210,000 \\\hline \text { Land } & 350,000 & \text { Short, Capital } & 178,000 \\\hline & & \text { Henderson, Capital } & 140,500 \\\hline \text { Total assets } & \$ 750,000 & \text { Total liabilities and equity } & \$ 750,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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