Caroline Meeks and Charlie Fox Decide to Form a Partnership

question 164

Essay

Caroline Meeks and Charlie Fox decide to form a partnership on August 1.Meeks invests the following assets and liabilities in the new partnership:
$$\begin{array} { l l } & \text { Market Value } \\\text { Land } & \$ 8 0 , 0 0 0 \\\text { Building }& 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 \\\text { Note payable } & 114,000\end{array}$$
The note payable is associated with the building and the partnership will assume responsibility for the loan.Fox invested $100,000 in cash and $95,000 in equipment in the new partnership.Prepare the journal entries to record the two partners' original investments in the new partnership.

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