Mesner's and Sanchez's Company Is Organized as a Partnership

question 150

Essay

Mesner's and Sanchez's company is organized as a partnership. At the prior year-end, Mesner's equity balance was $258,000 and Sanchez's was $212,000. For the current year, partnership net income is $125,000 ($75,000 allocated to Mesner and $50,000 allocated to Sanchez); withdrawals are $77,000 ($40,000 for Mesner and $37,000 for Sanchez). Compute the total partnership return on equity and the individual partner return on equity ratios.

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Definitions:

Debt Security

A financial instrument representing a loan made by an investor to a borrower, typically corporate or governmental, where the borrower is obligated to pay back with interest.

Expected Cash Flows

The estimated amount of money to be received or paid out over a period in the future.

Other-Than-Temporary Impairments

Losses recognized on investments when a decline in value is judged to be long-term rather than temporary, impacting the value of securities on a balance sheet.

Debt Investments

Investments made in bonds or other debt securities, where the investor lends money to an entity (corporate or governmental) that borrows the funds for a defined period at an interest rate.