Table 12-13 Burns and Allan Have Formed a Partnership and Invested $40,000

question 79

Essay

Table 12-13
Burns and Allan have formed a partnership and invested $40,000 and $60,000, respectively. They have agreed to share profits as follows:
1) An annual allocation to Burns of $20,000 and to Allan of $10,000 based on service
2) The next $15,000 is to be allocated according to their original capital contributions to the partnership.
3) The remainder is to be allocated 5:4 respectively
-Refer to Table 12-13.Assuming that the business earns $135,000:
1_allocate the income to Burns and Allan.
2_calculate the balance of each partner's capital account.

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only includes variable production costs (costs that change with the level of output) in the cost of goods sold and treats fixed costs as period costs.

Manufacturing Costs

The total costs incurred in the process of producing or manufacturing goods.

Absorption Costing

An accounting approach that factors in every manufacturing expense, like direct materials, direct labor, and both types of overhead (variable and fixed), into the product pricing.

Variable Costing

A costing method in which all variable manufacturing costs are included as inventory costs, while fixed manufacturing overhead is treated as an expense in the period incurred.