Nancy and Peter Enter into a Partnership and Decide to Share

question 16

Multiple Choice

Nancy and Peter enter into a partnership and decide to share profits and losses as follows: 1.The first allocation is a salary allowance with Nancy receiving $13,000 and Peter receiving $11,000.
2) The second allocation is 15% of the partners' capital balances at year end.On December 31,2019,the capital balances for Nancy and Peter are $82,000 and $18,000,respectively.
3) Any remaining profit or loss is allocated equally.
For the year ending December 31,2019,the partnership reported a net loss of $147,000.What is Peter's share of the net loss?

• A) $13,700
• B) $54,000
• C) $5800
• D) $67,700

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