Sand, Mell, and Rand are partners who share incomes and losses in a 1:4:5 ratio. After lengthy disagreements among the partners and several unprofitable periods, the partners decided to liquidate the partnership. Before the liquidation, the partnership balance sheet showed the following: Cash $10,000 Total “other assets,” $106,000 Total liabilities, $88,000 Sand, Capital, $1,200 Mell, Capital, $11,700 Rand, Capital, $15,100 The “other assets” were sold for $ 85,000. Proceeds from the sale of other assets were used to payoff existing liabilities. Determine the following: 1)The gain (or loss) realized on the sale of the assets and recording of liabilities’ payment. 2)The balances in the partners’ capital accounts after the distribution of this gain or loss to the capital accounts. 3)Assume that if any capital deficits exist, they are not made up and the deficient partner pays down his or her deficit to zero. How much cash will each of the partners receive in the final liquidation? Solution Balance Sheet Assets Amount Liabilities Amount Cash $ 10,000.00 Total liabilities $ 88,000.00 Other Assets $ 106,000.00 Partner\'s Capital A/c Sand $ 1,200.00 Mell $ 11,700.00 RAND $ 15,100.00 Total $ 116,000.00 Total $ 116,000.00 Journal Entries Particular Amount(DR) Amount(CR) 1) Cash A/c $ 85,000.00 Loss on realization $ 21,000.00 To Other Assets $ 106,000.00 (Being amount realized on sale of assets) Sand=($21000*1/10) $ 2,100.00 Mell=($21000*4/10) $ 8,400.00 Rand=($21000*5/10) $ 10,500.00 To Loss on realization $ 21,000.00 (Being loss on realization distribute to partner\'s in their profit sharing ratio) Total Liabilities $ 88,000.00 To Cash $ 88,000.00 (Being amount paid to total liabilities) 2) Sand\'s Capital A/c Particular Amount(Dr) Particular Amount(Cr) To Loss on realization $ 2,100.00 By Balance B/d $ 1,200.00 By Cash A/c $ 900.00 Total $ 2,100.00 Total $ 2,100.00 Mell\'s Capital A/c Particular Amount(Dr) Particular Amount(Cr) To Loss on realization $ 8,400.00 By Balance B/d $ 11,700.00 To Cash $ 3,300.00 Total $ 11,700.00 Total $ 11,700.00 Rand\'s Capital A/c Particular Amount(Dr) Particular Amount(Cr) To Loss on realization $ 10,500.00 By Balance B/d $ 15,100.00 To Cash $ 4,600.00 Total $ 15,100.00 Total $ 15,100.00 3) Cash A/c Particular Amount(Dr) Particular Amount(Cr) To Balance b/d $ 10,000.00 By Total Liabilities $ 88,000.00 To Other assets $ 85,000.00 By Mell\'s Capital A/c $ 3,300.00 To Sand\'s Capital A/c $ 900.00 By Rand\'s Capital A/c $ 4,600.00 Total $ 95,900.00 Total $ 95,900.00.

1. Sand, Mell, and Rand are partners who share incomes and losses in a 1:4:5 ratio. After lengthy
disagreements among the partners and several unprofitable periods, the partners decided to
liquidate the partnership. Before the liquidation, the partnership balance sheet showed the
following:
Cash $10,000
Total “other assets,” $106,000
Total liabilities, $88,000
Sand, Capital, $1,200
Mell, Capital, $11,700
Rand, Capital, $15,100
The “other assets” were sold for $ 85,000. Proceeds from the sale of other assets were used to
payoff existing liabilities.
Determine the following:
1)The gain (or loss) realized on the sale of the assets and recording of liabilities’ payment.
2)The balances in the partners’ capital accounts after the distribution of this gain or loss to the
capital accounts.
3)Assume that if any capital deficits exist, they are not made up and the deficient partner pays
down his or her deficit to zero. How much cash will each of the partners receive in the final
liquidation?
Solution
Balance Sheet Assets Amount Liabilities Amount Cash $ 10,000.00 Total
liabilities $ 88,000.00 Other Assets $ 106,000.00 Partner's Capital A/c Sand $
1,200.00 Mell $ 11,700.00 RAND $ 15,100.00 Total $ 116,000.00 Total $
116,000.00 Journal Entries Particular Amount(DR) Amount(CR) 1) Cash
A/c $ 85,000.00 Loss on realization $ 21,000.00 To Other Assets $
106,000.00 (Being amount realized on sale of assets) Sand=($21000*1/10) $
2,100.00 Mell=($21000*4/10) $ 8,400.00 Rand=($21000*5/10) $ 10,500.00
To Loss on realization $ 21,000.00 (Being loss on realization distribute to
partner's in their profit sharing ratio) Total Liabilities $ 88,000.00 To Cash
$ 88,000.00 (Being amount paid to total liabilities) 2) Sand's Capital
A/c Particular Amount(Dr) Particular Amount(Cr) To Loss on realization $
2,100.00 By Balance B/d $ 1,200.00 By Cash A/c $ 900.00 Total $ 2,100.00
Total $ 2,100.00 Mell's Capital A/c Particular Amount(Dr) Particular
Amount(Cr) To Loss on realization $ 8,400.00 By Balance B/d $ 11,700.00 To

2. Cash $ 3,300.00 Total $ 11,700.00 Total $ 11,700.00 Rand's Capital A/c
Particular Amount(Dr) Particular Amount(Cr) To Loss on realization $ 10,500.00 By
Balance B/d $ 15,100.00 To Cash $ 4,600.00 Total $ 15,100.00 Total $
15,100.00 3) Cash A/c Particular Amount(Dr) Particular Amount(Cr) To
Balance b/d $ 10,000.00 By Total Liabilities $ 88,000.00 To Other assets $ 85,000.00
By Mell's Capital A/c $ 3,300.00 To Sand's Capital A/c $ 900.00 By Rand's
Capital A/c $ 4,600.00 Total $ 95,900.00 Total $ 95,900.00