Question

Watts and Lyon are forming a partnership. Watts invests $42,000 and Lyon invests $63,000. The partners agree that Watts will work one-third of the total time devoted to the partnership and Lyon will work two-thirds. They have discussed the following alternative plans for sharing income and loss: (a) in the ratio of their initial capital investments; (b) in proportion to the time devoted to the business; (c) a salary allowance of $72,000 per year to Lyon and the remaining balance in accordance with the ratio of their initial capital investments; or (d) a salary allowance of $72,000 per year to Lyon, 10% interest on their initial capital investments, and the remaining balance shared equally. The partners expect the business to perform as follows: Year 1, $36,000 net loss; Year 2, $90,000 net income; and Year 3, $150,000 net income.

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Irene Watts and John Lyon are forming a partnership to which Watts will devote one half time and Lyon will devote full time. They have discussed the following alternative plans for sharing income and loss: (a) in the ratio of their initial capital investments, which they have agreed will be $42,000 for Watts and $63000 for Lyon; (b) in proportion to the time they devote to the business; (c) a salary allowance of $6,000 per month to Lyon and the balance in accordance with the ratio of their initial capital investment; or (d) a salary allowance of $6000 per month to Lyon, 10% interest on their capital investments, and the balance shared equally. The partners expect the business to perform as follows: year 1, $36,000 net loss; year 2, $90,000 net income; and year 3, $150000 net income.

Required

Prepare three tables with the following column headings.

                                                               Year______

Income (Loss)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sharing Plan                       Calculations                                        Watts                    Lyon

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