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David, Paul, and Burt Are Partners in a CPA Firm

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David, Paul, and Burt are partners in a CPA firm sharing profits and losses in a ratio of 2:2:3, respectively.Immediately prior to liquidation, the following balance sheet was prepared:  Assets  Liabilities & Equities  Cash $100,000 Liabilities $280,000 Noncash assets 580,000 David, Capital 160,000 Paul, Capital 160,000 Burt, Capital 80,000Total Assets$680.000Total Liabilities & Equities$680,000\begin{array} { l c l r } { \text { Assets } } & & { \text { Liabilities \& Equities } } & \\\text { Cash } & \$ 100,000 & \text { Liabilities } & \$ 280,000 \\\text { Noncash assets } & 580,000 & \text { David, Capital } & 160,000 \\& & \text { Paul, Capital } & 160,000 \\& & \text { Burt, Capital } &80,000\\ \text {Total Assets}&\$ 680.000 & \text {Total Liabilities \& Equities}&\$ 680,000 \end{array}
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Assuming the noncash assets are sold for $300,000, determine the amount of cash to be distributed to each partner.Complete the worksheet and clearly indicate the amount of cash to be distributed to each partner in the spaces provided.No cash is available from any of the three partners.  Noncash  David  Paul  Burt Cash Assets  Liabilities  Capital  Capital  Capital  Beginning Bal. 100,000580,000280,000160,000160,00080,000\begin{array}{lcccccc}&&\text { Noncash } &&\text { David } &\text { Paul } & \text { Burt }\\&\text{Cash} & \text { Assets }& \text { Liabilities } &\text { Capital }&\text { Capital }&\text { Capital }\\\text { Beginning Bal. }&100,000&580,000&280,000&160,000&160,000&80,000\end{array}

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