Fred and Barney started a partnership. Fred invested $20,000 in the business and Barney invested $32,000. The partnership agreement stipulated that profits would be divided as follows: Each partner would receive a 15% return on invested capital with the remaining income being distributed equally between the two partners. Assuming that the partnership earned $38,000 during an accounting period, the amount of income assigned to the two partners would be:

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$20,000 investment of Fred × 15% = $3,000; $32,000 investment of Barney × 15% = $4,800; $38,000 − ($3,000 + $4,800) = $30,200 remainder; $30,200 ÷ 2 = $15,100; $15,100 + $3,000 = $18,100 distribution to Fred; $15,100 + $4,800 = $19,900 distribution to Barney

Fred and Barney Started a Partnership