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Question - Peter, Tom, and Jason have capital balances and profit-and-loss sharing ratios as follows:

Peter (10%): 100,000

Tom (50%): 400,000

Jason (40%): 200,000

Required (show all your calculations) -

1. Tom retires and is paid $450,000 based on the terms of the original partnership agreement. If the bonus method is used, what is the capital of the remaining partners?

2. Tom retires and is paid $500,000 based on the terms of the original partnership agreement. If the goodwill method is used, what is the capital of the remaining partners (assume the excess payment is used to revalue the whole partnership capital)?

3. Peter retires and is paid $91,000. If the bonus method is used what is the capital of the remaining partners?

4. Jason retires and is paid $150,000. If overvalued assets are written down before the payment, what is the balance of the remaining partners?