Paper F3: Financial accounting (International)
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Example
The DEF Partnership has three partners, D, E and F.
In the first half of year 1, to 30 June Year 1, Partner D and Partner F each received an
annual salary of $30,000. Residual profits were shared between D, E and F in the
ratio 3:5:2. (There is no interest on capital.)
In the second half of the year, from 1 July to 31 December, Partner D’s salary was
increased to $40,000, and the partners altered the profit-sharing ratio to 1:3:1 for
D:E:F). The salary of Partner F was unchanged at $30,000 per year.
The profit for the year was $220,000.
Required
Show how the annual profit should be shared between the partners.
Answer
It is assumed that the profit was the same in each half of the year (= $110,000 for
each six months).
Profits are shared as follows:
1
st
half year: 3 + 5 + 2 = 10
2
nd
half year: 1 + 3 + 1 = 5
Total D E F
Firstsixmonths
$ $ $ $
Notionalsalary(6months) 30,00015,000 15,000
Residualprofit(balance) 80,000
Dshare $80,000×3/1024,000
Eshare $80,000×5/1040,000
Fshare $80,000×2/10 16,000
110,00039,00040,00031,000
Secondsixmonths
Notionalsalary(6months) 35,00020,000 15,000
Residualprofit(balance) 75,000
Dshare $75,000×1/515,000
Eshare $75,000×3/545,000
Fshare $75,000×1/5 15,000
110,00035,000 45,00030,000
Totalfortheyear
220,00074,00085,00061,000