Cody Jenkins and Lacey Tanner formed a partnership to provide landscaping services. Jenkins and Tanner shared profits and losses equally. After all the tangible assets have been adjusted to current market prices, the capital accounts of Cody Jenkins and Lacey Tanner have balances of $39,000 and $51,000, respectively. Valeria Solano has expertise with using the computer to prepare landscape designs, cost estimates, and renderings. Jenkins and Tanner deem these skills useful; thus, Solano is admitted to the partnership at a 30% interest for a purchase price of $24,000. a. Determine the recipient and amount of the partner bonus. $ b. Provide the journal entry to admit Solano into the partnership. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. c. Why would a bonus be paid in this situation

A) 10,200

Explanation:

Capital balance of both partners :

Cody Jenkins = $39,000

Lacey Tanner = $51,000

Existing capital =. $(39,000 + 51,000) = $90,000

New purchase price - Solano = $24,000

Total capital = $(90,000 + 24000) = $114,000

New capital :

New partner share × total capital

New partner capital = 30 % × 114000 = $34,200

Amount of partner bonus = new purchase price - new partner capital

Amount of partner bonus = 24,000 - 34,200 = - $10,200

Bonus share ratio:

Cody Jenkins and Lacey Tanner share profit and losses equally :

Cody Jenkins and Lacey Tanner :

0.5 × 10,200 = -$5,100

B)

Account. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Debit - - - - - Credit

Cash - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24,000

Capital: valerio Solano - - - - - - - - - - - 34,200

Capital: Cody Jenkins - - - 5,100

Capital: Lacey Tanner - - - 5,100

Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34,200 - - - 34,200

C.)

The purchase price is less than the book value of the 30% percentage of the partnership purchase, valerio Solano purchase price was $24,000 but he was allocated 30% of total capital which is $34,200