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A-LevelAccountingPartnership AccountsOct/Nov 2016Paper 1 Q131 Mark

X, Y and Z are in partnership sharing the profits and losses in the ratio of 2:2:1. At 31 December the following information is available. X Y Z $ $ $ capital account balances 100000 100000 50000 current account balances 20000 15000 (5000) On 31 December Z retires from the partnership. Total assets are revalued upwards by $45000. There is no goodwill. How much will Z be paid on his retirement?

A$54000
B$59000
C$60000
D$65000

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Oct/Nov 2016 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Partnership Accounts and is worth 1 mark.

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