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AICPA Exam CPA-Business Topic 2 Question 90 Discussion

Actual exam question for AICPA's CPA-Business exam
Question #: 90
Topic #: 2
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Lewis, Clark, and Beal entered into a written agreement to form a partnership. The agreement required that the partners make the following capital contributions: Lewis, $40,000, Clark, $30,000, and Beal, $10,000. It was also agreed that in the event the partnership experienced losses in excess of available capital, Beal would contribute additional capital to the extent of the losses. The partnership agreement was otherwise silent about division of profits and losses. Which of the following statements is correct?

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Suggested Answer: C

Choice 'c' is correct. A shortcut computation for operating leverage is the ratio of fixed costs to variable costs. If total cost is $100,000 and variable cost is 40% of total costs (or $40,000), then fixed costs must be 60% (or $60,000). Operating leverage is then calculated as follows:

$60,000/$40,000 = 1.5

Choice 'a' is incorrect. .4 is obtained by dividing $100,000 into the variable cost of $40,000.

Choice 'b' is incorrect. .6 is obtained by dividing total costs into fixed costs.

Choice 'd' is incorrect. 2.5 is obtained by dividing total costs by variable costs.


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Bernardine
1 months ago
I'm going with C. The agreement is silent on the division of profits and losses, so it must be different from the capital contributions. *Chuckles* Gotta keep 'em guessing, you know?
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Meaghan
16 days ago
B) Profits are to be divided equally among the partners.
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Shantell
22 days ago
A) Profits are to be divided among the partners in proportion to their relative capital contributions.
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Royce
1 months ago
Oh, I don't like the sound of that! I hope we don't have any losses, or I might be on the hook for more than I bargained for. *Laughs nervously*
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Nydia
3 days ago
I think we should discuss a plan in case we do face losses.
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Karina
9 days ago
I agree, we need to be careful with our decisions.
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Jamal
24 days ago
Don't worry, we'll work hard to avoid any losses.
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Desiree
2 months ago
I agree, that seems like the most logical approach. But what about Beal's obligation to contribute additional capital if we have losses? That's an interesting twist.
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Tanja
9 days ago
D) Beal's obligation to contribute additional capital would have an effect on the allocation of profit or loss to Beal.
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Lang
21 days ago
A) Profits are to be divided among the partners in proportion to their relative capital contributions.
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Lorenza
2 months ago
Hmm, I'm pretty sure the answer is A. Profits should be divided based on our capital contributions.
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Michell
2 months ago
But what about Beal's obligation to contribute more capital in case of losses?
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Tatum
2 months ago
I agree with Erick, it's only fair that way.
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Erick
2 months ago
I think profits should be divided based on capital contributions.
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