1) Paul and Peggy’s company is organized as a partnership. At the prior year-end, Paul’s
equity balance was $352,000 and Peggy’s was $256,000. For the current year,
partnership net income is $137,000 ($77,000 allocated to Paul and $60,000 allocated to
Peggy); withdrawals are $87,000 ($45,000 for Paul and $42,000 for Peggy). Compute
the total partnership return on equity and the individual partner return on equity ratios.
2) Briefly describe the process of activity-based costing.
3) Explain how the cash flows from operating activities section of the statement of cash
flows is prepared using the direct method.
4) A _________________ cost contains a combination of fixed and variable costs.
5) For each of the following (1) identify the type of account as an asset, liability, equity,
revenue, or expense, and (2) identify the normal balance of the account.