Jhumpa, Stewart, and Kelly are all one-third partners in the capital and profits of Firewalker general partnership. In addition to their normal share of the partnership’s annual income, Jhumpa and Stewart receive an annual guaranteed payment of $10,000 to compensate them for additional services they provide. Firewalker’s income statement for the current year reflects the following revenues and expenses:Sales revenue $340,000Interest income 3,300Long-term capital gains 1,200Cost of goods sold (120,000)Employee wages (75,000)Depreciation expense (28,000)Guaranteed payments (20,000)Miscellaneous expenses (4,500)Overall net income $97,000a. Given Firewalker’s operating results, how much ordinary business income (loss) and what separately stated items [including the partners’ self-employment earnings (loss)] will it report on its return for the year?b. How will it allocate these amounts to its partners?c. How much self-employment tax will each partner pay assuming none have any other source of income or loss?

For each of the following cases determine the ending balance in the inventory account. (hint: first, determine the total cost of inventory available for sale. next, subtract the cost of the inventory sold to arrive at the ending balance.)a. jill’s dress shop had a beginning balance in its inventory account of $40,000. during the accounting period jill’s purchased $75,000 of inventory, returned $5,000 of inventory, and obtained $750 of purchases discounts. jill’s incurred $1,000 of transportation-in cost and $600 of transportation-out cost. salaries of sales personnel amounted to $31,000. administrative expenses amounted to $35,600. cost of goods sold amounted to $82,300.b. ken’s bait shop had a beginning balance in its inventory account of $8,000. during the accounting period ken’s purchased $36,900 of inventory, obtained $1,200 of purchases allowances, and received $360 of purchases discounts. sales discounts amounted to $640. ken’s incurred $900 of transportation-in cost and $260 of transportation-out cost. selling and administrative cost amounted to $12,300. cost of goods sold amounted to $33,900.a& b. cost of goods avaliable for sale? ending inventory?