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2: Change in Profit Sharing Ratio among the Existing Partners
▶ 3: Admission of a Partner
4: Retirement or Death of a Partner
Chapter 5: Dissolution of a Partnership Firm
Chapter 6: Accounting for Companies - Issue of Shares
Chapter 7: Accounting for Companies-Issue of Debentures
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Solutions for Chapter 3: Admission of a Partner
Below listed, you can find solutions for Chapter 3 of CBSE D. K. Goel for अकाऊंटन्सी पार्ट A वॉल्यूम १ अँड २ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १२.
D. K. Goel solutions for अकाऊंटन्सी पार्ट A वॉल्यूम १ अँड २ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १२ 3 Admission of a Partner (A) CASE BASED MCQs [Pages 3.17 - 3.85]
CASE BASED MCQs-1
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Dev, Gautam, and Kamal were three partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 1 : 2. On 1st April, 2020, their capital account balances stood at ₹ 90,000, ₹ 80,000 and ₹ 20,000 (Dr.) respectively. On this date they admitted Naveen into the partnership with a capital of ₹ 50,000. Naveen is to have a `1/4` share of the profits with a guaranteed minimum share of distributable profit of ₹ 40,000. The new profit-sharing ratio among the partners being Dev : Gautam : Kamal : Naveen = 6 : 2 : 7 : 5. The profit of the firm for the year 2020-21 was ₹ 1,60,000 before the following adjustments were made:
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The sacrificing ratio of Dev, Gautam and Kamal will be:
1 : 2 : 2
2 : 2 : 1
1 : 1 : 2
2 : 1 : 2
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Dev, Gautam, and Kamal were three partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 1 : 2. On 1st April, 2020, their capital account balances stood at ₹ 90,000, ₹ 80,000 and ₹ 20,000 (Dr.) respectively. On this date they admitted Naveen into the partnership with a capital of ₹ 50,000. Naveen is to have a `1/4` share of the profits with a guaranteed minimum share of distributable profit of ₹ 40,000. The new profit-sharing ratio among the partners being Dev : Gautam : Kamal : Naveen = 6 : 2 : 7 : 5. The profit of the firm for the year 2020-21 was ₹ 1,60,000 before the following adjustments were made:
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The total interest on capital allowed by the firm to the partners will be:
₹ 22,000
₹ 23,000
₹ 21,400
₹ 23,100
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Dev, Gautam, and Kamal were three partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 1 : 2. On 1st April, 2020, their capital account balances stood at ₹ 90,000, ₹ 80,000 and ₹ 20,000 (Dr.) respectively. On this date they admitted Naveen into the partnership with a capital of ₹ 50,000. Naveen is to have a `1/4` share of the profits with a guaranteed minimum share of distributable profit of ₹ 40,000. The new profit-sharing ratio among the partners being Dev : Gautam : Kamal : Naveen = 6 : 2 : 7 : 5. The profit of the firm for the year 2020-21 was ₹ 1,60,000 before the following adjustments were made:
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Deficiency in Naveen’s profits will be:
₹ 8,000
₹ 7,500
₹ 12,500
₹ 12,000
CASE BASED MCQs-2
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Ritesh and Somesh are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses equally. They admit Satvik on 1st April, 2021, for `1/5` share in the profits of the firm; the future profit-sharing ratio between Ritesh and Somesh would be 3 : 2. At the time of reconstitution of a partnership firm, goodwill was valued at two years’ purchase of the average profits of the preceding four years, which were as follows:
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The average profits of the firm from the year 2017-18 to the year 2020-21 were:
₹ 30,000
₹ 60,000
₹ 37,500
₹ 40,000
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Ritesh and Somesh are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses equally. They admit Satvik on 1st April, 2021, for `1/5` share in the profits of the firm; the future profit-sharing ratio between Ritesh and Somesh would be 3 : 2. At the time of reconstitution of a partnership firm, goodwill was valued at two years’ purchase of the average profits of the preceding four years, which were as follows:
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The value of goodwill of the firm on Satvik’s admission was:
₹ 60,000
₹ 80,000
₹ 75,000
₹ 1,20,000
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Ritesh and Somesh are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses equally. They admit Satvik on 1st April, 2021, for `1/5` share in the profits of the firm; the future profit-sharing ratio between Ritesh and Somesh would be 3 : 2. At the time of reconstitution of a partnership firm, goodwill was valued at two years’ purchase of the average profits of the preceding four years, which were as follows:
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Satvik is unable to bring in cash his share of goodwill. The account to be debited to record his goodwill compensation will be:
Satvik’s Capital A/c
Satvik’s Current A/c
Premium for Goodwill A/c
Old Partners’ Capital A/cs
CASE BASED MCQS-3
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Dhruv and Ansh are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses: Dhruv 75% and Ansh 25%. Their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2021 is given below:
On 1st April 2021, Kavi is admitted as a new partner on the following terms:
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At the time of Kavi’s admission, the Workmen Compensation Reserve of:
₹ 5,000 will be credited to the capital accounts of all the partners.
₹ 3,000 will be credited to the capital accounts of all the partners.
₹ 2,000 will be credited to the capital accounts of the old partners.
₹ 2,000 will be debited to the capital accounts of the old partners.
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Dhruv and Ansh are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses: Dhruv 75% and Ansh 25%. Their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2021 is given below:
On 1st April 2021, Kavi is admitted as a new partner on the following terms:
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The value of Land and Building in the Balance Sheet of the reconstituted firm will be:
₹ 20,000
₹ 31,250
₹ 5,000
₹ 6,250
Dhruv and Ansh are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses: Dhruv 75% and Ansh 25%. Their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2021 is given below:
| BALANCE SHEET OF DHRUV AND ANSH As at 31st March, 2021 | |||||
| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | |
| Sundry Creditors | 49,000 | Cash | 62,000 | ||
| Workmen Compensation Reserve | 5,000 | Sundry Debtors | 18,500 | ||
| Capital A/c: | Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts | (1,500) | 17,000 | ||
| Dhruv | 30,000 | Land and Building | 25,000 | ||
| Ansh | 20,000 | 50,000 | |||
| 1,04,000 | 1,04,000 | ||||
On 1st April 2021, Kavi is admitted as a new partner on the following terms:
- Land and building is found to be valued at 25% above cost. It is decided to bring it to its cost.
- Bad debts amounting to ₹ 1,800 are to be written off. The remaining debtors are good.
- Creditors include an amount of ₹ 5,000 received as commission from Amar. The necessary adjustment is required to be made.
- The liability on Workmen Compensation Reserve is determined at ₹ 3,000.
- Kavi is to pay ₹ 15,000 to the existing partners as premium for Goodwill for 20% of the future profits of the firm. He is also to bring in ₹ 25,000 as capital.
To adjust the creditors in adjustment (iii):
Commission A/c will be credited with 5,000
Creditors A/c will be credited with ₹5,000
Amar's A/c will be debited with ₹5,000
Creditors A/c will be debited with ₹ 5,000
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Dhruv and Ansh are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses: Dhruv 75% and Ansh 25%. Their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2021 is given below:
On 1st April 2021, Kavi is admitted as a new partner on the following terms:
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The provision for Doubtful Debts in the reconstituted firm will be:
₹ 1,500
₹ 1,800
Nil
None of the above
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Dhruv and Ansh are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses: Dhruv 75% and Ansh 25%. Their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2021 is given below:
On 1st April 2021, Kavi is admitted as a new partner on the following terms:
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The date of the Balance Sheet of the reconstituted firm will be:
Balance Sheet for the year ending 31st March, 2022.
Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2021.
Balance Sheet for the year ending 1st April, 2021.
Balance Sheet as at 1st April, 2021.
CASE BASED MCQs-4
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A, B and C are partners sharing profits in 2 : 2 : 1. D was admitted with `1/5` th share of profits, and it was agreed that A would retain his original share. D brings his share of goodwill, ₹ 1,20,000 in Cash. The following balances appeared in their books at this date:
It was agreed that:
You are required to choose the correct option: |
Loss on Revaluation will be:
₹ 1,20,000
₹ 1,00,000
₹ 1,06,000
₹ 1,15,000
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A, B and C are partners sharing profits in 2 : 2 : 1. D was admitted with `1/5` th share of profits, and it was agreed that A would retain his original share. D brings his share of goodwill, ₹ 1,20,000 in Cash. The following balances appeared in their books at this date:
It was agreed that:
You are required to choose the correct option: |
New Profit Sharing Ratio will be:
2 : 2 : 1 : 1
2 : 4 : 2 : 1
6 : 4 : 2 : 3
6 : 4 : 2 : 1
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A, B and C are partners sharing profits in 2 : 2 : 1. D was admitted with 1/5th share of profits and it was agreed that A would retain his original share. D brings his share of goodwill ₹ 1,20,000 in Cash. Following balances appeared in their books at this date:
It was agreed that:
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You are required to choose the correct option:
In respect of goodwill:
₹ 1,20,000 will be credited to A, B and C in 2 : 2 : 1.
₹ 1,20,000 will be credited to B and C in 2 : 1.
₹ 24,000 will be credited to B and C in 2 : 1.
₹ 1,20,000 will be credited to A, B and C in 6 : 4 : 2.
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A, B and C are partners sharing profits in 2 : 2 : 1. D was admitted with `1/5`th share of profits, and it was agreed that A would retain his original share. D brings his share of goodwill, ₹ 1,20,000 in Cash. The following balances appeared in their books at this date:
It was agreed that:
You are required to choose the correct option: |
A’s Capital A/c balance will be:
₹ 3,72,000
₹ 3,60,000
₹ 3,64,000
₹ 3,69,600
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A, B and C are partners sharing profits in 2 : 2 : 1. D was admitted with `1/5`th share of profits, and it was agreed that A would retain his original share. D brings his share of goodwill, ₹ 1,20,000 in Cash. The following balances appeared in their books at this date:
It was agreed that:
You are required to choose the correct option: |
B’s Capital A/c balance will be:
₹ 3,40,000
₹ 3,49,600
₹ 3,44,000
₹ 3,52,000
CASE BASED MCQs-5
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A, B and C are partners sharing profits in 3 : 2 : 1. They admitted D as a new partner. On this date following balances have been extracted from their books:
D was given `1/6`th share of profits, which he acquires from A and B in the ratio of 2 : 1. It was further agreed that:
Based on the above information, you are required to answer the following question: |
Gain on revaluation will be:
₹ 1,50,000
₹ 1,60,000
₹ 1,80,000
₹ 2,10,000
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A, B and C are partners sharing profits in 3 : 2 : 1. They admitted D as a new partner. On this date following balances have been extracted from their books:
D was given `1/6`th share of profits, which he acquires from A and B in the ratio of 2 : 1. It was further agreed that:
Based on the above information, you are required to answer the following question: |
New Profit Sharing Ratio will be:
3 : 2 : 1 : 1
7 : 5 : 2 : 2
7 : 5 : 1 : 1
7 : 5 : 3 : 3
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A, B and C are partners sharing profits in 3 : 2 : 1. They admitted D as a new partner. On this date following balances have been extracted from their books:
D was given `1/6`th share of profits, which he acquires from A and B in the ratio of 2 : 1. It was further agreed that:
Based on the above information, you are required to answer the following question: |
Choose the Correct Option:
Date Particulars L.F. Debit (₹) Credit (₹) Premium for Goodwill A/c ...Dr. 60,000 To A’s Capital A/c 40,000 To B’s Capital A/c 20,000 Date Particulars L.F. Debit (₹) Credit (₹) D’s Current A/c ...Dr. 60,000 To A’s Capital A/c 40,000 To B’s Capital A/c 20,000 Date Particulars L.F. Debit (₹) Credit (₹) Premium for Goodwill A/c ...Dr. 30,000 D’s Current A/c ...Dr. 30,000 To A’s Capital A/c 40,000 To B’s Capital A/c 20,000 Date Particulars L.F. Debit (₹) Credit (₹) Premium for Goodwill A/c ...Dr. 30,000 D’s Current A/c ...Dr. 30,000 To A’s Current A/c 40,000 To B’s Current A/c 20,000
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A, B and C are partners sharing profits in 3 : 2 : 1. They admitted D as a new partner. On this date following balances have been extracted from their books:
D was given `1/6`th share of profits, which he acquires from A and B in the ratio of 2 : 1. It was further agreed that:
Based on the above information, you are required to answer the following question: |
Entry for dishonour of Bill of Exchange will be:
Dr. Revaluation A/c; Cr. B/R A/c
Dr. Revaluation A/c; Cr. Bank A/c
Dr. Debtors A/c; Cr. Bank A/c
Dr. Debtors A/c; Cr. B/R A/c
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A, B and C are partners sharing profits in 3 : 2 : 1. They admitted D as a new partner. On this date following balances have been extracted from their books:
D was given `1/6`th share of profits, which he acquires from A and B in the ratio of 2 : 1. It was further agreed that:
Based on the above information, you are required to answer the following question: |
A’s Capital A/c balance will be:
₹ 6,30,000
₹ 6,15,000
₹ 6,45,000
₹ 6,20,000
CASE BASED MCQs-6
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A, B and C are partners sharing profits in 3 : 2 : 1. They admit D as a new partner for `1/4`th share in the profits, and he brought in ₹ 3,00,000 as his share of goodwill which was credited to the Capital Accounts of B and C, respectively, with ₹ 2,50,000 and ₹ 50,000. Their Balance Sheet as at date was as under:
The following adjustments are agreed upon:
Based on the above information, you are required to answer the following: |
Loss on revaluation will be:
₹ 56,000
₹ 24,000
₹ 84,000
₹ 54,000
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A, B and C are partners sharing profits in 3 : 2 : 1. They admit D as a new partner for `1/4`th share in the profits, and he brought in ₹ 3,00,000 as his share of goodwill which was credited to the Capital Accounts of B and C, respectively, with ₹ 2,50,000 and ₹ 50,000. Their Balance Sheet as at date was as under:
The following adjustments are agreed upon:
Based on the above information, you are required to answer the following: |
New Profit Sharing Ratio will be:
3 : 2 : 1 : 1
9 : 6 : 3 : 4
4 : 1 : 1 : 2
3 : 5 : 1 : 1
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A, B and C are partners sharing profits in 3 : 2 : 1. They admit D as a new partner for `1/4`th share in the profits, and he brought in ₹ 3,00,000 as his share of goodwill which was credited to the Capital Accounts of B and C, respectively, with ₹ 2,50,000 and ₹ 50,000. Their Balance Sheet as at date was as under:
The following adjustments are agreed upon:
Based on the above information, you are required to answer the following: |
A’s Capital Account Balance will be:
₹ 3,13,000
₹ 3,28,000
₹ 3,43,000
₹ 3,88,000
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A, B and C are partners sharing profits in 3 : 2 : 1. They admit D as a new partner for `1/4`th share in the profits, and he brought in ₹ 3,00,000 as his share of goodwill which was credited to the Capital Accounts of B and C, respectively, with ₹ 2,50,000 and ₹ 50,000. Their Balance Sheet as at date was as under:
The following adjustments are agreed upon:
Based on the above information, you are required to answer the following: |
C’s Capital Account Balance will be:
₹ 2,26,000
₹ 2,21,000
₹ 2,46,000
₹ 2,31,000
D. K. Goel solutions for अकाऊंटन्सी पार्ट A वॉल्यूम १ अँड २ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १२ 3 Admission of a Partner COMPETENCY FOCUSED QUESTIONS [Pages 3.114 - 115]
Pijush and Harjeet are partners sharing profits in the ratio 3 : 2. They admit Arun, a new partner, who acquires 1/25th share from Harjeet and rest from Pijush to make his share 1/3rd of Harjeet's new profit share.
What is the new profit-sharing ratio of all the partners?
5 : 3 : 1
8 : 9 : 3
13 : 9 : 3
9 : 12 : 4
Aman and Ankita are in partnership sharing profits and losses equally. Their combined capital account balance is ₹ 2,00,000. John is admitted as a partner. At the time of his admission:
(a) The value of non-current assets are to be increased by ₹ 30,000.
(b) John brings his share of Goodwill ₹ 20,000 which is distributed to the sacrificing partners and it is withdrawn by them.
After John's admission, the total of all the partners' capital accounts (including John's capital) is ₹ 2,70,000.
What is John's capital contribution?
₹ 20,000
₹ 40,000
₹ 50,000
₹ 70,000
| Dr. | PARTNERS' CAPITAL ACCOUNTS | Cr. | |||||
| Particulars | Ram | George | Om | Particulars | Ram | George | Om |
| To Revaluation A/c | 32,000 | 24,000 | ... | By Balance b/d | 5,00,000 | 6,00,000 | ... |
| To Balance c/d | 9,48,000 | 8,36,000 | ... | By Bank A/c | ... | ... | 8,00,000 |
| By Premium for Goodwill A/c | 2,40,000 | 80,000 |
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| By General Reserve A/c | 2,40,000 | 1,80,000 | ... | ||||
| 9,80,000 | 8,60,000 | 8,00,000 | 9,80,000 | 8,60,000 | 8,00,000 | ||
On the basis of the above Partners' Capital Account, answer the questions.
- What is the old profit-sharing ratio and sacrificing ratio?
- The firm incurred a ______ (profit/loss) of ₹ ______ in the Revaluation A/c.
- Pass the Journal entry if Om is admitted for 1/4th share and the partners decide to retain the General Reserve in the new Balance Sheet?
D. K. Goel solutions for अकाऊंटन्सी पार्ट A वॉल्यूम १ अँड २ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १२ 3 Admission of a Partner PRACTICAL QUESTIONS [Pages 3.120 - 3.170]
(Question Nos. 1 to 76 are strictly in the serial order of Illustrations) New Profit Sharing Ratio
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3. C is admitted to the partnership for `1/4`th share of future profits. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio and the sacrificing ratio.
A and B were partners sharing profits in the ratio of 21 : 9. C was admitted on `9/21` share in the profits. Calculate new profit sharing ratio of the partners.
P and Q are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 4 : 3. They admit R as a partner for a `1/7`th share in profits, which he acquires equally from P and Q. Calculate the new profit-sharing ratio of the partners.
R and S share profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admitted 7 as partner for 1/4 share which will be borne by R and S equally. Find out the new profit sharing ratio.
P, Q, and R were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1. They admitted S as a new partner for 1/8th share in the profits which he acquired 1/16th from P and 1/16th from Q.
Calculate new Profit Sharing Ratio of P, Q, R and S.
X and Y are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 1. Z is admitted with `5/11`th share, which he takes `3/11`th from X and `2/11` from Y. Calculate the new profit-sharing ratio of the partners.
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3. They admit C on a `1/4`th share, which he acquires `1/6`th from A and `1/12`th from B. Calculate the new profit-sharing ratio of the partners.
A, B and C were partners in a firm sharing profits in 1 : 2 : 3 ratio. They admitted D as a new partner for `1/6` th share. D acquired his share `1/24` from A, `1/24` from B and `1/12` from C. Calculate new profit sharing ratio.
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admit C into the partnership, giving him `1/2` share in profits, which he acquires from A and B in the ratio of 3 : 1. Calculate the new profit ratio.
X and Y are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admit Z as a new partner who gets `1/5`th share. Calculate the new profit-sharing ratio in each of the following cases:
- If Z acquires his share from X and Y in their profit-sharing ratio;
- If he acquires `3/20`th from X and `1/20`th from Y;
- If he acquires `1/10`th from X and `1/10`th from Y;
- If he acquires `1/20`th from X and `3/20`th from Y;
- If he acquires his share entirely from X;
- If he acquires his share entirely from Y.
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. C is admitted for 1/5th share of profits out of which half share was gifted by A and the remaining share was taken by C equally from A and B. Calculate new profit sharing ratio.
A and B are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 1. С joins the firm. A surrenders 1/4th of his share and B 1/5th of his share in favour of C. Find the new profit sharing ratio.
A and B share profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. They agreed to admit C on the condition that A will sacrifice 3/20th of his share of profit in favour of C and B will sacrifice 1/20th of his profits in favour of C. Calculate new profit sharing ratio.
X and Y are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 9 : 6. A new partner Z is admitted. X surrenders `3/15`th share of his profit in favour of Z and Y `6/15`th of his share in favour of Z. Calculate new profit sharing ratio.
A, B and C are partners in a firm sharing profits in 4 : 3 : 3 ratio. They decided to admit their manager D into the partnership. A surrendered `1/4` of his share in favour of D; B surrendered `1/5` of his share in favour of D, and C surrendered `1/6` of his share in favour of D. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio.
A and B are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admit X and Y as new partners. A surrendered `1/3`rd of his share in favour of X and B surrendered `1/4`th of his share in favour of Y. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio of A, B, X and Y.
P and share profits in 3 : 2. On 1st April, 2022, they admit R and S with `1/4 and 1/5` share respectively. The profit of the firm for the year ended 31st March 2023 amounted to 2,00,000. Prepare necessary journal entries for the distribution of profit.
Hint: New Ratios 33: 22: 25: 20.
Sacrificing Ratios and New Ratios
Saurabh and Gaurav are equal partners. They admit Chunmun as a partner in their firm and the new ratio of all the three has been decided upon as 4 : 3 : 2. Find the sacrificing ratio.
A, B and C share profit and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1. Upon admission of D, they agreed to share as follows:
- 4 : 4 : 2 : 2
- 2 : 4 : 2 : 4
Calculate sacrificing ratios.
A, B and C are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1 respectively. They admit D for 1/6th share in the firm. Calculate the sacrificing ratio.
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3. C is admitted to the partnership for `1/4`th share of future profits. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio and the sacrificing ratio.
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 7 : 3. C was admitted. A surrendered `1/7`th of his share and B `1/3`rd of his share in favour of C. Calculate the sacrificing ratio and the new profit-sharing ratios of the partners.
A and B are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. C is admitted into partnership. A sacrifices `1/3` of his share and B `1/10` from his share in favour of C. Determine the sacrificing ratio and the new profit sharing ratio.
A and B are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3. They admit C and D as new partners. A sacrifices `1/2` of his share in favour of C and B sacrifices `1/4` from his share in favour of D. Calculate their new profit sharing ratio.
Find out the sacrificing ratio and new ratio in the following case:
A and B are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 4 : 3. C is admitted for 1/5th share. A and B decided to share equally in future. Calculate the new ratio and sacrificing ratio.
A, B, C and D are in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 36 : 24 : 20 : 20 respectively. E joins the partnership for 20% share and A, B, C and D in future would share profits among themselves as `3/10 : 4/10 : 2/10 : 1/10`. Calculate new profit-sharing ratio after E’s admission.
A and B are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 1. They admit C and decide that the profit-sharing ratio between B and C shall be same as existing between A and B. Calculate new profit-sharing ratio and the sacrificing ratio.
A, B and C are partners sharing in the ratio of 4 : 3 : 2. They admit D for `1/9`th share. It is agreed that A would retain his original share. Calculate the new ratios and sacrificing ratios.
P, Q and R are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. S is admitted as a new partner for `1/5`th share. P sacrifices `1/10` th from his share in favour of S and remaining sacrifice was made by Q and R in the ratio of 2 : 1. Calculate sacrificing ratio and new profit sharing ratio.
When New Partner brings Goodwill/Premium in Cash
L, M and N are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1. They admit O into partnership. O brings in cash ₹ 4,50,000 as capital and ₹ 1,50,000 as goodwill for `1/5`th share of profits. Pass journal entries and find out new profit sharing ratios when:
- Goodwill is retained in the firm;
- goodwill is withdrawn by old partners.
P and Q are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 1. They admit R into partnership for `4/9`th share in profits which he acquires equally from P and Q. R brings in cash ₹ 2,50,000 as capital and ₹ 1,80,000 as goodwill.
Pass journal entries and find out new profit sharing ratios.
X and Y are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 4 : 3. Z joins partnership for `2/7`th share in the profits (of which he acquires `3/4`th from X and `1/4`th from Y). Z brings in ₹ 3,00,000 for his capital and ₹ 1,20,000 for goodwill. Half of the amount of goodwill is withdrawn by the old partners.
Pass necessary Journal entries and find out new profit sharing ratio.
K and Y were partners in a firm sharing profits in 3 : 2 ratio. They admitted Z as a new partner for `1/3`rd share in the profits of the firm. Z acquired his share from K and Y in 2 : 3 ratio. Z brought ₹ 80,000 for his capital and ₹ 30,000 for his `1/3`rd share as premium. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio of K, Y and Z and pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of the firm.
Anju and Manju are partners, sharing profits and losses in the proportion of 7 : 5. They agreed to admit Meenu, their manager, into partnership, who is to get one sixth share in the business. Meenu brings in ₹ 2,00,000 for her capital and ₹ 96,000 for `1/6`th share of goodwill which she acquires `1/24`th from Anju and `1/8`th from Manju. The profit for the first year of the new partnership amount to ₹ 4,80,000.
Make the necessary Journal entries in connection with Meenu’s admission and divide the profit between the partners.
X and Y share profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admit Z as a partner who pays ₹ 72,000 as premium for goodwill for `1/4`th share in the future profits of the firm.
Pass Journal entries appropriating the premium money and show the new profit sharing ratio in each of the following cases:
- if he acquires his share of profits in the original ratio of existing partners.
- if he acquires his share of profits in equal proportions from the existing partners.
- if he acquires his share in the ratio of 2 : 3 from the existing partners.
- if he acquires his share of profits as `7/32` th from X and `1/32` th from Y.
A, B and C are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. They admitted D as a new partner, who brings ₹ 5,00,000 as capital and ₹ 2,10,000 as his share of goodwill in cash. A surrendered `1/5`th of his share, B surrendered `1/6`th of his share and C surrendered `1/8`th of his share in favour of D.
Find out sacrifice ratio and pass necessary journal entries for the above.
Partners A, B and C share the profit of a business in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1 respectively. For one-sixth share they admit D who brings in ₹ 2 00,000 including ₹ 60,000 for his share of goodwill. Show the journal entries if A, B, C and D decide to share the profits respectively in the ratio of (a) 15 : 10 : 5 : 6; (b) 5 : 3 : 2 : 2 and (c) 2 : 2 : 1 : 1. Assume that the entire cash brought in by D remains in the business. Give Journal entries.
X and Y are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admit Z into partnership, Z paying a premium of ₹ 1,00,000 for 1/4 share of the profits while X and Y as between themselves sharing profits and losses equally. Give Journal entries.
A, B and C are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1. They admit D for `1/4`th share in the profits and he brought in ₹ 1,50,000 as his share of goodwill which was credited to the Capital Accounts of B and C respectively with ₹ 1,25,000 and ₹ 25,000.
Calculate the new profit sharing ratio.
P and Q are partners sharing profits and losses as 2 : 3. R and S are admitted and profit sharing ratio becomes 3 : 4 : 3 : 2. Goodwill is valued at ₹ 3,00,000. R brings required goodwill and ₹ 2,00,000 cash for Capital. S brings in ₹ 1,00,000 cash and Motor Vehicle for ₹ 80,000 as his capital in addition to the required amount of goodwill in cash.
Show the necessary journal entries.
Champak and Raja were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 7. Varun was admitted on 1st April, 2025 as a new partner for 1/3rd share in the profits of the firm. Half of Varun's share was gifted by Raja and the remaining share was purchased by Varun in the ratio of 2 : 3 from Champak and Raja respectively.
Varun brought in ₹ 4,80,000 as Capital and his requisite share of Goodwill. Firm's goodwill was valued at ₹ 3,60,000. Net profit for the year ended 31st March, 2026 amounted to ₹ 2,40,000.
Pass the necessary journal entries at the time of admission of the new partner and for distribution of net profit.
Ram and Rahim are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. On April 1, 2023, they admit Raj as a new partner for a `3/13`th share in the profits. The new ratio will be 5 : 5 : 3. Raj contributed the following assets towards his capital and for his share of goodwill: Land ₹ 2,50,000; Plant and Machinery ₹ 1,50,000; Stock ₹ 80,000; and Debtors ₹ 70,000. On the date of admission of Raj, the goodwill of the firm was valued at ₹ 5,20,000. Record necessary journal entries in the books of the firm.
A and B are partners, sharing profit and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. Goodwill exists in their Balance Sheet at ₹ 24,000, when C is admitted into partnership for `1/5`th share in profit. He pays ₹ 50,000 for capital and ₹ 8,000 as goodwill. The ratio of the partners A, B and C in the new firm would be 2 : 2 : 1.
Pass journal entries in the books of the new firm to record above adjustments.
P and S are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. Their books showed goodwill at ₹ 20,000, R is admitted with 1/5th share which he acquires equally from P and S. R brings ₹ 20,000 as his capital and ₹ 10,000 as his share of goodwill. Profit at the end of the year were of the amount of ₹ 1,00,000. You are required to give journal entries to carry out the above arrangement.
A and B carrying on business as partners used to share profits and losses thus; A `4/7`ths and B `3/7`ths, and goodwill existing in the books of the firm at ₹ 2,80,000 when C was admitted as a partner having `1/7`th share in profits and losses. C was asked to pay a premium of ₹ 75,000 for goodwill, and the profit-sharing ratio as between A and B remained unchanged.
Show entries in the journal of the firm.
When New Partner does not bring Goodwill/Premium in Cash
A and B are partners sharing profits and losses in 3 : 2. They admit C into partnership for 1/5th share in the profits. C pays in cash ₹ 40,000 for his capital. Goodwill of the firm is valued at ₹ 25,000 but C is unable to bring his share of goodwill in cash. Pass the necessary journal entries.
Aru and Beena are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 1. They admit Charu and Divya as two new partners. The new profit sharing ratio is agreed at 4 : 3 : 2 : 1. Charu introduced ₹ 5,00,000 and Diya ₹ 3,00,000 as their capitals.
Charu brings in ₹ 60,000 in cash for her share of goodwill but Diya is unable to bring her share of goodwill in cash.
Pass necessary journal entries.
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. On 1st April, 2022, they admit C as a new partner for `1/4`th share. C acquires `1/5`th of his share from A.
Goodwill on C’s admission is to be valued on the basis of the capitalisation of average profits of the last five years. Profits were:
Year ended
31st March, 2018 Profit ₹ 50,000
31st March, 2019 Profit ₹ 1,20,000 (including gain of ₹ 40,000 from sale of fixed assets)
31st March, 2020 Loss ₹ 60,000 (after charging a loss by Fire ₹ 50,000)
31st March, 2021 Loss ₹ 1,00,000 (after charging voluntary retirement compensation paid ₹ 1,50,000)
31st March, 2022 Profit ₹ 1,90,000
On 1st April, 2022, the firm had assets of ₹ 7,00,000 and external liabilities of ₹ 2,20,000.
The normal rate of return on capital is 12%.
C brings in ₹ 1,25,000 for his capital but is unable to bring his share of goodwill in cash.
- You are required to calculate C’s share of goodwill,
- Pass necessary journal entries, and
- Calculate new profit-sharing ratios.
Hint:
C acquires `1/5`th of his share from A and the remaining `4/5`th of his share from B.
P, Q and R share profits in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. S was admitted into partnership. S brings in ₹ 30,000 as his capital. S is entitled for `1/5`th share in profits which he acquires equally from P, Q and R. Goodwill of the firm is to be valued at three years’ purchase of the last four years’ average profits. The profits of the last four years’ are ₹ 32,000, ₹ 38,000, ₹ 35,000 and ₹ 31,000, respectively. S cannot bring goodwill in cash. Goodwill already appears in the books at ₹ 50,000. Give journal entries.
X and Y are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. Goodwill appears in their balance sheet at ₹ 60,000. Z is admitted as a partner for `1/4`th share in the profits. The total goodwill of the firm is valued at ₹ 2,00,000.
Pass journal entries if:
- Z cannot bring in cash his share of goodwill.
- Z brings in cash his share of goodwill.
Hint: In both cases, goodwill appearing in the balance sheet at ₹ 60,000 will be written off between old partners in old ratio.
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admit C into the firm for 3/7th profits (which he takes 2/7th from A and 1/7th from B) and brings ₹ 6,00,000 as premium out of his share of ₹ 7,20,000. Goodwill account does not appear in the books of A and В.
Hint: Premium for Goodwill A/c will be debited by ₹ 6,00,000 and Current Account of C will be debited by ₹ 1,20,000 and Capital Accounts of A and B will be credited by ₹ 4,80,000 and ₹ 2,40,000 respectively.
(HOTS)
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 1. C is admitted as a partner with `2/9`th share; A and B will in future get `4/9`th and `3/9`th share of profits. C pays ₹ 20,000 for goodwill. Pass the necessary journal entries.
(HOTS)
Sonu and Monu are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 1. Tinku is admitted as a partner for which he pays ₹ 60,000 for goodwill in cash. Sonu, Monu and Tinku decided to share future profits in equal proportion. You are required to pass necessary journal entries to give effect to the above.
(HOTS)
A, B and C were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1. They admitted D for `1/6`th share in the profits. The new profit sharing ratio will be 13 : 8 : 4 : 5 respectively. D brought ₹ 5,00,000 for his capital and ₹ 60,000 for his share of goodwill. Pass necessary entries.
A and B are partners in a firm, and their profit sharing ratio is 2 : 1. C is admitted as a new partner for `1/4`th share in the profits. The following entry is passed when C brought ₹ 1,80,000 as his share of goodwill and credited to A and B:
| Date | Particulars | L.F. | Dr. Amount ₹ | Cr. Amount ₹ |
| Premium for Goodwill A/c ...Dr. | 1,80,000 | |||
| To A’s Capital A/c | 1,35,000 | |||
| To B’s Capital A/c | 45,000 | |||
| (C’s share of premium for goodwill transferred to A and B in their sacrificing ratio) |
Calculate the new profit sharing ratio.
X and Y are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 1. Z is admitted as a partner for `1/3`rd share in future profits. Following journal entry is passed at the time of Z's admission:
| JOURNAL ENTRIES | ||||
| Date | Particulars | L.F. | Dr. ₹ | Cr. ₹ |
| Bank A/с ...Dr. | 20,000 | |||
| To Premium for Goodwill A/c | 20,000 | |||
| (Amount brought in by Z towards share of goodwill) | ||||
| Premium for Goodwill A/c ...Dr. | 20,000 | |||
| Z's Current A/c ...Dr. | 10,000 | |||
| To X's Capital A/c | 30,000 | |||
| (Z's share of goodwill transferred to X's capital account) | ||||
| Y's Capital A/c ...Dr. | 7,500 | |||
| To X's Capital A/c | 7,500 | |||
| (Adjustment made due to change in profit sharing ratio) | ||||
Ascertain the following:
- Value of Firm's Goodwill,
- Sacrifice or Gain by X and Y, and
- New Profit Sharing Ratio of X, Y and Z.
Revaluation of Assets and Liabilities
Pass journal entries to record the following transactions on the admission of a new partner:
- Land and Building is undervalued by ₹ 2,00,000.
- Stock is overvalued by 20% (Book Value of Stock ₹ 60,000).
- Provision to be made for compensation of ₹ 20,000 to an ex-employee.
- Sundry Debtors appeared in the books at ₹ 1,50,000. They are estimated to produce not more than ₹ 1,30,000.
- Creditors include an amount of ₹ 10,000 received as commission.
- Value of Machinery is to be decreased to ₹ 1,20,000 (Вook Value ₹ 2,00,000).
- Value of Machinery is to be decreased by ₹ 1,20,000 (Book Value ₹ 2,00,000).
- Expenses on revaluation amount to ₹ 8,000 have been paid by partner X.
Ayushi and Shristhi are partners sharing profits in 3 : 2. Their Balance Sheet showed Stock at ₹ 3,10,000; Machinery at ₹ 4,95,000; Debtors at ₹ 6,00,000; Creditors at 3,47,000. They admit Tina as a partner, and a new profit-sharing ratio is agreed at 4 : 3 : 2. The following terms were agreed:
- Machinery is overvalued by 10%.
- Unrecorded debtors of ₹ 20,000 be brought into books and provision for doubtful debts be created at 10%.
- Creditors of ₹ 27,000 are not likely to be paid.
Shristhi’s share in loss on revaluation amounted to ₹ 36,000. You are required to calculate the revalued value of stock.
Hint: Loss on Revaluation ₹ 90,000.
On the date of admission of a new partner, the Balance Sheet of a firm showed Debtors ₹ 5,00,000 and Provision for Doubtful Debts of ₹ 40,000.
You are required to pass necessary journal entries for treatment of Provision for Doubtful Debts on the date of admission in each of the following cases:
- Bad Debts amounted to 30,000.
- Bad Debts amounted to 45,000.
A and B were in partnership, sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 1. On 1st April, 2024, they admit C as a partner on the following terms:
- That C brings ₹ 1,00,000 as his capital and ₹ 50,000 for goodwill, half of which to be withdrawn by A and B.
- That the value of land and buildings is to be appreciated by 15 per cent and that of stocks and machinery and fixtures is to be reduced by 7 and 5 per cent, respectively.
- That provision for doubtful debts be made at 5 per cent.
- That ₹ 15,000 be provided for an unforeseen liability.
- That C to be given `1/5`th share and the profit-sharing ratio between A and B to remain the same.
- That ₹ 11,000 is to be received as commission, hence to be accounted for.
The Balance Sheet of the old partnership as at 31st March, 2024 stood as:
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) |
| Sundry Creditors | 3,50,000 | Cash in Hand | 40,000 | ||
| Capital Accounts: | 6,00,000 | Book Debts | 2,00,000 | ||
| A | 4,00,000 | Stock | 1,80,000 | ||
| B | 2,00,000 | Machinery & Fixtures | 2,00,000 | ||
| Land & Building | 3,30,000 | ||||
| 9,50,000 | 9,50,000 |
Give necessary Journal entries, ledger accounts and the balance sheet of the newly constituted firm.
Hints:
| 1. | Entry for unforeseen liability: | |||
| Revaluation A/c ...Dr. | 15,000 | |||
| To Unforeseen liability A/c | 15,000 | |||
| (Unforeseen liability will be shown on the liability side of the Balance Sheet) | ||||
| 2. | Entry for Commission: | |||
| Accrued Commission A/c ...Dr. | 11,000 | |||
| To Revaluation A/c | 11,000 | |||
| (Accrued Commission will be shown on the assets side of the Balance Sheet) | ||||
Khushi and Sukhi are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 4. On April 1, 2024, they admit Muskan as a new partner and the new ratio is agreed at 3 : 2 : 1. On that date there was a balance of ₹ 63,000 in the profit and loss account and a balance of ₹ 45,000 in general reserve. Record the necessary journal entries.
A and B were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 7 : 3. On 1-3-2024, they admitted C as a new partner for `1/6`th share in the profits of the firm. They fixed the new profit sharing ratio as 3 : 2 : 1. The P & L A/c on the date of admission showed a balance of ₹ 20,000 (Cr.). The firm also had a reserve of ₹ 1,50,000. C is to bring ₹ 40,000 as a premium for his share of goodwill.
Showing your calculations clearly, pass necessary journal entries to record the above transactions.
Investment Fluctuation Reserve
A and B sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2, decide to admit C for `1/3`rd share. On this date, their Balance Sheet disclosed the following items:
| ₹ | |
| Investments Fluctuation Reserve | 40,000 |
| Investments (at cost) | 3,00,000 |
Show the accounting treatment in the following cases:
Case (i) If the market value of investments is ₹ 2,90,000 Case (ii) If the market value of investments is ₹ 2,45,000 Case (iii) If the market value of investments is ₹ 3,00,000 Case (iv) If the market value of investments is ₹ 3,25,000
Charu and Deepika were partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admitted Esha as a new partner and the new ratio is agreed at 4 : 3 : 2. On the date of Esha’s admission, the Balance Sheet of Charu and Deepika disclosed General Reserve ₹ 1,20,000; Dr. balance in Profit & Loss Account ₹ 40,000; Investments ₹ 2,00,000 and Investment Fluctuation Reserve ₹ 60,000.
The following was agreed upon Esha’s admission:
- Esha will bring ₹ 3,00,000 as her Capital and her share of the goodwill premium in cash.
- Goodwill of the firm be valued ₹ 1,80,000.
- The market value of investments was ₹ 2,30,000.
Pass the necessary journal entries.
A, B and C were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1. Their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2024 was as follows:
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) |
| Creditors | 20,000 | Cash & Bank | 30,000 | ||
| Bills Payable | 5,000 | Debtors | 60,000 | ||
| General Reserve | 40,000 | Stock | 1,50,000 | ||
| Workmen Compensation Reserve | 35,000 | Investments (Market Value ₹ 32,000) | 40,000 | ||
| Investment Fluctuation Reserve | 10,000 | Plant & Machinery | 2,60,000 | ||
| Capital Accounts: | 4,50,000 | Profit & Loss Account | 20,000 | ||
| A | 2,00,000 | ||||
| B | 1,50,000 | ||||
| C | 1,00,000 | ||||
| 5,60,000 | 5,60,000 |
They admit D into partnership for `1/4`th share on 1st April, 2024. Give necessary journal entries to adjust the accumulated profits and losses.
Rani and Seeta were partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 1. They admitted Mona as a new partner from 1st April, 2024. New profit sharing ratio is agreed at 3 : 2 : 1. On this date, their Balance Sheet disclosed the following items:
| BALANCE SHEET (an extract) | |||
| Liabilities | ₹ | Assets | ₹ |
| General Reserve | 5,00,000 | Profit and Loss (Dr.) | 1,10,000 |
| Advertisement Suspense Account | 30,000 | ||
Partners decided to record the effect of the above items without affecting their book values. Pass the necessary adjusting entry.
Vimal and Nirmal are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. Following was the position of their business as at 31st March, 2024:
| Liabilities | ₹ | Assets | ₹ |
| Sundry Creditors | 20,000 | Cash | 14,000 |
| Capital Accounts: | Debtors | 18,000 | |
| Vimal | 60,000 | Plant & Machinery | 50,000 |
| Ninnal | 32,000 | Stock | 40,000 |
| Profit & Loss A/c | 20,000 | Goodwill | 10,000 |
| 1,32,000 | 1,32,000 |
On 1st April, 2024, Kailash agrees to join the business on the following terms and conditions:
- He will introduce ₹ 40,000 as his capital and pay ₹ 20,000 to the existing partners for his share of goodwill.
- The new profit-sharing ratio will be 2 : 1 : 1 respectively for Vimal, Nirmal and Kailash.
- A revaluation of assets will be made by reducing plant and machinery to ₹ 35,000 and stock by 10%. Provision of ₹ 1,000 is to be created for bad and doubtful debts.
Pass journal entries for the above arrangements and give the balance sheet of the newly constituted firm. Also specify the sacrificing ratio.
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 1. They admitted C as a partner by giving him 1/4th share of profits which he acquired from A and B in the ratio of 2 : 1. C brings in ₹ 1,00,000 as Capital and ₹ 36,000 as goodwill in cash. At the time of admission of C, general reserve appeared in their balance sheet at ₹ 50,000.
Following revaluation are also made:
- Value of Plant is to be reduced by ₹ 10,000.
- Bad Debts Provision is to be reduced from ₹ 4,000 to ₹ 3,000.
- ₹ 2,000 Out of total Creditors of ₹ 20,000 are not to be paid.
- There is an outstanding bill for repairs for ₹ 1,200.
Pass necessary journal entries and prepare a Revaluation Account. Also calculate the new profit sharing ratios.
X and Y share profits in the ratio of 5 : 3. Their balance sheet as at 31st March, 2024, was as follows:
| Liabilities | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | ₹ |
| Creditors | 15,000 | Cash at Bank | 5,000 | |
| Provident Fund | 10,000 | Sundry Debtors | 20,000 | 19,400 |
| Workmen’s Compensation Reserve | 5,800 | Less: Provision | 600 | |
| Capitals: | Stock | 25,000 | ||
| X | 70,000 | Fixed Assets | 80,000 | |
| Y | 31,000 | Profit & Loss A/c | 2,400 | |
| 1,31,800 | 1,31,800 |
They admit Z into partnership on 1st April, 2024 with `1/8`th share in profits. Z brings ₹ 20,000 as his capital and ₹ 12,000 for goodwill in cash. Z acquires his share entirely from X. Following revaluations are also made:
- Provident fund is to be increased by ₹ 5,000.
- Debtors are all good. Therefore, no provision is required on debtors.
- Stock includes ₹ 3,000 for obsolete items.
- Creditors are to be paid ₹ 1,000 more.
- Fixed Assets are to be revalued at ₹ 70,000.
Prepare Journal entries, necessary accounts and a new balance sheet. Also calculate the new profit-sharing ratio.
X and Y are partners. They admit Z as a partner and a new profit-sharing ratio is agreed at 3 : 2 : 1. Z brings in Capital of ₹ 1,50,000 and ₹ 40,000 as a premium for goodwill in Cash.
Their Balance Sheet was as follows:
| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | ₹ |
| Creditors | 40,000 | Cash and Bank | 44,000 | ||
| Capital Accounts: | 6,50,000 | Debtors | 2,00,000 | 1,86,000 | |
| X | 4,00,000 | Less: Provision | 14,000 | ||
| Y | 2,50,000 | Stock | 2,50,000 | ||
| Current Accounts: | 40,000 | Machinery | 1,20,000 | ||
| X | 30,000 | Building | 2,00,000 | ||
| Y | 10,000 | ||||
| Workmen Compensation Reserve | 70,000 | ||||
| 8,00,000 | 8,00,000 |
The assets and liabilities are revalued as under:
- Provision for Doubtful Debts is found in excess by ₹ 4,000.
- Building was found under valued by 20% and Machinery overvalued by 20%.
- Part of the stock which had been included at a cost of ₹ 10,000 had been badly damaged in storage and could only expect to realise ₹ 2,000.
- Creditors were written off ₹ 6,000.
Pass necessary journal entries.
Hint:
No. (ii) Dr. Building A/c and Cr. Revaluation A/c by ₹ 50,000
Dr. Revaluation A/c and Cr. Machinery A/c by ₹ 20,000
No. (iii) Dr. Revaluation A/c and Cr. Stock A/c by ₹ 8,000.
A and B are partners sharing profits in 3 : 1. Their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2024 stood as follows:
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) |
| Creditors | 2,60,000 | Land and Buildings | 19,80,000 | ||
| Workmen Compensation Reserve | 40,000 | Stock | 8,00,000 | ||
| Capital Accounts: | Sundry Debtors | 4,00,000 | 3,88,000 | ||
| A | 20,00,000 | Less: Provision | 12,000 | ||
| B | 10,00,000 | 30,00,000 | Cash at Bank | 1,32,000 | |
| 33,00,000 | 33,00,000 |
On 1st April, 2024 they admit C as a new partner on the following terms:
- The new profit-sharing ratio of A, B and C will be 3 : 2 : 1.
- Land and Buildings are undervalued by 10%.
- All debtors are good.
- C to bring in ₹ 5,00,000 as Capital and his share of goodwill amounting to ₹ 60,000 in cash.
You are required to prepare Partner’s Capital Accounts.
Aman and Biswas were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admitted Chetan as a new partner for 25% share. Balance sheet of Aman and Biswas was as follows as at March 31, 2023.
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) |
| Creditors | 50,000 | Bank | 40,000 | ||
| Employee’s Provident Fund | 60,000 | Stock | 60,000 | ||
| General Reserve | 40,000 | Debtors | 1,00,000 | ||
| Investment fluctuation Reserve | 50,000 | Less: Provision for doubtful debts | (10,000) | 90,000 | |
| Aman’s Capital | 2,00,000 | Furniture | 1,20,000 | ||
| Biswas’s Capital | 1,50,000 | Building | 1,60,000 | ||
| Investment | 50,000 | ||||
| Goodwill | 30,000 | ||||
| 5,50,000 | 5,50,000 |
Chetan was admitted on the following terms:
- Market value of Investment is ₹ 20,000.
- There was a bad debt amounting to ₹ 6,000 and provision for Doubtful Debts is to be maintained at ₹ 9,000.
- Building was undervalued by 20%.
- Stock was overvalued by 20%.
- Goodwill of the firm was valued at ₹ 1,00,000 and Chetan brings his share of goodwill in cash.
- Chetan was to bring ₹ 1,30,000 as capital.
Prepare the Revaluation Account and Partner’s Capital Accounts.
X and Y are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3. On 31st March 2024, their Balance Sheet was as under:
| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ |
| Creditors | 50,000 | Bank | 29,000 | |
| Provident Fund | 15,000 | Debtors | 1,80,000 | |
| Workmen's Compensation Reserve | 40,000 | Stock | 1,25,000 | |
| Capital Accounts: | Premises | 1,50,000 | ||
| X | 2,60,000 | Advertisement Expenses | 16,000 | |
| Y | 1,35,000 | 3,95,000 | ||
| 5,00,000 | 5,00,000 |
On 1st April, 2024, Z is admitted as a partner. X surrenders `1/4`th of his share and Y `1/3`rd of his share in favour of Z. Goodwill is valued at ₹ 1,60,000. Z brings in only `2/5`th of his share of goodwill in cash and ₹ 1,50,000 as his capital. Following terms are agreed upon:
- Premises is to be increased to ₹ 2,00,000 and stock by ₹ 5,000.
- Creditors proved at ₹ 60,000, one bill for goods purchased having been omitted from the books.
- Outstanding rent amounted to ₹ 12,000 and prepaid salaries ₹ 2,000.
- Liability on account of provident fund was only ₹ 10,000.
- Liability for Workmen's Compensation Claim was ₹ 16,000.
Prepare Revaluation A/c, Capital A/cs and the opening Balance Sheet. Also calculate the new profit sharing ratios.
Hint: Premium for Goodwill A/c will be debited by ₹ 18,000 and Current Account of Z will be debited by ₹ 27,000 and Capital Accounts of X and Y will be credited in the sacrificing ratio of 5 : 4.
Hidden Goodwill
Hemant and Nishant were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. Their capitals were ₹ 1,50,000 and ₹ 1,30,000 respectively. They admitted Somesh on 1st April, 2024 as a new partner for a `1/5` share in the future profits. Loss on Revaluation amounted to ₹ 20,000. Somesh brought ₹ 1,20,000 as his capital. Calculate the value of goodwill of the firm and record necessary journal entries for the above transactions on Somesh’s admission.
X and Y are partners with capital of ₹ 13,00,000 and ₹ 20,00,000. They share profits in the ratio of 1 : 2. They admit Z as a partner with `1/5`th share in the profits of the firm. Z brings in ₹ 12,00,000 as his share of capital. The Profit and Loss Account showed a credit balance of ₹ 6,00,000 as on the date of admission of Z. Give the necessary Journal entries to record the goodwill.
Hint: The Balance of P & L will be credited to the Capital Accounts of X and Y and hidden goodwill will be calculated thereafter.
A, B and C were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 1 : 1. The value of the total assets of the firm was ₹ 8,00,000 and outside liabilities were valued at ₹ 1,20,000 as at that date. On 1st April, 2024 they admitted D as a new partner. D brought ₹ 2,00,000 for his capital and the necessary amount for his share of the goodwill premium. The new profit-sharing ratio between A, B, C and D will be 1 : 2 : 1 : 1.
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of the firm on D’s admission.
A, B and C are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 6 : 3 : 1. Their respective capitals are A ₹ 5,00,000; B ₹ 4,00,000 and C ₹ 2,00,000. They decide to admit D into partnership and the new profit-sharing ratio is agreed at 3 : 3 : 3 : 1.
D brings ₹ 1,50,000 as his capital and his share of goodwill in cash. At the time of D's admission:
- The firm had a Workmen Compensation Reserve of ₹ 1,00,000 against which there was a claim of ₹ 1,20,000.
- Advertisement The Suspense A/c (Dr.) balance appeared in their books at ₹ 30,000.
- Contingency Reserve appeared at ₹ 60,000.
You are required to prepare necessary journal entries.
New Partner's Capital Not Given
Nem and Khem, sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2 admit Prem as a partner with `1/3` share in profits. He had to contribute proportionate capital. They had the following financial position:
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) |
| Creditors | 40,000 | Cash at Bank | 5,000 |
| Reserve Fund | 50,000 | Debtors | 60,000 |
| Capitals: | Stock | 35,000 | |
| Nem | 50,000 | Plant and Machinery | 80,000 |
| Khem | 40,000 | ||
| 1,80,000 | 1,80,000 |
They agreed to admit Prem as a partner on the following terms:
- Plant and Machinery to be reduced by 10%.
- Stock to be increased by ₹ 3,000.
- Bad debts provision was to be created at 5%.
- Accrued incomes not appearing in the books ₹ 900.
- Prem was to introduce ₹ 20,000 as a premium for goodwill for a `1/3`rd share of the future profits of the firm.
Prepare Profit and Loss Adjustment Account, Capital Accounts and Balance Sheet of the new firm. Also calculate the new profit-sharing ratio.
Hint: Calculation of Prem’s Capital:
Combined Capital of Nem and Khem for `2/3` share of Profits
= 87,740 + 65,160
= ₹ 1,52,900
Therefore, the total Capital of the new firm will be
= `1,52,900 xx 3/2`
= ₹ 2,29,350
Prem’s Capital for `1/3`rd share = `2,29,350 xx 1/3`
= ₹ 76,450
Mohan and Sohan are in partnership sharing profits in the proportion of `3/5 and 2/5` respectively. The Balance Sheet is as follows:
| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | ₹ |
| Capitals: | Cash | 65,000 | |||
| Mohan | 2,00,000 | Debtors | 1,00,000 | ||
| Sohan | 1,00,000 | 3,00,000 | Less: Provision | 40,000 | 60,000 |
| Creditors | 40,000 | Stock | 1,50,000 | ||
| Plant | 65,000 | ||||
| 3,40,000 | 3,40,000 |
They decide to admit Rohan to 1/3rd share on the terms that he is to pay into the business ₹ 1,00,000 as Goodwill and sufficient capital to give him 1/3rd share of the total capital of the new firm.
It was agreed that Provision for bad debts to be maintained @10% on debtors, that the stock be revalued at ₹ 2,00,000; and that the plant be reduced to ₹ 50,000.
Prepare necessary ledger accounts and show the balance sheet of the new partnership.
Soma and Navya were partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 1. Ananya was admitted as a partner for `1/5`th share in profits. Following balances appeared in the books of the firm on that day.
| ₹ | |
| Debtors | 1,80,000 |
| Provision for Doubtful Debts | 12,000 |
Debtors worth ₹ 10,000 became bad. It was decided to create 4% provision on doubtful debts.
Pass necessary journal entries.
Adjustment of Capitals on the Basis of New Partner's Capital
A and B are partners sharing profits in the proportion of 3 : 2. Their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2024 was as follows:
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) |
| Sundry Creditors | 63,000 | Cash at Bank | |||
| Outstanding Salaries | 4,000 | Sundry Debtors | 30,000 | 29,000 | |
| General Reserve | 10,000 | Less: Provision | 1,000 | ||
| Capitals: | Stock | 40,000 | |||
| A | 50,000 | Trade Marks | 8,000 | ||
| B | 30,000 | Building | 75,000 | ||
| 1,57,000 | 1,57,000 |
They agree to admit C as a new partner on the following terms:
- C will be given a `2/9`th share of profit and he will bring ₹ 50,000 for his share of capital and goodwill.
- Goodwill of the firm will be calculated at `2 1/2` years’ purchase of the average super profits of the last four years. Profits of the last four years are ₹ 40,000, ₹ 40,000, ₹ 55,000, and ₹ 65,000, respectively. Normal profits that can be earned with the capital employed are ₹ 14,000.
- Half the amount of goodwill is withdrawn by old partners.
- 15% of the general reserve is to remain as a provision against doubtful debts.
- Outstanding salaries will be increased to ₹ 16,000. Stock is overvalued by 25% and Building is undervalued by 25%. Trade Marks be written off by 50%.
- The New profit sharing ratio of partners will be 4 : 3 : 2 and the capital accounts of A and B will be adjusted on the basis of C’s capital by bringing in or withdrawing cash, as the case may be.
Prepare the necessary accounts and the opening balance sheet of the firm.
Hints:
(i) Actual Value of Stock = `40,000 xx 100/125`
= ₹ 32,000
(ii) Actual Value of Building = `75,000 xx 100/75`
= ₹ 1,00,000
Ashok and Biju were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 1 respectively. The following was their balance sheet as at 31st March, 2024:
| Liabilities | Amount ₹ | Assets | Amount ₹ |
| Creditors | 1,20,000 | Sundry Debtors | 2,00,000 |
| Bank Overdraft | 1,50,000 | Stock | 2,20,000 |
| Ashok's Capital | 1,50,000 | Furniture | 40,000 |
| Biju's Capital | 1,00,000 | Machinery | 60,000 |
| 5,20,000 | 5,20,000 |
On 1st April, 2024, Chandra was admitted to the firm on the following terms:
- Chandra would provide ₹ 1,00,000 as a capital and pay ₹ 20,000 as goodwill for his one-third share in future profits.
- Ashok, Biju and Chandra would share profits equally.
- Machinery would be reduced by 10% and ₹ 5,000 would be provided for bad debts. Stock would be valued at ₹ 2,49,400.
- Capital accounts of old partners would be adjusted in the profit sharing ratio on the basis of Chandra's capital by bringing in or taking out cash.
Pass necessary journal entries and prepare partner's capital accounts and balance sheet of the new firm.
Hint: Ashok sacrifices `5/12`; Biju Gains `1/12`.
Chandra's `1/3` share of goodwill = ₹ 20,000. Hence, total goodwill = ₹ 20,000 × 3 = ₹ 60,000. Biju has to compensate `1/12` of 60,000 i.e., 5,000 to Ashok by way of goodwill.
Entry for Goodwill:
| Premium for Goodwill A/c ...Dr. | 20,000 | |
| Biju's Capital A/c ...Dr. | 5,000 | |
| To Ashok's Capital A/с | 25,000 |
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3. C was admitted for `1/4`th share in profits. C acquires this share as `3/16` from A and `1/4`th of his share from B. C brings in ₹ 1,00,000 as his capital.
At the time of C’s admission:
- The firm’s goodwill was valued at ₹ 2,40,000.
- General Reserve was ₹ 40,000.
- Profit on revaluation of assets and liabilities was ₹ 24,000.
Before any adjustments were made, the Capitals of A and B were ₹ 1,20,000 and ₹ 70,000, respectively.
It is decided that after C’s admission, the Capitals of A and B be adjusted on the basis of C’s Capital, any excess or shortfall to be adjusted by withdrawing or bringing in Cash by the old partners. You are required to pass necessary journal entries on C’s admission.
Hint: Sacrificing Ratio 3 : 1; New Ratio 7 : 5 : 4
Om, Ram and Shanti were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3:2:1. On 1st April 2014 their Balance Sheet was as follows:
| Balance Sheet | |||
| Liabilities |
Amount Rs |
Assets |
Amount Rs |
|
Capital Accounts Om 3,58,000 Ram 3,00,000 Shanti 2,62,000 General Reserve Creditors Bills payable |
9,20,000 48,000 1,60,000 90,000 |
Land and Building Plant and Machinery Furniture Bills Receivables Sundry Debtors Stock Bank |
3,64,000 2,95,000 2,33,000 38,000 90,000 1,11,000 87,000 |
| 12,18,000 | 12,18,000 | ||
On the above date Hanuman was admitted on the following terms:
1) He will bring Rs 1,00,000 for his capital and will get the 1/10th share in the profits.
2) He will bring necessary cash for his share of goodwill premium. The goodwill of the firm was valued at Rs 3,00,000
3) A liability of Rs 18,000 will be created against bills receivables discount
4) The value of stock and furniture will be reduced by 20%.
]5) The value of land and building will be increased by 10%.
6) Capital accounts of the partners will be adjusted on the basis of Hanuman's capital in their profit sharing ratio by opening current accounts.
Prepare Revaluation Account and Partner's Capital Accounts.
Following is the Balance Sheet of Amit and Vidya as at 31st March, 2024:
| Liabilities | Amount ₹ | Amount ₹ | Assets | Amount ₹ | Amount ₹ |
| Creditors | 26,000 | Bank | 20,000 | ||
| Employees Provident Fund | 16,000 | Stock | 30,000 | ||
| Workmen's Compensation Reserve | 30,000 | Debtors | 44,000 | ||
| Capital Accounts: | Less: Provision for Bad Debts | 2,000 | 42,000 | ||
| Amit | 1,10,000 | Plant and Machinery | 1,20,000 | ||
| Vidya | 60,000 | 1,70,000 | Goodwill | 20,000 | |
| Profit and Loss Account | 10,000 | ||||
| 2,42,000 | 2,42,000 |
On the above date, Chintan was admitted as a partner for 1/4th share in the profits of the firm with the following terms:
- ₹ 2,900 will be written off as Bad Debts.
- Stock was taken over by Vidya at ₹ 35,000.
- Goodwill of the firm was valued at ₹ 40,000. Chintan brought his share of goodwill premium in cash.
- Chintan brought proportionate capital and the capitals of the other partners were adjusted on the basis of Chintan's Capital. For this necessary cash was to be brought in or paid off to the partners as the case may be.
Prepare Revaluation Account and Partners' Capital Accounts.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS For Practice Calculation of New Ratios and Sacrificing Ratios
Rekha, Sunita and Teena are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1. Samiksha joins the firm. Rekha surrenders `1/4`th of her share; Sunita surrenders `1/3`rd of her share and Teena `1/5`th of her share in favour of Samiksha. Find the new profit-sharing ratio.
Calculate sacrificing ratios in the following cases:
- X and Y are sharing profits in the ratio of 4 : 3. Z joins and the new ratios are 7 : 4 : 3.
- X and Y are sharing profits in the ratio of 7 : 5. Z joins and the new ratios are 13 : 7 : 4.
- A and B are sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3. C joins and the new ratios are 4 : 2 : 1.
- A and B are sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. C joins and the new ratios are 5 : 3 : 2.
Calculate new ratios and sacrificing ratios in the following cases:
- A, B and C are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 4 : 3 : 2. D is admitted for `1/3`rd share.
- A, B and C are partners sharing profits in the ratio of `1/2`, `1/3` and `1/6`. D is admitted for a `1/6`th share of profits.
- A, B and C are partners sharing profits in the ratio of `6/14`, `5/14`, and `3/14`. D is admitted for `1/8`th share of profits.
Rohan and Mohan are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3 respectively. They admit Bhim as a partner for `1/7`th share in the profit. The new profit sharing ratio will be 4 : 2 : 1. Calculate the sacrificing ratio of Rohan and Mohan.
Amla and Kamla are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 4 : 1 respectively. They admitted Bimla as a new partner for `1/4`th share in the profits, which she acquired wholly from Amla. Determine the new profit sharing ratio of the partners.
Anita and Tina are partners sharing profits as 9 : 5. They agree to admit Chetan their manager into partnership, who is to get 1/8 share in the profits. He acquires this share as 1/12 from Anita and 1/24 from Tina. Calculate new profit sharing ratio.
Anil and Sunil are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 4 : 1. They admit Vijay into partnership with 1/3 share in profits which he acquires wholly from Anil. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio.
J & K are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 3. L joins the firm. J surrenders `1/5`th of his share and K, `1/3` of his share in favour of L. Find the new profit-sharing ratio.
R and S are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3. T was admitted. R surrenders 1/4 of his share and S 2/5 of his share in favour of T. Calculate the sacrificing ratio and the new ratios.
A and B are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3. They admit C into partnership giving him 1/4 share in profits which he acquires from A and B in the ratio of 3 : 1. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio.
Mohan and Sohan are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 9 : 6. They admit Gopal with 1/8 share in the profits. The new profit sharing ratio between Mohan and Sohan is agreed to be 4 : 3. Calculate the sacrificing ratio.
When the New Partner brings his Share of Goodwill in Cash
Kabir and Farid are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 1 on 1-4-2019 they admitted Manik into partnership for `1/4`th share in the profits of the firm. Manik brought his share of goodwill premium in cash. Goodwill of the firm was valued on the basis of 2 years’ purchase of the last three years’ average profits. The profits of the last three years were:
| ₹ | |
| 2016-17 | 90,000 |
| 2017-18 | 1,30,000 |
| 2018-19 | 86,000 |
During the year 2018-19, there was a loss of ₹ 20,000 due to fire, which was not accounted for while calculating the profit. Calculate the value of goodwill and pass the necessary journal entries for the treatment of goodwill.
Hint: Loss due to fire of ₹ 20,000 will be ignored since it has not been considered while calculating the profit.
On 1st April, 2025, A and B, sharing profits 2/3 and 1/3 respectively, agree to admit C into partnership on condition that he pays ₹ 3,00,000 as capital and ₹ 90,000 for 1/6 share of goodwill which he acquires equally from A and B. Subsequently, half amount of goodwill is withdrawn by the old partners.
Give journal entries necessary to record these transactions.
Kumar and Rao were partners in a firm sharing profits equally. They admitted Ghosh as a new partner for 1/4th share in profits. Ghosh acquired his 1/4th share from Kumar and Rao in the ratio of 3 : 2 respectively. Ghosh brought ₹ 2,70,000 for his capital and ₹ 39,000 for 1/4th share of goodwill. Calculate new profit sharing ratio of Kumar, Rao and Ghosh and pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of the firm.
Piyush and Deepika are partners sharing profits in the ratio 7 : 3. They admit Seema as a new partner, paying ₹ 40,000 as premium for 1/5 share. The new ratio being 5 : 3 : 2. Pass journal entries.
P and Q are in partnership sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3. They admit R into the firm, R paying a premium of ₹ 1,00,000 for 1/4 share of the profits. As between themselves, P and Q agree to share future profits and losses equally. Pass entries.
X and Y are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 6: 9. They agree to admit Z into partnership who brings 1,00,000 in cash for his capital and goodwill. Goodwill is valued at `1 1/2` year's purchase of the last 4 years average profits, which were ₹ 30,000; ₹ 8,000 (loss); ₹ 20,000 and ₹ 38,000 respectively. X, Y and Z will share future profits in equal proportion. Pass entries.
Arun and Varun are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. Bhushan is admitted paying a premium of ₹ 84,000 for 1/4th share of profits which he acquires 1/6th from Arun and 1/12th from Varun. Calculate new ratios and pass entries.
L and M were partners in a firm sharing profits in 4 : 3 ratio. They admitted O as a new partner. The new profit sharing ratio of L, M and O will be 3 : 3 : 4. O brought ₹ 2,00,000 for his capital. The goodwill of the firm on O's admission was valued at ₹ 70,000. O brought his share of goodwill in cash. Calculate sacrificing ratio of L and M and pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions on O's admission.
A and B are partners sharing profits and losses in the proportion of 3 : 2. They agree to admit C into partnership who is to get 1/5th share in the business. C brings in ₹ 1,00,000 for his capital and ₹ 40,000 for 1/5th share of goodwill which he acquires 3/20 from A and 1/20 from B. The profit for the first year of the new partnership amounted to ₹ 2,00,000.
Make the necessary Journal entries in connection with C's admission and apportion the profit between the partners.
P and share profits in the ratio of P, 5/8 and Q, 3/8. R is admitted as а partner who brings in ₹ 60,000 as his capital and ₹ 20,000 for goodwill. The new profit-sharing ratio is agreed at 7 : 5 : 4. Draft Journal entries.
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admit C into partnership; C pays a premium of ₹ 60,000 for a `1/4`th share of profit. The new ratio is 3 : 3 : 2. Goodwill account appears in the books at ₹ 2,00,000. Give the necessary Journal entries.
A and B are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2 respectively. Goodwill appears in their books at ₹ 3,00,000. They admit C into partnership. C paying a premium of ₹ 1,00,000 for one-fourth share of the profits while A and B as between themselves sharing profits and losses as before.
Give Journal entries to record the above arrangement in the books of the firm.
Asha and Aditi are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admit Raghav as a partner for `1/4`th share in the profits of the firm. Raghav brings ₹ 6,00,000 as his capital and his share of goodwill in cash. Goodwill of the firm is to be valued at two years’ purchase of average profits of the last four years.
The profits of the firm during the last four years are given below:
| Year | Profit ₹ |
| 2013 − 14 | 3,50,000 |
| 2014 − 15 | 4,75,000 |
| 2015 − 16 | 6,70,000 |
| 2016 − 17 | 7,45,000 |
The following additional information is given:
- To cover management cost an annual charge of ₹ 56,250 should be made for the purpose of valuation of goodwill.
- The closing stock for the year ended 31.3.2017 was overvalued by ₹ 15,000.
Pass necessary journal entries on Raghav’s admission showing the working notes clearly.
Hints:
A management cost of ₹ 56,250 will be deducted from each year’s profit.
Overvaluation of Closing Stock will be deducted from the profit of 2016-17.
When the New Partner does not bring his Share of Goodwill in Cash
X and Y are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 1. Their books showed goodwill at ₹ 50,000. Z is admitted with 1/5th share of profits which he acquires equally from X and Y. He brings ₹ 7,50,000 as his capital but is not able to bring in cash his share of goodwill ₹ 40,000. Give Journal entries.
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3. They admit C as a partner for a `1/3`rd share. His share of Goodwill is ₹ 32,000. Give journal entries in the following cases:
- When the amount of goodwill is paid privately.
- When the goodwill is received in cash and retained in the business.
- When the goodwill is received in cash and withdrawn by old partners.
- When C is unable to bring the goodwill in cash.
Hint:
In case (a) there will be no entry for goodwill.
In case (b) and (c), Premium A/c will be debited by ₹ 32,000 and the Capital A/cs of A and B will be credited in 5 : 3.
In case (d) Current A/c of C will be debited by ₹ 32,000, and the capital A/cs of A and B will be credited in 5 : 3.
Sharan and Angad are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2.
On 1st April, 2022, they admit Akhil as a partner for `1/5`th share in the profits. Akhil acquires `1/5` of his shares from Sharan and the balance from Angad.
On the date of Akhil’s admission, the goodwill of the firm was valued at ₹ 90,000. Akhil contributed the following assets towards his capital and his share of goodwill:
| Particulars | Amount (₹) |
| Cash | 60,000 |
| Debtors | 20,000 |
| Land and Building | 1,00,000 |
| Plant and Machinery | 80,000 |
You are required to:
- Calculate the sacrificing ratio of the partners.
- Pass the necessary journal entries on Akhil’s admission, ascertaining Akhil’s capital contribution and assuming that he brings into the firm his share of goodwill in cash/kind.
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 1. They admit C for 1/4th share in profits. C brings ₹ 30,000 for his capital and ₹ 8,000 out of his share of ₹ 10,000 for goodwill. Before admission goodwill appeared in books at ₹ 18,000. Give Journal entries to give effect to above arrangement.
Hint:
- Goodwill of ₹ 18,000 written off by A and B in 2 : 1.
- Goodwill of ₹ 8,000 brought in cash by C will be credited to Premium for Goodwill A/c.
- Premium for Goodwill A/c will be debited by ₹ 8,000 and C's Current A/c will be debited by ₹ 2,000 and Capital Accounts of A and B will be credited in 2 : 1.
J and R are partners. V is admitted as a partner for 1/4 share of profit but is unable to contribute premium for goodwill in cash amounting to ₹ 80,000 and so it is decided to raise a loan account in the name of V.
You are required to pass a single journal entry in order to give effect the above problem.
Arjun and Vinod are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 1. They admitted a new partner Prabhakar.
Arjun sacrificed `1/3`rd of his share to Prabhakar and Vinod gifted `1/5`th of his share to Prabhakar. Firm's goodwill on the date of Prabhakar's admission was valued at ₹ 3,60,000.
Ascertain the new profit sharing ratio of the partners and pass the journal entry for premium for goodwill, if Prabhakar is unable to bring his share of goodwill in cash.
A and B share profits in the proportions of 3/4 and 1/4. Their Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025 was as follows:
| Liabilities | ₹ | Assets | ₹ |
| Sundry Creditors | 4,15,000 | Cash at Bank | 2,65,000 |
| Reserve Fund | 40,000 | Bills Receivable | 30,000 |
| Capital Accounts: | Debtors | 1,60,000 | |
| A | 3,00,000 | Stock | 2,00,000 |
| B | 1,60,000 | Fixtures | 10,000 |
| Land and Buildings | 2,50,000 | ||
| 9,15,000 | 9,15,000 |
On April 1, 2025, C was admitted into partnership for 1/4th share on the following terms:
- That C pays ₹ 1,00,000 as his capital.
- That C pays ₹ 50,000 for goodwill. Half of this sum is to be withdrawn by A and B.
- That stock and fixtures be reduced by 10% and a 5% provision for doubtful debts be created on Sundry Debtors and Bills Receivable.
- That the value of land and buildings be appreciated by 20%.
- There being a claim against the firm for damages, a liability to the extent of ₹ 10,000 should be created.
- An item of ₹ 6,500 included in sundry creditors is not likely to be claimed and hence should be written back.
Record the above transactions (journal entries) in the books of the firm assuming that the profit sharing ratio between A and B has not changed. Prepare the new Balance Sheet on the admission of Mr. C.
Following is the Balance Sheet of Shashi and Ashu sharing profits as 3 : 2.
| Liabilities | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | ₹ |
| Creditors | 1,80,000 | Debtors | 2,20,000 | |
| General Reserve | 2,50,000 | Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts | 10,000 | 2,10,000 |
| Workmen's Compensation Reserve | 1,50,000 | Land & Building | 1,80,000 | |
| Capital: | Plants & Machinery | 1,20,000 | ||
| Shashi | 1,50,000 | Stock | 1,10,000 | |
| Ashu | 1,00,000 | Bank | 2,10,000 | |
| 8,30,000 | 8,30,000 |
On admission of Tanya for 1/6th share in the profits it was decided that:
- Provision for doubtful debts to be increased by ₹ 15,000.
- Value of land and building to be increased to ₹ 2,10,000.
- Value of stock to be increased by ₹ 25,000.
- The liability of workmen's compensation claim was determined to be ₹ 1,20,000.
- Tanya brought in as her share of goodwill ₹ 1,00,000 in cash.
- Tanya was to bring further cash of ₹ 1,50,000 for her capital.
Prepare Revaluation A/c, Capital Alcs and Balance Sheet of the new firm.
P and S were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. Their Balance Sheet as at 31-3-2025 was as follows:
| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ |
| Bank Overdraft | 20,000 | Cash | 8,000 | |
| Creditors | 30,000 | Debtors | 30,000 | |
| Provision for Bad Debts | 1,000 | Bills Receivable | 40,000 | |
| General Reserve | 15,000 | Stock | 50,000 | |
| V's Loan | 20,000 | Building | 90,000 | |
| Capitals | Land | 1,48,000 | ||
| P | 1,00,000 | |||
| S | 1,80,000 | 2,80,000 | ||
| 3,66,000 | 3,66,000 |
On 1-4-2025 they admitted V as a new partner on the following conditions:
- V will get 1/8th share in the profits of the firm.
- V’s loan will be converted into his capital.
- The goodwill of the firm was valued at ₹ 80,000 and V brought his share of goodwill premium in cash.
- Provision for bad debts was to be made equal to 5% of the debtors.
- Stock was to be depreciated by 5%.
- Land was to be appreciated by 10%.
Prepare Revaluation Account, Capital Accounts of P, S and V, and the Balance Sheet of the new firm as on 1-4-2025.
A and B share the profits of a business in the ratio of 5 : 3. They admit C into the firm for a `1/4`th share in the profits to be contributed equally by A and B. On the date of admission of C, the Balance Sheet of the firm was as follows:
| Liabilities | ₹ | Assets | ₹ |
| A’s Capital | 3,00,000 | Machinery | 2,60,000 |
| B’s Capital | 2,00,000 | Furniture | 1,60,000 |
| Workmen’s Compensation Reserve | 40,000 | Stock | 1,20,000 |
| Bank Loan | 1,20,000 | Debtors | 80,000 |
| Creditors | 15,000 | Bank | 60,000 |
| Outstanding Expenses | 5,000 | ||
| 6,80,000 | 6,80,000 |
Terms of C’s admission were as follows:
- C will bring ₹ 3,30,000 for his share of capital and goodwill.
- Goodwill of the firm has been valued at 4 years’ purchase of the average super profits of the last three years. Average profits of the last three years are ₹ 2,20,000 while the normal profits that can be earned with the capital employed are ₹ 1,40,000.
- Furniture is to be appreciated by ₹ 60,000 and the value of stock is to be reduced by ₹ 20,000.
- Outstanding Expenses will be paid off.
Prepare Revaluation Account, Partners’ Capital Accounts and the new Balance Sheet of A, B and C.
A and B were partners with fixed capitals of ₹ 3,70,000 each. They admitted C as a new partner for a `1/4`th share of profits. C brought ₹ 3,00,000 as his capital and the necessary amount of goodwill premium for his share of goodwill. The new profit-sharing ratio will be 2 : 1 : 1.
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of the firm.
Calculation of the Capital Introduced by the New Partner
Leena and Rohit are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. On 31st March, 2018, their Balance Sheet was as follows:
| BALANCE SHEET OF LEENA AND ROHIT as at 31-3-2018 |
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| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | ₹ |
| Sundry Creditors | 80,000 | Cash | 42,000 | ||
| Bills Payable | 38,000 | Debtors | 1,32,000 | 1,30,000 | |
| General Reserve | 50,000 | Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts | 2,000 | ||
| Capital: | 3,00,000 | Stock | 1,46,000 | ||
| Leena | 1,60,000 | Plant and Machinery | 1,50,000 | ||
| Rohit | 1,40,000 | ||||
| 4,68,000 | 4,68,000 | ||||
On the above date Manoj was admitted as a new partner for `1/5`th share in the profits of the firm on the following terms:
- Manoj brought proportionate capital. He also brought his share of the goodwill premium of ₹ 80,000 in cash.
- 10% of the general reserve was to be transferred to provision for doubtful debts.
- Claim on account of workmen’s compensation amounted to ₹ 40,000.
- Stock was overvalued by ₹ 16,000.
- Leena, Rohit and Manoj will share future profits in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2.
Prepare the Revaluation Account, the Partners’ Capital Accounts and the Balance Sheet of the reconstituted firm.
Shikha, Shweta and Manisha were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. They admitted Pooja into partnership for a 25% share. Shikha, Shweta and Manisha decided to share future profits and losses equally. Pooja brings in Capital of ₹ 8,00,000 and ₹ 1,50,000 out of her goodwill share of ₹ 2,50,000. Pass necessary entries at the time of Pooja’s admission.
On 31st March, 2019 the Balance Sheet of Madan and Mohan who share profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2 was as follows:
| Balance Sheet of Madan and Mohan as at 31st March, 2019 |
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| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | ₹ |
| Creditors | 28,000 | Cash at Bank | 10,000 | ||
| General Reserve | 10,000 | Debtors | 65,000 | 60,000 | |
| Employees Provident Fund | 22,000 | Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts | 5,000 | ||
| Capitals: | 1,00,000 | Stock | 33,000 | ||
| Madan | 60,000 | Patents | 57,000 | ||
| Mohan | 40,000 | ||||
| 1,60,000 | 1,60,000 | ||||
They decided to admit Gopal on 1st April, 2019 for `1/5`th share, which Gopal acquired wholly from Mohan on the following terms:
- Gopal shall bring ₹ 10,000 as his share of the premium for Goodwill.
- A debtor whose dues of ₹ 3,000 were written off as bad debt paid ₹ 2,000 in full settlement.
- A claim of ₹ 5,000 on account of workmen’s compensation was to be provided for.
- Patents were undervalued by ₹ 2,000. Stock in the books was valued 10% more than its market value.
- Gopal was to bring in capital equal to 20% of the combined capitals of Madan and Mohan after all adjustments.
Prepare the Revaluation Account, the Capital Accounts of the Partners and the Balance Sheet of the new firm.
Pappu and Dhanraj were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 1. Their Balance Sheet as at 31-3-2023 was as follows:
| Liabilities | Amount ₹ | Amount ₹ | Assets | Amount ₹ | Amount ₹ |
| Creditors | 30,000 | Debtors | 50,000 | ||
| Bills Payable | 1,000 | Less: Provision | (5,000) | 45,000 | |
| reserve Fund | 16,000 | Stock | 30,000 | ||
| Outstanding Salary | 3,000 | Bills Receivable | 10,000 | ||
| Capital: | Patents | 1,000 | |||
| Pappu | 60,000 | Machinery | 40,000 | ||
| Dhanraj | 20,000 | 80,000 | Cash | 4,000 | |
| 1,30,000 | 1,30,000 |
They admitted Leander as a new partner on 1st April, 2023. New profit-sharing ratio is agreed 3 : 2 : 3. Leander brings in proportionate capital after the following adjustments:
- Leander brings ₹ 16,000 as his share of goodwill.
- Provision for doubtful debts is to be reduced by ₹ 2,000.
- There is an old typewriter valued at ₹ 2,400. It does not appear in the books of the firm. It is now to be recorded.
- Patents are valueless.
Prepare Revaluation Account, Capital Accounts and the Opening Balance Sheet of Pappu, Dhanraj and Leander.
Hint: Pappu will be entitled to the full amount of goodwill brought in by Leander because only he sacrifices his profit share.
Adjustment of Capitals of Old Partners
Rajat and Ravi are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 7 : 3. Their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2024 is as follows:
| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ |
| Creditors | 60,000 | Cash in Hand | 36,000 | |
| Reserve | 10,000 | Cash at Bank | 90,000 | |
| Capital Accounts: | Debtors | 44,000 | ||
| Rajat | 1,00,000 | Furniture | 30,000 | |
| Ravi | 80,000 | 1,80,000 | Stock | 50,000 |
| Total | 2,50,000 | Total | 2,50,000 |
On 1st April, 2024, they admit Rohan on the following terms:
- Goodwill is valued at ₹ 40,000 and Rohan is to bring in the necessary amount in cash as premium for goodwill and ₹ 60,000 as Capital for 1/4 share in profits.
- Stock is to be reduced by 40% and furniture is to be reduced to 40%.
- Capitals of the partners shall be proportionate to their Profit-Sharing Ratio taking Rohan's Capital as base. Adjustment of Capitals to be made by cash.
Requirements: Prepare Revaluation Account, Partners' Capital Accounts and Cash Account.
Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2024 of Ramesh, Kumar and Pappu, who were sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5.
| Liabilities | ₹ | Assets | ₹ |
| Capitals: | Cash | 18,000 | |
| Ramesh | 36,000 | Bills Receivable | 24,000 |
| Kumar | 44,000 | Furniture | 28,000 |
| Pappu | 52,000 | Stock | 44,000 |
| Creditors | 64,000 | Debtors | 42,000 |
| Bills Payable | 32,000 | Investments | 32,000 |
| Profit & Loss A/c | 14,000 | Machinery | 34,000 |
| Goodwill | 20,000 | ||
| 2,42,000 | 2,42,000 |
On 1st April, 2024 they admit Shilpa into partnership on the following terms:
- Furniture, Investments and Machinery to be reduced by 15%.
- The value of stock to be taken is at ₹ 48,000.
- Shilpa will bring in ₹ 26,000 as her share of goodwill.
- Shilpa to bring ₹ 32,000 towards capital for a `1/6`th share and old partners to adjust their capitals accordingly.
- Outstanding rent amounted to ₹ 1,800.
- Prepaid salaries ₹ 800.
- Adjustments of capital to be made by cash.
Prepare Revaluation Account, Capital Accounts, Cash Account and the Balance Sheet of the new firm.
A and B sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2 have capitals of ₹ 1,00,000 and ₹ 45,000 respectively. They admit a new partner C with 2/9th share of profits. C is required to bring ₹ 40,000 as capital. The loss on revaluation of assets and liabilities is ₹ 10,000. It is agreed that capitals of partners should be in the new profit sharing ratio. Any excess or deficit amount should be transferred to their current accounts. Pass a suitable adjusting entry or entries.
On 31-3-2024 the Balance Sheet of W and R, who shared profits in 3 : 2 ratio was as follows:
| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | ₹ |
| Creditors | 20,000 | Cash | 5,000 | ||
| Profit and Loss Account | 15,000 | Sundry Debtors | 20,000 | ||
| Capital Accounts: | 70,000 | Less: Provision | 700 | 19,300 | |
| W | 40,000 | Stock | 25,000 | ||
| R | 30,000 | Plant and Machinery | 35,000 | ||
| Patents | 20,700 | ||||
| 1,05,000 | 1,05,000 |
On 1st April, 2024 B was admitted as a partner on the following conditions:
- B will get `4/15`th share of profits.
- B had to bring ₹ 30,000 as his capital, to which amount other Partners capitals shall have to be adjusted.
- He would pay cash for his share of goodwill, which would be based on `2 1/2` years’ purchase of average profits of the past 4 years.
- The assets would be revalued as under:
Sundry debtors at book value, less 5% provision for bad debts. Stock at ₹ 20,000, Plant and Machinery at ₹ 40,000. - The profits of the firm for the years 2021, 2022, and 2023 were ₹ 20,000, ₹ 14,000, and 17,000, respectively.
Prepare the Revaluation Account, Partner’s Capital Accounts, and the Balance Sheet of the new firm.
Hint:
Average Profits = `(20,000 + 14,000 + 17,000 + 15,000 "(Given in Balance Sheet)")/4`
= ₹ 16,500
Value of Goodwill = `16,500 xx 2 1/2`
= ₹ 41,250
B’s Share in Goodwill = `41,250 xx 4/15`
= ₹ 11,000
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 3. Their balance sheet as at 31st March, 2024 was as follows:
| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | ₹ |
| Bank Overdraft | 32,000 | Cash in Hand | 3,000 | ||
| Creditors | 25,000 | Cash at Bank | 12,000 | ||
| P & L Account | 10,000 | Debtors | 40,000 | 35,000 | |
| Capitals: | 2,05,000 | Less: Provision | 5,000 | ||
| A | 1,00,000 | Furniture | 40,000 | ||
| B | 1,05,000 | Building | 80,000 | ||
| Machinery | 1,00,000 | ||||
| Investments | 2,000 | ||||
| 2,72,000 | 2,72,000 |
On 1st April, 2024 they admitted C for a `1/5` share in profits, which he acquires wholly from B. The other terms of agreement were:
- Goodwill of the firm was to be valued at two years’ purchase of the average of the last 3 years’ profits. The profits for the last 3 years were ₹ 58,000, ₹ 66,000, and ₹ 56,000 respectively.
- Provision for Doubtful debts was found in excess by ₹ 2,000.
- Buildings were found undervalued by ₹ 20,000 and furniture overvalued by ₹ 5,000.
- ₹ 5,000 for damages claimed by a customer had been disputed by the firm. It was agreed at ₹ 2,000 by a compromise between the customer and the firm.
- C was to bring in ₹ 60,000 as his capital and the necessary amount for his share of goodwill.
- Capitals of A and B were to be adjusted in the new profit-sharing ratio by opening necessary current accounts.
Prepare journal entries, capital accounts and the opening balance sheet.
Hint: No entry will be passed for ₹ 5,000. Only the following entry will be passed in respect of damages:
| Revaluation A/c ...Dr. | 2,000 | |
| To Damages Payable A/c | 2,000 |
Juliet and Rabani are partners in a firm, sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 1. On 31st March, 2016, their Balance Sheet was as under:
| BALANCE SHEET OF JULIET AND RABANI As at 31st March, 2016 |
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| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | ₹ |
| Sundry Creditors | 70,000 | Plant and Machinery | 1,76,000 | ||
| General Reserve | 30,000 | Inventory | 26,000 | ||
| Provident Fund | 40,000 | Sundry Debtors | 57,000 | 54,000 | |
| Capital A/cs | 2,00,000 | Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts | 3,000 | ||
| Juliet | 1,10,000 | Cash at Bank | 68,000 | ||
| Rabani | 90,000 | Profit & Loss A/c | 16,000 | ||
| 3,40,000 | 3,40,000 | ||||
Mike was taken as a partner for a `1/4`th share, with effect from 1st April, 2016, subject to the following adjustments:
- Plant and Machinery was found to be overvalued by ₹ 16,000. It was to be shown in the books at the correct value.
- Provision for Doubtful Debts was to be reduced by ₹ 2,000.
- Creditors included an amount of ₹ 2,000 received as commission from Malini. The necessary adjustment was required to be made.
- Goodwill of the firm was valued at ₹ 60,000. Mike was to being in cash, his share of goodwill along with his capital of ₹ 1,00,000.
- Capital Accounts of Juliet and Rabani were to be readjusted in the new profit-sharing arrangement on the basis of Mike’s capital, any surplus to be adjusted through the current account and any deficiency through cash.
You are required to prepare:
- Revaluation Account,
- Partner’s Capital Accounts, and
- Balance Sheet of the reconstituted firm.
Ashish and Nimish were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. On 31st March, 2019 their Balance Sheet was as follows:
| BALANCE SHEET OF ASHISH AND NIMISH as at 31st March, 2019 |
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| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | |
| Capitals: | Plant and Machinery | 2,90,000 | |||
| Ashish | 3,10,000 | Furniture | 2,20,000 | ||
| Nimish | 2,90,000 | 6,00,000 | Sundry Debtors | 90,000 | |
| General Reserve | 50,000 | Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts | (1,000) | 89,000 | |
| Workmen’s Compensation Reserve | 20,000 | Stock | 1,40,000 | ||
| Creditors | 1,10,000 | Cash | 41,000 | ||
| Total | 7,80,000 | Total | 7,80,000 | ||
On 1st April, 2019, Geeta was admitted into the partnership for 1/4th share in the profits on the following terms:
- Goodwill of the firm was valued at ₹ 2,00,000.
- Geeta brought ₹ 3,00,000 as her capital and her share of goodwill premium in cash.
- Bad debts amounted to ₹ 2,000. Create a provision for doubtful debts @ 5% on Sundry Debtors.
- Furniture was found undervalued by ₹ 65,400.
- Stock was taken over by Nimish for ₹ 1,30,000.
- The liability against workmen’s compensation reserve was determined at ₹ 30,000.
- After the above adjustments, the capitals of Ashish and Nimish were to be adjusted taking Geeta’s capital as the base. Excess or shortage was to be adjusted by opening current accounts.
Prepare Revaluation Account, Partners’ Capital Accounts and the Balance Sheet of the firm after Geeta’s admission.
X and Y were partners in the profit-sharing ratio of 3 : 2. Their balance sheet as at March 31, 2022 was as follows:
| Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2022 | |||||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | ||
| Creditors | 56,000 | Plant and Machinery | 70,000 | ||
| General Reserve | 14,000 | Buildings | 98,000 | ||
| Capital Accounts: | Stock | 21,000 | |||
| X | 1,19,000 | 2,31,000 | Debtors | 42,000 | 35,000 |
| Y | 1,12,000 | (-) Provision | 7,000 | ||
| Cash in Hand | 77,000 | ||||
| 3,01,000 | 3,01,000 | ||||
Z was admitted for 1/6th share on the following terms:
- Z will bring ₹ 56,000 as his share of capital but was not able to bring any amount to compensate the sacrificing partners.
- Goodwill of the firm is valued at ₹. 84,000.
- Plant and Machinery were found to be undervalued by ₹ 14,000 Building was to be brought up to ₹ 1,09,000.
- All debtors are good.
- Capitals of X and Y will be adjusted on the basis of Z’s share and adjustments will be done by opening necessary current accounts.
You are required to prepare revaluation account and partners’ capital account.
On 31st March 2023, the Balance Sheet of Zoya and Zara who were sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2 was as follows:
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creditors | 29,000 | Cash at Bank | 9,000 | ||
| Bills Payable | 6,000 | Debtors | 20,000 | ||
| General Reserves | 16,000 | Less: Provision | 1,000 | 19,000 | |
| Capitals: | Stock | 15,000 | |||
| Zoya | 50,000 | Land and Building | 25,000 | ||
| Zara | 35,000 | 85,000 | Plant and Machinery | 30,000 | |
| Goodwill | 10,000 | ||||
| Profit and Loss Account | 28,000 | ||||
| Total | 1,36,000 | Total | 1,36,000 |
They decided to admit Sara for 1/5th share on 1st April, 2023 in the firm on the following terms:
- Goodwill of the firm is valued at ₹ 28,000.
- Depreciate Plant and Machinery by 10%, appreciate Land and Building by 40%.
- The provision for doubtful debts was to be increased by ₹ 800.
- A liability of ₹ 1,000 included in the creditors is not likely to arise.
- New profit sharing ratio between Zoya, Zara and Sara shall be 5 : 3 : 2 respectively.
- Sara was to contribute capital equal to 1/5th of the total capital of Zoya and Zara after all adjustments.
You are required to prepare Revaluation Account and Partners' Capital Accounts.
D. K. Goel solutions for अकाऊंटन्सी पार्ट A वॉल्यूम १ अँड २ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १२ 3 Admission of a Partner LATEST C.B.S.E. EXAMINATION QUESTIONS [Pages 3.170 - 3.173]
A and B were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 1. On 31.03.2022, their Balance Sheet was as follows:
| BALANCE SHEET OF A AND B as at 31st March, 2022 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | ₹ |
| Outstanding Expenses | 3,000 | Bank | 40,000 | ||
| Bills Payable | 20,000 | Stock | 60,000 | ||
| Sundry Creditors | 1,40,000 | Bills Receivable | 70,000 | ||
| General Reserve | 80,000 | Debtors | 1,00,000 | ||
| Capitals: | Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts | 5,000 | 95,000 | ||
| A | 2,00,000 | Furniture | 85,000 | ||
| B | 3,00,000 | 5,00,000 | Machinery | 1,10,000 | |
| Land and Building | 2,83,000 | ||||
| Total | 7,43,000 | Total | 7,43,000 | ||
On the above date, C was admitted as a new partner for `1/5` share in the profits on the following terms:
- C will bring ₹ 2,00,000 as her capital and ₹ 1,60,000 as her share of goodwill premium.
- Stock will be appreciated by ₹ 1,500.
- Debtors of ₹ 5,000 will be written off as bad debts and a provision of 10% for bad and doubtful debts will be maintained.
Prepare Revaluation Account and Partner’s Capital Accounts.
Hint:
| (i) | Bad Debts A/c ...Dr. | 5,000 | |
| To Debtors A/c | 5,000 | ||
| (ii) | Provision for Doubtful Debts A/c ...Dr. | 5,000 | |
| To Bad debts A/c | 5,000 | ||
| (iii) | Revaluation A/c ...Dr. | 9,500 | |
| To Provision for Doubtful Debts A/c (10 % of ₹ 95,000) | 9,500 | ||
| (iv) | Bad Debts of ₹ 25,000 have been met from Provision for Doubtful Debts. As such, bad debts will not affect Revaluation Account. | ||
Rajinder and Vijay were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio 3:2. On 31st March 2023 their balance sheet was as follows:
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | ||
| Capital A/cs: | Fixed Assets (Tangible) |
3,60,000 | |||
| Rajinder | 3,00,000 | 4,50,000 | Goodwill | 50,000 | |
| Vijay | 1,50,000 | Investments | 40,000 | ||
| Current A/cs: | Stock | 74,000 | |||
| Rajinder | 50,000 | 60,000 | Debtors | 1,00,000 | 96,000 |
| Vijay | 10,000 | Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts |
4,000 | ||
| Creditors | 75,000 | Bank | 25,000 | ||
| General Reserve | |||||
| 6,45,000 | 6,45,000 |
With an aim to expand business it is decided to admit Ranvijay as a partner on 1st April 2023 on the following terms:
- Provision for doubtful debts is to be increased to 6% of debtors.
- An outstanding bill for repairs ₹ 50,000 to be accounted in the books.
- An unaccounted interest accrued of ₹ 7500 be provided for.
- Investment were sold at book value.
- Half of stock was taken by Rajinder at ₹ 42,000 and remaining stock was also to be revalued at the same rate.
- New profit-sharing ratio of partners will be 5:3:2.
- Ranvijay will bring ₹ 1,00,000 as capital and his share of goodwill which was valued at twice the average profit of the last three years ended 31st March 2023, 2022 and 2021 were ₹ 1,50,000, ₹ 1,30,000 and ₹ 1,70,000 respectively.
Pass necessary journal entries.
Uma and Umesh were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 3. On 31st March, 2024, their Balance Sheet was as follows:
| Balance Sheet of Uma and Umesh as at 31st March, 2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) |
| Capitals: | Land and Building | 10,00,000 | |||
| Uma | 5,00,000 | Furniture | 1,00,000 | ||
| Umesh | 7,50,000 | 12,50,000 | Debtors | 80,000 | |
| Creditors | 50,000 | Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts | 5,000 | 75,000 | |
| General Reserve | 75,000 | Stock | 40,000 | ||
| Workmen Compensation Reserve | 25,000 | Bank | 1,95,000 | ||
| Outstanding Electricity Bill | 10,000 | ||||
| Total | 14,10,000 | Total | 14,10,000 | ||
On the above date, Daya was admitted as a new partner on the following terms:
- The new profit-sharing ratio of Uma, Umesh and Daya will be 3 : 2 : 5.
- Daya will bring ₹ 10,00,000 as her capital and ₹ 2,00,000 as her share of goodwill premium.
- The value of Land and Building will be increased by ₹ 2,00,000.
- Liability against Workmen Compensation was estimated at ₹ 35,000.
- ₹ 3,000 bad debts will be written off and a provision for bad and doubtful debts created @ 5% of debtors.
- Outstanding electricity bill will be paid off.
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions on Daya's admission.
Karan and Arjun were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. On 31st March, 2024, their Balance Sheet was as follows:
| Balance Sheet of Karan and Arjun as at 31st March, 2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) |
| Capitals: | Machinery | 4,00,000 | |||
| Karan | 5,00,000 | Furniture | 2,00,000 | ||
| Arjun | 5,00,000 | 10,00,000 | Debtors | 4,00,000 | |
| General Reserve | 1,50,000 | Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts | 50,000 | 3,50,000 | |
| Workmen's Compensation Reserve | 1,50,000 | Stock | 1,50,000 | ||
| Cash | 2,00,000 | ||||
| Total | 13,00,000 | Total | 13,00,000 | ||
On 1st April, 2024, Nakul was admitted into the partnership for 1/4th share in the profits of the firm on the following terms:
- Nakul brought ₹ 4,00,000 as his capital and his share of goodwill premium in cash. Goodwill of the firm was valued at ₹ 2,00,000.
- Furniture was valued at ₹ 2,50,000.
- A provision for doubtful debts @ 10% is to be maintained on debtors.
- The liability against Workmen's Compensation Reserve was estimated at ₹ 1,20,000.
- After the above adjustments, the capitals of Karan and Arjun were to be adjusted taking Nakul's capital as the base. Excess or shortage in the capital accounts of Karan and Arjun was to be adjusted by opening current accounts.
Prepare Revaluation Account and Partners' Capital Accounts.
D. K. Goel solutions for अकाऊंटन्सी पार्ट A वॉल्यूम १ अँड २ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १२ 3 Admission of a Partner OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS [Pages 3.184 - 3.214]
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
When a partner is admitted, it amounts to reconstitution of the firm.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
If there are five partners in a firm, a new partner cannot be admitted even if one partner does not agree to this.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
New partners share of goodwill is always distributed among old partners in sacrificing ratio.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
When new partner does not bring his share of goodwill in cash, goodwill account is debited.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
When new partner does not bring his share of goodwill in cash, his current account will be debited.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
Revaluation Account is debited from all incomes.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
A new partner is liable for the past losses of a firm.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
Revaluation Account is opened when the value of assets and liabilities are changed.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
Unrecorded liabilities are recorded on the debit side of Revaluation Account.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
All accumulated profits and losses are transferred to the Revaluation Account at the time of admission of a partner.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
If the incoming partner brings the amount of goodwill in cash then the same is distributed among the old partners in their new profit sharing ratio.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
When capitals of the partners are fixed, then their current accounts are opened.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
Unless otherwise stated, the ratio of sacrifice is equal to old profit sharing ratio.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
New profit sharing ratio is the difference of old ratio and sacrificing ratio.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
The balance of Revaluation Account is transferred to all partner's capital accounts including new partner.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
Increase in the value of liabilities is a loss on revaluation.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
Decrease in the value of assets is a loss on revaluation.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
Revaluation Account is akin to a Profit and Loss Adjustment Account.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
A and B are in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admit C into partnership with 1/5th share which he acquires equally from A and B. New profit sharing ratio will be 5 : 3 : 2.
State Whether the following Statement is True or False:
Amit, a partner in a partnership firm withdrew ₹ 7,000 in the beginning of each quarter. Interest on drawings will be charged for 4.5 months.
Fill in the Blanks:
Consent of ______ partners is required for the admission of a new partner.
If the firm is following fixed capital accounts method, profit or loss on revaluation is transferred to Partner's ______ accounts.
At the time of admission, if the book value and market value of investments is same, Investment Fluctuation Reserve is transferred to ______ accounts of the old partners in their ______ ratio.
At the time of admission of a partner, if an unrecorded liability is recognized, it is ______ to ______ Account.
Goodwill of the firm is valued at ₹ 2,00,000. Goodwill also appears in the books at ₹ 80,000. Kanishk is admitted for 1/4th share. The amount of goodwill brought in by Kanishk will be ______.
P, Q and R are partners sharing profits in 3 : 2 : 1. They admit S as partner. P, Q and R surrender 1/3rd, 1/6th and 1/9th share of their respective profits. The share of profit of S will be ______.
A and B are partners. C is admitted for 1/7th share. New profit sharing ratio will be ______.
At the time of admission of new partner, creditors overvalued are ______ to Revaluation Account.
At the time of admission of new partner, reduction in provision for doubtful debts will be ______ to Revaluation Account.
______ ratio is calculated at the time of admission of a partner.
At the time of admission of a partner, Advertisement Suspense A/c appearing in Balance Sheet will be transferred to ______.
A and B are partners in the ratio of 2 : 1. C is admitted into the firm. А surrenders 1/5th of his share and B surrenders 1/15 from his share in favour of C. C's share will be ______.
A, B and C are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1. D is admitted for 1/6th share. It is agreed that C will retain his original share. New profit sharing ratio will be ______.
A and B are partners with capitals of ₹ 50,000 each. They admit C for 1/4th share. C brings in ₹ 80,000 as his share of capital. Profit and Loss A/c showed a credit balance of ₹ 30,000 on that date. Value of Hidden goodwill will be ______.
A and B are partners in a firm. They admit C as a partner with 1/5th share in the profits of the firm. C brings ₹ 4,00,000 as his share of capital. Their Balance Sheet shows that A's capital is ₹ 5,00,000 and B's capital is ₹ 3,50,000. General Reserve appearing in the books is ₹ 2,00,000 and loss on revaluation is ₹ 50,000. C’s share of hidden goodwill will be ______.
When a liability is discharged by a partner at the time of dissolution, his Capital Account is credited because ______.
At the time of admission of a new partner in the firm, the new partner compensates the old partners for their loss of share in the super profits of the firm for which he brings in additional amount which is known as ______.
X and Y were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 7 : 3. Z was admitted for `1/5` th share in the profits of which he took 75% from X and remaining from Y. Calculate the sacrificing ratio of X and Y.
Matching Questions:
Match the following in case of admission of a partner:
| (i) | Partner's Current A/с | (a) | Dissolution of Partnership Firm |
| (ii) | Goodwill A/c | (b) | Admission of a Partner |
| (iii) | Partner's Drawings A/с | (c) | Fixed Capitals of Partners |
| (iv) | Realisation A/c | (d) | Goods taken by a partner for self consumption |
Match the following items:
| (i) | Hidden Goodwill (at the time of admission) | (a) | Written off in new profit sharing ratio |
| (ii) | Goodwill appearing in the books (at the time of change in profit sharing ratio) | (b) | Written off in old profit sharing ratio |
| (c) | Total capital based on new partner's share (−) total of all partners capital | ||
| (d) | Total of all partners capital (−) total capital based on new partner's share |
Match the following items:
| (i) | Admission of a new partner | (a) | With the consent of any existing partner |
| (b) | With the consent of majority of existing partners | ||
| (c) | With the consent of all partners | ||
| (d) | With the consent of two-third partners |
Match the following items:
| (i) | Profit and Loss Adjustment A/с | (a) | Profit & Loss Suspense A/c |
| (ii) | Partners Capital A/c | (b) | Real Account |
| (iii) | Deceased Partner's Share of Profit | (c) | Revaluation Account |
| (iv) | Goodwill A/c | (d) | Personal Account |
Match the following items:
| (i) | When new partner is unable to bring his/her share of goodwill in cash | (a) | No entry passed in the books of accounts |
| (ii) | When new partner brings his/her share of goodwill in cash | (b) | New Partners Current A/c ...Dr. To Sacrificing Partners Capital A/с |
| (c) | Bank A/с ...Dr. To Premium for goodwill A/c |
Treatment of the following on admission of new partner:
| (i) | Building undervalued | (a) | Sacrificing Ratio |
| (ii) | Building overvalued | (b) | Dr. Revaluation Account |
| (iii) | Goodwill appearing in the books at the time of admission | (c) | Cr. Revaluation Account |
| (iv) | Goodwill brought in by new partner | (d) | Old Ratio |
Treatment of the following on admission of new partner:
| (i) | Increase in value of Machine | (a) | Dr. Revaluation Account |
| (ii) | Provision for doubtful debts no longer required | (b) | Cr. Revaluation Account |
| (iii) | Unrecorded Investment | (c) | No change |
Match the following items:
| (i) | Bad Debts Recovered | (a) | Dr. Revaluation Account |
| (ii) | Unrecorded Liability | (b) | Cr. Revaluation Account |
| (iii) | Workmen Compensation Claim | (c) | No change |
Treatment of the following on admission of new partner:
| (i) | Creditors overvalued | (a) | No treatment required |
| (ii) | Creditors undervalued | (b) | Dr. Revaluation Account |
| (iii) | Unrecorded Creditors | (c) | Cr. Revaluation Account |
Match the following items:
| (i) | When the new partner brings additional cash other than his capital | (a) | Capital |
| (ii) | When the new partner brings Assets other than cash for his capital | (b) | Reserves |
| (c) | Profit | ||
| (d) | Premium for goodwill |
Treatment of the following on admission of new partner:
| (i) | General Reserves | (a) | No treatment required in partners capital accounts |
| (ii) | Advertisement suspense | (b) | Cr. in partner's capital accounts |
| (iii) | Gain on Revaluation | (c) | Dr. in partner's capital accounts |
Match the following items:
| (i) | Revaluation Account | (a) | Loss |
| (ii) | Decrease in Provision for Doubtful Debts | (b) | Nominal Account |
| (iii) | Goodwill Account | (c) | Gain |
| (iv) | Increase in Liabilities | (d) | Real Account |
Multiple Choice Questions Choose the Best Alternate:
A new partner may be admitted into a partnership ______.
With the consent of any one partner
With the consent of majority of partners
With the consent of all old partners
With the consent of `2/3`rd of old partners
On the admission of a new partner:
Old firm is dissolved
Old partnership is dissolved
Both old partnership and firm are dissolved
Neither partnership nor firm is dissolved
A and B are partners sharing profit in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admit C as a partner by giving him `1/3`rd share in future profits. The new ratio will be:
12 : 8 : 5
8 : 12 : 5
5 : 5 : 12
None of these
Ashu and Basu are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 1. Chetan is admitted as a new partner with a `1/4`th share in the profits, which he acquires equally from Ashu and Basu. The new profit-sharing ratio between Ashu, Basu and Chetan will be ______.
13 : 5 : 6
13 : 2 : 1
2 : 13 : 5
1 : 1 : 1
A and B share profits in the ratio of 2 : 1. C is admitted with `1/4` a share in profits. C acquires `3/4` of his share from A and `1/4` of his share from B. The new ratio will be ______.
2 : 1 : 1
23 : 13 : 12
3 : 1 : 1
13 : 23 : 12
B and N are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admit S as a partner for `1/4`th share in the profits. S acquires his share from B and N in the ratio of 2 : 1. The new profit-sharing ratio will be ______.
2 : 1 : 4
19 : 26 : 15
3 : 2 : 4
26 : 19 : 15
Hema and Tara were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 3. They admited Ojas as a new partner. Hema surrendered `1/3`rd of her share and Tara surrendered `1/2` of her share in favour of Ojas. The new profit-sharing ratio of Hema, Tara and Ojas will be ______.
8 : 9 : 13
3 : 2 : 5
2 : 3 : 5
2 : 3 : 25
A and B are partners sharing profit or loss in the ratio of 3 : 2. C is admitted into partnership as a new partner. A sacrifice `1/3` of his share of B sacrifices `1/4` of his share in favour of C. What will be the C’s share in the firm?
`1/5`
`2/10`
`3/10`
None of the above
Niyati and Aisha were partners in a firm sharing profit and losses in the ratio of 4 : 3. They admitted Bina as a new partner. Niyati sacrificed `1/4`th from her share and Aisha sacrificed `1/7`th from her share in favour of Bina. Bina’s share in the profits of the firm will be ______.
`2/7`
`10/49`
`11/28`
`7/16`
Atul, Beena and Sita were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 8 : 7 : 5. Damini was admitted as a new partner for the `1/5` th share in the profits, which she acquired entirely from Atul. The new profit-sharing ratio after Damini’s admission will be ______.
7 : 7 : 5 : 1
4 : 7 : 5 : 4
8 : 7 : 5 : 4
7 : 5 : 8 : 4
Rani, Maharani and Laxmi were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3: 3: 2. On 1st April, 2024 they admitted Reena as a new partner for `1/5` th share in the profits of the firm. Reena acquired her share from Rani and Maharani in the ratio of 3 : 2. The new profit sharing ratio between Rani, Maharani, Laxmi and Reena will be:
51 : 59 : 40 : 50
51 : 59 : 50 : 40
59 : 51 : 50 : 40
40 : 51 : 59 : 50
A, B, C, and D are in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 9 : 6 : 5 : 5. E joins the partnership for a 20% share. A. B, C and D would in the future share profits among themselves as `3/10 : 4/10 : 2/10 : 1/10`. The new profit-sharing ratio will be ______.
3 : 4 : 2 : 1 : 5
9 : 6 : 5 : 5 : 5
6 : 8 : 4 : 2 : 5
8 : 6 : 4 : 2 : 5
A and B are in partnership sharing profits and losses as 3 : 2. C is admitted for a `1/4`th share. Afterwards D enters for 20 paisa in the rupee. The new profit-sharing ratio after D’s admission will be ______.
9 : 6 : 5 : 5
6 : 9 : 5 : 5
3 : 2 : 4 : 5
3 : 2 : 5 : 5
Calculation of Sacrificing Ratio:
The formula for calculating the sacrificing ratio is ______.
New share − Old share
Old share − New share
Gaining Ratio − Old Ratio
Old Ratio − Gaining Ratio
Veena and Soma are partners in a firm. They admit Sara on 1st April, 2020, for a `1/4` share in the profits of the firm. Sara acquired her share as `1/12` from Veena and the remaining from Soma. The sacrificing ratio of the old partners will be ______.
11 : 12
1 : 1
1 : 2
1 : 11
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3. A surrenders `1/4`th of his share and B surrenders `1/5` of his share in favour of C, a new partner. What is the sacrificing ratio?
4 : 5
5 : 4
12 : 25
25 : 12
P and Q are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 9 : 7. R is admitted as a partner with a `9/20`th share in the profits, which he takes `1/5`th from P and `1/4`th from Q. The sacrifice ratio will be ______.
5 : 4
9 : 7
7 : 9
4 : 5
HOTS
A, B and C are partners sharing in the ratio of 5 : 4 : 3. They admit D for `1/7`th share. It is agreed that B would retain his original share. Sacrificing ratio will be ______.
A, B and C − 5 : 4 : 3
A and C − 4 : 3
A and C − 5 : 4
A and C − 5 : 3
Kishore and Bimal are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 4 : 3. Nand is admitted as a new partner in the firm for `1/4`th share in the profits. Kishore and Bimal decide to share profits and losses equally in the future. The sacrificing ratio of Kishore and Bimal will be ______.
1 : 1
4 : 3
11 : 3
3 : 11
A and B are partners. They admit C for a `1/3`rd share. In the future the ratio between A and B would be 2 : 1. The sacrifice ratio will be ______.
2 : 1
1 : 1
5 : 1
1 : 5
Treatment of Goodwill
A and B are partners sharing profits and losses as 2 : 1. C and D are admitted and the profit-sharing ratio becomes 3 : 2 : 4 : 1. Goodwill is valued at ₹ 90,000. C and D bring required goodwill in Cash. Credit will be given to ______.
A ₹ 30,000; B ₹ 15,000
A ₹ 66,000; B ₹ 24,000
A ₹ 33,000; B ₹ 12,000
A ₹ 27,000; B ₹ 18,000
A and B are partners sharing profits and losses in 3 : 2. They admit C into partnership for a `3/10`th share in the profits. A surrenders `1/3`rd of his share and B surrenders `1/4`th of his share in favour of C. Goodwill of the firm is valued at ₹ 3,00,000 but C is unable to bring his share of goodwill in cash. Credit will be given to ______.
A ₹ 54,000; B ₹ 36,000
A ₹ 60,000; B ₹ 30,000
A ₹ 2,00,000; B ₹ 1,00,000
A ₹ 1,80,000; B ₹ 1,20,000
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 7 : 5. C is admitted into the partnership for `1/6`th share, which he acquires `1/24`th from A and `1/8`th from B. C does not pay anything for his share of goodwill. On C’s admission, the firm’s goodwill was valued at ₹ 1,80,000. Credit will be given to ______.
A ₹ 22,500; B ₹ 7,500
A ₹ 7,500; B ₹ 22,500
A ₹ 45,000; B ₹ l,35,000
A ₹ 1,35,000; B ₹ 45,000
X and Y are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3. They admitted Z as a new partner. The new profit-sharing ratio will be 4 : 3 : 2. The firm’s goodwill on Z’s admission was valued at ₹ 1,26,000. But Z could not bring any amount of goodwill in Cash. Credit will be given to ______.
X ₹ 17,500; Y ₹ 10,500
X ₹ 16,000; Y ₹ 12,000
X ₹ 22,750; Y ₹ 5,250
X ₹ 1,02,375; Y ₹ 23,625
When a new partner brings his share of goodwill in cash, the amount is debited to ______.
Goodwill A/c
Capital A/c of the new partner
Cash A/c
Capital A/cs of the old partners
When a new partner does not bring his share of goodwill in cash, the amount is debited to ______.
Cash A/c
Premium A/c
Current A/c of the new partner
Capital A/cs of the old partners
If, at the time of admission, some profit and loss account balance appears in the books, it will be transferred to ______.
Profit & Loss Adjustment Account
All partners’ Capital Accounts
Old partners’ Capital Accounts
Revaluation Account
Piyush, Rajesh and Avinash were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses equally. Shiva was admitted as a new partner for an equal share. Shiva brought his share of capital and premium for goodwill in cash. The premium for the goodwill amount will be debited among ______.
Old partners in old ratio
New partners in new ratio
New partners in sacrificing ratio
Old partners in sacrificing ratio
HOTS
A and B share profits and losses equally. They have ₹ 20,000 each as capital. They admit C as an equal partner and goodwill was valued at ₹ 30,000. C is to bring in ₹ 30,000 as his capital and necessary cash towards his share of goodwill. The Goodwill Account will not remain open in books. If profit on revaluation is ₹ 13,000, find the closing balance of the capital accounts.
₹ 31,500; ₹ 31,500; ₹ 30,000
₹ 31,500; ₹ 31,500; ₹ 20,000
₹ 26,500; ₹ 26,500; ₹ 30,000
₹ 20,000; ₹ 20,000; ₹ 30,000
In the absence of an express agreement as to who will contribute to the new partners’ share of profit, it is implied that the old partners will contribute ______.
Equally
In the ratio of their capitals
In their old profit-sharing ratio
In the gaining ratio
If the incoming partner brings the amount of goodwill in cash and balance exists in goodwill account, then this goodwill account is written off among the old partners in ______.
The new profit sharing ratio
The old profit sharing ratio
The sacrificing ratio
The gaining ratio
Arun and Vijay are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 1.
| Balance Sheet (Extract) | |||
| Liabilities | ₹ | Assets | ₹ |
| Machinery | 40,000 | ||
If the value of machinery reflected in the balance sheet is overvalued by `33 1/3%,` find out the value of Machinery to be shown in the new Balance Sheet.
₹ 44,000
₹ 48,000
₹ 32,000
₹ 30,000
Revaluation Account or Profit and Loss Adjustment A/c is a ______.
Real Account
Personal Account
Nominal Account
Asset Account
HOTS
Goodwill of a firm of A and B is valued at ₹ 30,000. It is appearing in the books at ₹ 12,000. C is admitted for a `1/4` share. What amount he is supposed to bring for goodwill?
₹ 3,000
₹ 4,500
₹ 7,500
₹ 10,500
HOTS
X and Y are partners sharing profits in the ratio 5 : 3. They admitted Z for `1/5`th profits, for which he paid ₹ 60,000 against capital and ₹ 30,000 against goodwill. Find the capital balance for each partner, taking Z’s capital as base capital.
₹ 1,50,000, ₹ 60,000 and ₹ 60,000
₹ 1,50,000, ₹ 60,000 and ₹ 90,000
₹ 1,50,000, ₹ 90,000 and ₹ 60,000
₹ 1,50,000, ₹ 90,000 and ₹ 90,000
HOTS
X and Y are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 4 : 3. Z is admitted for a `1/5`th share and he brings in ₹ 1,40,000 as his share of goodwill in cash, of which ₹ 1,20,000 is credited to X and the remaining amount to Y. New profit sharing ratio will be ______.
4 : 3 : 5
2 : 2 : 1
1 : 2 : 2
2 : 1 : 2
HOTS
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 3. Their Balance Sheet shows Machinery at ₹ 2,00,000; Stock at ₹ 80,000 and Debtors at ₹ 1,60,000. C is admitted and a new profit-sharing ratio is agreed at 6 : 9 : 5. Machinery is revalued at ₹ 1,40,000 and a provision is made for doubtful debts @ 5%. A’s share in the loss on revaluation amounts to ₹ 20,000. Revalued value of Stock will be ______.
₹ 62,000
₹ 1,00,000
₹ 60,000
₹ 98,000
Angle and Circle were partners in a firm. Their Balance Sheet showed Furniture at ₹ 2,00,000; Stock at ₹ 1,40,000; Debtors at ₹ 1,62,000 and Creditors at ₹ 60,000. Square was admitted and a new profit-sharing ratio was agreed at 2 : 3 : 5. Stock was revalued at ₹ 1,00,000, Creditors of ₹ 15,000 are not likely to be claimed, Debtors for ₹ 2,000 have become irrecoverable and Provision for doubtful debts is to be provided @ 10%.
Angle’s share in the loss on revaluation amounted to ₹ 30,000. Revalued value of Furniture will be?
₹ 2,17,000
₹ 1,03,000
₹ 3,03,000
₹ 1,83,000
A, B and C are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1. They agree to admit D into the firm. A, B and C agreed to give `1/3rd, 1/6th, 1/9th` share of their profit. The share of profit of D will be ______.
`1/10`
`11/54`
`12/54`
`13/54`
X and Y are partners sharing profits in the ratio 2 : 3. They admitted Z for `1/5`th share of profits, for which he paid ₹ 1,20,000 against capital and ₹ 60,000 as goodwill. Find the capital balances for each partner, taking Z’s capital as base capital.
₹ 3,00,000, ₹ 1,20,000 and ₹ 1,20,000
₹ 3,00,000, ₹ 1,20,000 and ₹ 1,80,000
₹ 1,92,000, ₹ 2,88,000 and ₹ 1,20,000
₹ 3,00,000, ₹ 1,80,000 and ₹ 1,80,000
A, B, C and D are partners. A and B share `2/3`rd of profits equally and C and D share the remaining profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. Find the profit-sharing ratio of A, B, C and D.
5 : 5 : 3 : 2
7 : 7 : 6 : 4
2.5 : 2.5 : 8 : 6
3 : 9 : 8 : 3
Sacrificing ratio is used to distribute ______ in case of admission of a partner.
Reserves
Goodwill
Revaluation Profit
Balance in Profit and Loss Account
Sun and Star were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 1. Moon was admitted as a new partner in the firm. The new profit-sharing ratio was 3 : 3 : 2. Moon brought the following assets towards his share of goodwill and his capital:
Machinery ₹ 2,00,000; Furniture ₹ 1,20,000; Stock ₹ 80,000; Cash ₹ 50,000. If his capital is considered as ₹ 3,80,000, the goodwill of the firm will be:
₹ 70,000
₹ 2,80,000
₹ 4,50,000
₹ 1,40,000
R and M were partners in a firm, sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3. L was admitted as a new partner for 1/5th share in the profits of the firm. The new profit ratio was 2 : 2 : 1. L brought ₹ 1,54,000 for his capital and did not bring his share of goodwill premium. Goodwill of the firm on L’s admission was estimated at ₹ 4,50,000. It was decided not to raise a goodwill account on L’s admission.
Out of the following, what will be the correct treatment of goodwill on L’s admission?
Debit L’s current A/c by ₹ 90,000 and credit R’s and M’s capital A/cs by ₹ 45,000 each.
Debit L’s current A/c by ₹ 90,000, Debit M’s capital A/c by ₹ 11,250, Credit R’s capital A/c by ₹ 1,01,250.
Debit L’s current A/c by ₹ 90,000 and credit R’s capital A/c by ₹ 56,250 and credit M’s capital A/c ₹ 33,750.
Debit L’s current A/c by ₹ 4,50,000 and credit R’s and M’s capital A/c by ₹ 2,25,000 each.
Case Based MCQs
| On 1.4.2018, A and B started business with capitals of ₹ 8,00,000 and ₹ 16,00,000 respectively. They decided to share the future profits in the ratio of their capitals. On 1.4.2019, they admitted C as a new partner. A surrendered 1/4th of his share in favour of C and B surrendered 1/9th from his share in favour of C. On 1.4.2020, D was admitted as a new partner for 1/6th share. On 1.4.2021, E was admitted for 1/5 share in the profits and it was decided that all the partners will share the future profits equally. |
- The profit sharing ratio of A, B, and C was ______.
- 9 : 20 : 7
- 8 : 21 : 7
- 10 : 19 : 7
- 7 : 22 : 7
- The profit sharing ratio of A, B, C, and D was ______.
- 45 : 105 : 30 : 36
- 45 : 100 : 35 : 36
- 45 : 105 : 40 : 36
- 45 : 100 : 40 : 36
Case Based MCQs:
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Anwesha and Bhumika are partners sharing profits in 5 : 4. Their balance sheet as at 31.3.2022 was as follows:
They admitted Krish as a partner. Anwesha surrendered `1/5`th of her share in favour of Krish. Bhumika surrendered `1/9`th from her share in favour of Krish.
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- What is the sacrificing ratio of Anwesha and Bhumika?
- 9 : 4
- 5 : 4
- 4 : 5
- 1 : 1
- Which of the following is correct related to the treatment of Goodwill?
- Krish’s capital A/c is debited by ₹ 1,80,000
- Krish’s current A/c is debited by ₹ 1,80,000
- Krish’s capital A/c is debited by ₹ 40,000
- Krish’s current A/c is debited by ₹ 40,000
- The change in the value of Machine is ₹ ______ and will be ______ in ‘Revaluation A/c’.
- ₹ 2,000 Debited
- ₹ 2,000 Credited
- ₹ 1,900 Debited
- ₹ 1,900 Credited
- The change in the value of Stock is ₹ ______ and will be ______ in ‘Revaluation A/c’.
- ₹ 4,400 Debited
- ₹ 4,400 Credited
- ₹ 4,000 Debited
- ₹ 4,000 Credited
- The ‘Revaluation A/c’ shows a loss of ₹ ______ and will be borne by Anwesha and Bhumika in ______.
- ₹ 9,000, 5 : 4
- ₹ 9,000, 1 : 1
- ₹ 11,300, 5 : 4
- ₹ 11,300, 1 : 1
Navya and Radhey were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 1. Shreya was admitted for 1/5th share in the profits. Shreya was unable to bring her share of goodwill premium in cash. The journal entry recorded for goodwill premium is given below:
| Date | Particulars | LF | Debit (₹) | Credit (₹) |
| Shreya’s Current A/c ...Dr. | 24,000 | |||
| To Navya’s Capital A/c | 8,000 | |||
| To Radhey’s Capital A/c | 16,000 | |||
| (Being entry for goodwill treatment passed) |
The new profit-sharing ratio of Navya, Radhey and Shreya will be ______.
41 : 7 : 12
13 : 12 : 10
3 : 1 : 1
5 : 3 : 2
Surbhi and Leena were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3. Ashi was admitted as a new partner for `1/4` share in the profits of the firm. Ashi acquired `3/5` of her share from Surbhi. From the following, how much share did Ashi acquired from Leena:
`1/10`
`3/20`
`2/5`
`3/8`
Mehak and Chehak were partners with capital of ₹ 40,000 each. They admitted Aadi as a new partner for `1/5` share in the profits of the firm. Aadi brought ₹ 80,000 as his capital. On Aadi’s admission, the Profit and Loss Account of the firm showed a debit balance of ₹ 10,000. The value of the goodwill of the firm on Aadi’s admission will be ______.
₹ 2,50,000
₹ 2,40,000
₹ 2,30,000
₹ 4,00,000
A & B are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. C is admitted for `1/4` share and for which ₹ 30,000 and ₹ 10,000 are credited as a premium for goodwill to A and B, respectively. The new profit sharing ratio of A : B : C will be ______.
3 : 2 : 1
12 : 8 : 5
9 : 6 : 5
33 : 27 : 20
C, D, and E were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. They admitted F as a new partner for a `1/4` share in the profits, which was sacrificed by C, D, and E in the ratio of 2 : 1 : 2. C’s new share in the profits will be ______.
`2/5`
`3/5`
`3/10`
`4/20`
On the date of Som’s admission as a partner, it is decided that:
- Furniture (book value ₹ 2,50,000) be reduced by 40%
- Machinery (book value ₹ 1,50,000) be reduced to 40% What is the net decrease in the value of the assets?
₹ 2,10,000
₹ 1,90,000
₹ 1,60,000
₹ 2,40,000
On the date of admission of Ajay as a partner, the Balance Sheet of the firm of Nita and Rita showed a balance of ₹ 80,000 in the Workmen Compensation Reserve.
Choose the correct option to record the effect of a workman’s compensation claim of ₹ 90,000 on the accounts of the partnership firm.
The Revaluation Account to be credited with ₹ 10,000.
The Revaluation Account to be debited with ₹ 10,000.
The Capital Accounts of Nita and Rita to be debited with ₹ 90,000.
The Capital Accounts of Nita and Rita to be credited with ₹ 90,000.
On the admission of Adil as a partner, the capitals of Rohan and Pavan, after all adjustments, were ₹ 50,000 and ₹ 40,000. Their capitals before Adil’s admission were ₹ 45,000 and ₹ 48,000.
The capital account of the partner having surplus capital was adjusted through his current account by passing the journal entry:
Debit Rohan’s Capital A/c ₹ 5,000; Credit Rohan’s Current A/c ₹ 5,000
Debit Pavan’s Capital A/c ₹ 8,000; Credit Pavan’s Current A/c ₹ 8,000
Debit Rohan’s Current A/c ₹ 5,000; Credit Rohan’s Capital A/c ₹ 5,000
Debit Pavan’s Current A/c ₹ 8,000; Credit Pavan’s Capital A/c ₹ 8,000
Rohit, Virat and Shikhar were partners, sharing profits and losses in the ratio 3 : 1 : 1. Their capital balance as on March 31, 2024 was ₹ 3,00,000; ₹ 2,70,000 and ₹ 2,50,000 respectively. On the same date, they admitted Hardik as a new partner for 20% share. Hardik was to bring ₹ 80,000 for his share of goodwill and 1/5 of the combined capital of all the partners of the new firm. What will be the amount of capital brought in by Hardik on his admission as a new partner?
₹ 2,25,000
₹ 1,80,000
₹ 2,60,000
₹ 3,05,000
String and Kite were partners, sharing profits and losses in a ratio of 5 : 3. They admitted Spinner as a new partner. String sacrificed 1/4 of his share, and Kite sacrificed 1/6 of his share. What will be the new ratio?
6 : 5 : 5
9 : 5 : 10
15 : 10 : 7
35 : 21 : 40
Ram and Shyam were partners, sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. Their balance sheet shows building at ₹ 1,60,000. They admitted Mohan as a new partner for 1/4th share. In additional information it is given that building is undervalued by 20%. The share of loss/gain of revaluation of Shyam is ______ & current value of building shown in new balance sheet is ______.
Gain ₹ 12,800, Value ₹ 1,92,000
Loss ₹ 12,800, Value ₹ 1,28,000
Gain ₹ 16,000, Value ₹ 2,00,000
Gain ₹ 40,000, Value ₹ 2,00,000
Murthy and Madhavan were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 1. They admitted Shriniwas as a new partner in the firm. On admission of Shriniwas, there existed a balance of ₹ 8,00,000 in debtors account and a balance of ₹ 50,000 in provision for bad debts account. Debtors ₹ 60,000 proved bad and hence were written off. It was decided to maintain a provision for bad debts at 10% of the debtors. The revaluation account will be debited by ............... on the reconstitution of the firm.
₹ 80,000
₹ 10,000
₹ 84,000
₹ 74,000
Multiple Choice Questions -11
A and B are partners in a firm. They admit C as a partner with a 1/5th share in the profits of the firm. C brings ₹ 1,50,000 as his share of capital. The value of the total assets of the firm is ₹ 5,50,000, and outside liabilities are valued at ₹ 70,000 on that date. C’s share of hidden goodwill will be ______.
₹ 2,70 000
₹ 54,000
₹ 1,20,000
₹ 24,000
X and Y are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admit Z into partnership, Z paying a premium of ₹ 2,00,000 for 1/4 share of the profits while X and Y as between themselves sharing profits and losses equally. Goodwill credited to X will be ______.
₹ 1,20,000
₹ 1,80,000
₹ 1,00,000
₹ 20,000
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 1. C was admitted for 1/4 share of profits, of which 2/12 was gifted by A. The remaining was contributed by B.
Goodwill of the firm is valued at ₹ 60,000. How much amount for goodwill will be credited to B’s Capital Account?
₹ 10,000
₹ 60,000
₹ 5,000
₹ 15,000
P, Q, and R are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. S is admitted as a new partner for `1/5`th share. P sacrificed `1/10`th from his share in favour of S and remaining sacrifice was made by Q and R in the ratio of 2 : 1. S brings his share of goodwill, ₹ 60,000 in Cash. R’s share of goodwill will be ______.
₹ 20,000
₹ 30,000
₹ 10,000
₹ 6,000
A and B are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. C is admitted into partnership. A sacrifices `1/3`rd of his share and B sacrifices `1/10`th from his share in favour of C. The new profit-sharing ratio will be ______.
10 : 9 : 6
4 : 3 : 3
8 : 9 : 13
3 : 3 : 4
Case Based MCQs
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A and B are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admitted C with effect from 1st April, 2021. The new profit-sharing ratio is agreed at 4 : 3 : 3. An extract of their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2021, is as follows:
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Based on the above information, you are required to answer the following question:
If there is no other information in respect of Workmen’s Compensation Reserve:
Cr. A’s Capital A/c with ₹ 60,000 and B’s Capital A/c with ₹ 30,000
Cr. A’s Capital A/c with ₹ 54,000 and B’s Capital A/c with ₹ 36,000
Dr. A’s Capital A/c with ₹ 54,000 and B’s Capital A/c with ₹ 36,000
Cr. A’s Capital A/c with ₹ 36,000 and B’s Capital A/c with ₹ 27,000, and C’s Capital A/c ₹ 27,000
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A and B are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admitted C with effect from 1st April, 2021. The new profit-sharing ratio is agreed at 4 : 3 : 3. An extract of their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2021, is as follows:
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Based on the above information, you are required to answer the following question:
If a claim for Workmen’s Compensation is estimated at ₹ 60,000:
Cr. A’s Capital A/c with ₹ 20,000 and B’s Capital A/c with ₹ 10,000
Dr. A’s Capital A/c with ₹ 18,000 and B’s Capital A/c with ₹ 12,000
Cr. A’s Capital A/c with ₹ 18,000 and B’s Capital A/c with ₹ 12,000
Cr. A’s Capital A/c with ₹ 12,000 and B’s Capital A/c with ₹ 9,000 and C’s Capital A/c with ₹ 9,000
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A and B are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admitted C with effect from 1st April, 2021. The new profit-sharing ratio is agreed at 4 : 3 : 3. An extract of their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2021, is as follows:
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Based on the above information, you are required to answer the following question:
If a claim for Workmen’s Compensation is estimated at ₹ 1,50,000:
Dr. C’s Capital with ₹ 60,000
Dr. C’s Capital A/c with ₹ 18,000
Dr. Workmen Compensation Reserve A/c with ₹ 90,000 and Revaluation A/c with ₹ 60,000
Dr. Revaluation A/c with ₹ 60,000
A, B, C and D are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 4 : 3 : 2 : 1. They admit E as a new partner for `1/10`th share. It is agreed that C and D will retain their original shares. What will be the New profit-sharing ratio?
4 : 3 : 2 : 1 : 1
24 : 18 : 14 : 7 : 7
7 : 5 : 4 : 2 : 2
36 : 27 : 18 : 9 : 10
A, B, and C are partners in a firm. They admit D on 1st April, 2020, for 1/3 share in the profits of the firm. D acquired his share as 1/12 from A and the remaining from B and C in the ratio of 2 : 1. The sacrificing ratio of the old partners will be ______.
1 : 1 : 2
2 : 1 : 1
1 : 2 : 1
2 : 2 : 1
A and B were partners. C joins them and it is decided that A’s share will be half of B’s share and C’s share will be one third of A’s share, find new profit sharing ratio.
1 : 2 : 1
2 : 4 : 1
3 : 6 : 2
3 : 6 : 1
A and B are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 4. C is admitted for `1/5`th share. A and B decide to share equally in the future. Goodwill of the firm is valued at ₹ 4,50,000. C brings one-third share of his goodwill in Cash. Journal Entry for distribution of premium for goodwill will be:
Date Particulars L.F. Dr. Amount (₹) Cr. Amount (₹) C’s Current A/c ...Dr. 90,000 To A’s Capital A/c 70,000 To B’s Capital A/c 20,000 Date Particulars L.F. Dr. Amount (₹) Cr. Amount (₹) Premium for Goodwill A/c ...Dr. 60,000 C’s Current A/c ...Dr. 30,000 To A’s Capital A/c 70,000 To B’s Capital A/c 20,000 Date Particulars L.F. Dr. Amount (₹) Cr. Amount (₹) Premium for Goodwill A/c ...Dr. 30,000 C’s Current A/c ...Dr. 60,000 To A’s Capital A/c 45,000 To B’s Capital A/c 45,000 Date Particulars L.F. Dr. Amount (₹) Cr. Amount (₹) Premium for Goodwill A/c ...Dr. 30,000 C’s Current A/c ...Dr. 60,000 To A’s Capital A/c 70,000 To B’s Capital A/c 20,000
A and B are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. C is admitted into partnership. A sacrifices `1/3` of his share and B `1/10` from his share in favour of C. C brings ₹ 1,20,000 as his share of goodwill in Cash. Goodwill credited to A and B will be ______.
A ₹ 40,000; B ₹ 80,000
A ₹ 1,08,000; B ₹ 12,000
A ₹ 72,000; B ₹ 48,000
A ₹ 80,000; B ₹ 40,000
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P and Q were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 4 : 3. On 1st April, 2021, they admitted R as a new partner for 1/4th share in the profits of the firm. On the date of R’s admission, the Balance Sheet of P and Q showed a General Reserve of ₹ 2,80,000 and an Advertisement Suspense Account of ₹ 1,40,000. The following was agreed upon, on R’s admission:
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On the basis of the above information, you are required to answer the following question:
In respect of goodwill:
Cr. P’s Capital A/c by ₹ 40,000 and Q’s Capital A/c by ₹ 30,000
Cr. P’s Capital A/c by ₹ 20,000 and Q’s Capital A/c by ₹ 15,000
Cr. P’s Capital A/c by ₹ 10,000 and Q’s Capital A/c by ₹ 25,000
Cr. P’s Capital A/c by ₹ 20,000 and Q’s Capital A/c by ₹ 50,000
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P and Q were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 4 : 3. On 1st April, 2021, they admitted R as a new partner for 1/4th share in the profits of the firm. On the date of R’s admission, the Balance Sheet of P and Q showed a General Reserve of ₹ 2,80,000 and an Advertisement Suspense Account of ₹ 1,40,000. The following was agreed upon, on R’s admission:
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On the basis of the above information, you are required to answer the following question:
In respect of the general reserve:
Cr. P’s Capital A/c by ₹ 1,40,000; Q’s Capital A/c by ₹ 70,000 and R’s Capital A/c by ₹ 70,000
Cr. P’s Capital A/c by ₹ 80,000 and Q’s Capital A/c by ₹ 2,00,000
Cr. P’s Capital A/c by ₹ 1,60,000 and Q’s Capital A/c by ₹ 1,20,000
Cr. P’s Capital A/c by ₹ 40,000; Q’s Capital A/c by ₹ 30,000, and Dr. R’s Capital A/c by ₹ 70,000
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P and Q were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 4 : 3. On 1st April, 2021, they admitted R as a new partner for 1/4th share in the profits of the firm. On the date of R’s admission, the Balance Sheet of P and Q showed a General Reserve of ₹ 2,80,000 and an Advertisement Suspense Account of ₹ 1,40,000. The following was agreed upon, on R’s admission:
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On the basis of the above information, you are required to answer the following question:
In respect of the Advertisement Suspense Account:
Dr. P’s Capital A/c by ₹ 80,000 and Q’s Capital A/c by ₹ 60,000
Dr. P’s Capital A/c by ₹ 40,000 and Q’s Capital A/c by ₹ 1,00,000
Dr. P’s Capital A/c by ₹ 70,000; Q’s Capital A/c by ₹ 35 000, and R’s Capital A/c by ₹ 35,000
Dr. R’s Capital A/c by ₹ 35,000
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 7 : 5. Their Capitals were ₹ 2,00,000 and ₹ 1,00,000, respectively. C is admitted into the partnership. C acquires his share of profit `1/24`th from A and `1/8`th from B. C does not pay anything for his share of goodwill. On C’s admission, the firm’s goodwill was valued at ₹ 90,000. Balance of A’s Capital Account will be ______.
₹ 2,11,250
₹ 2,03,750
₹ 2,22,500
₹ 2,67,500
X and Y are partners in a firm with Capitals of ₹ 3,00,000 and ₹ 2,00,000, respectively. They were sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 1. They admitted Z as a new partner. The new profit sharing ratio will be 3 : 2 : 1.
The following balances appeared in their books:
| ₹ | |
| General Reserve | 90,000 |
| Profit & Loss A/c (Dr. Balance) | 36,000 |
| Advertisement Suspense Account | 6,000 |
| Stock | 3,60,000 |
You are informed that the stock is overvalued by 20%. Balance of X’s Capital Account after all adjustments will be:
₹ 2,84,000
₹ 2,92,000
₹ 2,88,000
₹ 2,94,000
Vasudha and Veena were in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 1. They admitted Tilak as a new partner. Tilak brought ₹ 1,20,000 as his share of goodwill premium, which was credited to Vasudha and Veena’s capital accounts in the ratio of 2 : 1. On the date of admission, the goodwill of the firm was valued at ₹ 4,80,000. The new profit-sharing ratio will be ______.
7 : 2 : 3
8 : 1 : 3
9 : 3 : 4
5 : 1 : 2
X and Y entered into a partnership on 1.4.2016. On 1.1.2017 they admitted Z as a new partner for 16th share in the profits which he acquired equally from X and Y. The new profit-sharing ratio of X, Y, and Z was 3 : 2 : 1. Calculate the profit-sharing ratio of X and Y at the time of forming the partnership.
5 : 3
3 : 5
5 : 7
7 : 5
On C’s admission, Machinery appeared in the books of the firm at ₹ 1,80,000, and Furniture at ₹ 1,00,000. On revaluation, it was found that Machinery is overvalued by 20%. Net Loss on Revaluation is calculated at ₹ 40,000. What will be the revalued value of Furniture?
₹ 24,000
₹ 90,000
₹ 30,000
₹ 50 000
P and Q are partners sharing profit or loss in the ratio of 4 : 1. P surrenders `1/6` from his share and Q surrenders `1/4` of his share in favour of R, a new partner. What will be the R’s share?
`5/12`
`11/60`
`13/60`
`7/12`
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 4 : 1. A surrenders `1/4`th of his share and B surrenders `1/3`rd of his share in favour of C, a new partner. C’s share of goodwill is valued at ₹ 1,40,000, and C brings half of his share of goodwill in Cash. What will be A’s share of goodwill?
₹ 52,500
₹ 60,000
₹ 1,05,000
₹ 35,000
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 4 : 3. C is admitted for `1/5`th share, and he brings in ₹ 2,10,000 as his share of goodwill in cash, of which ₹ 1,80,000 is credited to A and the remaining amount to B. The new profit-sharing ratio will be ______.
2 : 1 : 2
1 : 2 : 2
2 : 2 : 1
4 : 3 : 5
A and B were partners with capitals of ₹ 6,00,000 and ₹ 4,00,000, respectively. C was admitted for a `1/5`th share in profits. The journal entry recorded for the premium for goodwill brought in by C is given below:
| Date | Particulars | L.F. | Debit (₹) | Credit (₹) |
| Premium for Goodwill A/c ...Dr. | 2,00,000 | |||
| To A’s Capital A/c | 1,20,000 | |||
| To B’s Capital A/c | 80,000 | |||
| (Adjustment for premium for goodwill brought in by C) |
The new profit-sharing ratio will be:
21 : 19 : 10
19 : 21 : 10
12 : 8 : 5
13 : 7 : 5
A and B are partners in a firm with Capitals of ₹ 5,00,000 and ₹ 2,00,000, respectively. They share profits in the ratio of 2 : 1. C is admitted as a partner. A and B surrender `1/2` of their respective share in favour of C. C is to bring his share of the premium for goodwill in cash. The goodwill of the firm is estimated at ₹ 60,000. B’s Capital Account will show a balance of ______.
₹ 2,15,000
₹ 2,10,000
₹ 2,30,000
₹ 2,20,000
A and B are partners in a firm having capital balances of ₹ 90,000 and ₹ 60,000, respectively. General Reserve appeared in their books at ₹ 50,000, and advertisement suspense at ₹ 20,000. They admit C for `1/3`rd share and C is to bring a proportionate amount of capital. The capital amount of C will be ______.
₹ 60,000
₹ 75,000
₹ 90,000
₹ 1,00,000
A and B are partners sharing profits in 5 : 3. C is admitted into the firm. A surrenders `1/32` from his share and B surrenders `1/24`th of his share in favour of C. Sacrificing ratio will be ______.
3 : 4
4 : 3
38 : 23
2 : 1
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 1. Their Balance Sheet shows Machinery at ₹ 3,00,000; Stock at ₹ 80,000 and Debtors at ₹ 1,60,000. C is admitted, and a new profit-sharing ratio is agreed at 6 : 9 : 5. Machinery is revalued at ₹ 2,40,000, and a provision is made for doubtful debts @ 5%. A’s share in the loss on revaluation amounts to ₹ 20,000. The revalued value of the Stock will be ______.
₹ 42,000
₹ 1,28,000
₹ 38,000
₹ 1,18,000
A, B, and C are partners sharing profits in 9 : 6 : 5. D is admitted into partnership. A sacrifices `1/3`rd of his share, B sacrifices `1/20`th from his share, and C sacrifices `1/5`th of his share in favour of D. The New profit-sharing ratio will be ______.
7 : 15 : 12 : 26
5 : 6 : 4 : 5
6 : 5 : 1 : 8
6 : 5 : 4 : 5
A and B are partners sharing profits and losses in 3 : 2. They admit C for a `1/5` th share. In future the ratio between A and B would be 2 : 1. The New profit-sharing ratio will be ______.
12 : 8 : 5
8 : 12 : 5
8 : 4 : 3
4 : 8 : 3
Case Based MCQs
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X and Y are partners in a firm, sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3. On 31st March, 2021, their Balance Sheet was as under:
On 1st April, 2021, Z is admitted as a partner. X surrenders `1/4`th of his share and Y `1/3`rd of his share in favour of Z. Goodwill is valued at ₹ 1,60,000. Z brings in only `3/5` of his share of goodwill in cash and ₹ 1,20,000 as his capital. The following terms are agreed upon:
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On the basis of the above information, you are required to answer the following questions:
- Loss/Gain on Revaluation will be:
- Nil
- Gain ₹ 16,000
- Loss ₹ 12,000
- Loss ₹ 16,000
- Goodwill will be:
- Credited to X ₹ 88,889 and Y ₹ 71,111
- Credited to X ₹ 25,000 and Y ₹ 20 000
- Credited to X ₹ 15,000 and Y ₹ 12,000
- Credited to X ₹ 28,125 and Y ₹ 16,875
- Balance of X’s Capital Account will be:
- ₹ 2,95,000
- ₹ 3,10,000
- ₹ 3,20,000
- ₹ 3,00,000
- Balance of Y’s Capital Account will be:
- ₹ 1,99,000
- ₹ 2,03,000
- ₹ 2,17,000
- ₹ 2,11,000
A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 3. Their Balance Sheet shows Machinery at ₹ 2,50,000; Stock at ₹ 1,00,000 and Debtors at ₹ 2,00,000. C is admitted, and a new profit-sharing ratio is agreed at 3 : 4 : 5. Machinery is revalued at ₹ 1,90,000, and a provision is made for doubtful debts @ 5%. A’s share in the loss on revaluation amounts to ₹ 20,000. The revalued value of the Stock will be ______.
₹ 2,20,000
₹ 80,000
₹ 90,000
₹ 1,20,000
A, B, C and D are partners. A and B share `3/4`th of profits in the ratio of 2 : 1 and C and D share the remaining profits equally. Profit sharing ratios will be ______.
2 : 1 : 1 : 1
2 : 1 : 2 : 2
4 : 2 : 1 : 1
2 : 1 : 2 : 1
A and B are partners of a partnership firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2 respectively. C was admitted for a `1/5`th share of profit. Machinery is overvalued by 10% (book value of ₹ 1,32,000), and building is undervalued by 10% (book value of ₹ 5,40,000). Unrecorded debtors of ₹ 10,000 would be brought into the books. What will be the gain/loss on revaluation?
Gain ₹ 50,800
Loss ₹ 58,000
Gain ₹ 58,000
Loss ₹ 50,800
Case Based MCQS
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A and B are in partnership, sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3 respectively. Their balance sheet is as follows:
C is admitted into partnership on the following terms:
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Based on the above information, you are required to answer the following questions:
- Loss/Gain on Revaluation will be:
- Loss ₹ 24,000
- Gain ₹ 24,000
- Gain ₹ 21,000
- Gain ₹ 22,000
- Goodwill will be:
- Credited to A ₹ 50,000 and B ₹ 30,000
- Credited to A ₹ 2,92,500 and B ₹ 67,500
- Credited to A ₹ 65,000 and B ₹ 15,000
- Credited to A ₹ 2,25,000 and B ₹ 1,35,000
- Balance of A’s Capital Account will be:
- ₹ 6,28,125
- ₹ 6,15,000
- ₹ 6,30,000
- ₹ 6,13,125
P and Q are partners in a firm. They admitted R for `1/4`th share in profits. The book value of machinery as on the date of admission was ₹ 7,00,000. There was an unrecorded machine of ₹ 40,000, which was brought into the books, and a damaged machine of book value of ₹ 25,000 is to be written off. 20% is to be reduced from the value of the machine. The revalued amount of the machine will be ______.
₹ 5,73,500
₹ 5,76,000
₹ 5,75,000
₹ 5,72,000
Bala and Lala were partners in a firm with Capitals of ₹ 24,00,000 and 16,00,000. They admitted Mala as a new partner for 1/3 share for which Mala brings ₹ 20,00,000 as capital. There was Investment and Investment Fluctuation Reserve appearing in the books of ₹ 2,50,000 and ₹ 50,000 respectively. Bala took over 40% of the Investments at ₹ 80,000 and remaining Investments were valued at ₹ 1,10,000. By what amount Revaluation account will be affected for the above information?
Debited ₹ 60,000
Credited with ₹ 60,000
Debited ₹ 10,000
Credited ₹ 10,000
Arun and Barun were partners sharing Profits & Losses in the ratio 3 : 2. They admitted Charan into partnership for 20% share. Charan was to bring proportionate Capital and he brought ₹ 3,50,000 (including ₹ 50,000 for goodwill share) in firm. If adjusted capital of Arun after Revaluation Gain/Loss, Accumulated Profits/Losses and Goodwill treatment was ₹ 8,40,000. What was Barun’s Capital after Revaluation Gain/Loss, Accumulated Profits/Losses and Goodwill treatment?
₹ 5,60,000
₹ 3,60,000
₹ 12,00,000
₹ 6,60,000
Raghav and Sahil were partners sharing Profit & Loss in the ratio 5 : 3. Their capital balances were ₹ 7,20,000 and ₹ 2,80,000 respectively. There were balances of General Reserve of ₹ 5,00,000 and Deferred Revenue Expenditure of ₹ 4,00,000 in the books of the firm. They admitted Ojasv into partnership for 20% share for which he brings ₹ 4,00,000 as capital. Determine the goodwill share of Ojasv.
₹ 5,00,000
₹ 1,00,000
₹ 1,20,000
₹ 60,000
Assertion-Reason Based Questions
Assertion (A): If there are eight partners in a firm, a new partner cannot be admitted even if one partner does not agree to this.
Reason (R): A new partner can be admitted if the majority of partners agree on his admission.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
(A) and (R) both are correct and (R) correctly explains (A).
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (A).
Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
Assertion (A): A new partner becomes entitled to share future profits of the firm and also becomes liable for past losses of the firm.
Reason (R): A new partner acquires right in the assets and also becomes liable to any liability incurred by the firm after his admission.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
A) is true, but (R) is false.
Assertion (A): In case of admission of a partner old firm is dissolved and a new firm comes into existence.
Reason (R): After admission of a new partner, old partners, along with the new partner, constitute the new firm. As such, the old firm is dissolved, and a new firm comes into existence.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct reason for (A).
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct reason for (A).
Only (R) is correct.
Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Assertion (A): Admission of a partner is one of the modes of reconstitution of the partnership whereby the old partnership ceases to exist and a new partnership comes into existence.
Reason (R): In the case of admission of a partner, the number of partners increases, and as a result, the profit-sharing ratio also changes. But the firm continues. As such, it is reconstitution of partnership.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct reason for (A).
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct reason for (A).
Only (R) is correct.
Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Assertion (A): The New partner should bring in his share of goodwill in cash so that the sacrificing partners may be compensated.
Reason (R): The New partner may or may not bring his share of goodwill in cash. New Partner’s Current Account may be debited, and the sacrificing partners’ Capital Accounts credited to compensate them.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are false.
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Assertion (A): A and B are partners sharing profits in 3 : 2. They admit C into the partnership, which he takes `1/6` th from A and `1/12` th from B. Goodwill existed in their books at ₹ 60,000. C brought ₹ 1,50,000 as premium for goodwill, and after adjusting the existing goodwill of ₹ 60,000, the balance of ₹ 90,000 was distributed between A and B in the ratio 2 : 1.
Reason (R): Goodwill of ₹ 60,000 existing in the books was written off in the old ratio, and ₹ 1,50,000 brought in by C was distributed in a sacrificing ratio of 2 : 1.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
(A) and (R) both are correct and (R) correctly explains (A).
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) does not correctly explain (A).
Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
Assertion (A): X and Y were partners sharing profits in 2 : 1. Goodwill appeared in the books at ₹ 1,20,000. They admit Z as a new partner for `1/5` th share, which he acquired from X and Y in 3 : 2. Goodwill appearing in the books is not written off and was carried forward to the new Balance Sheet.
Reason (R): Goodwill existing in the books is purchased goodwill and hence, is not written off.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is a correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are false.
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
Assertion (A): At the time of admission, assets are revalued and liabilities reassessed so that the incoming partner is not put to an advantage or disadvantage because of change in values.
Reason (R): Assets and liabilities at the time of admission are revalued/reassessed because increase or decrease in their values is for the period before admission of new partner and hence the gain or loss on revaluation is distributed in old partners in old ratio.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct reason for (A).
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct reason for (A).
Only (R) is correct.
Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Assertion (A): Admission of a partner does not mean dissolution of the firm, but dissolution of the old partnership.
Reason (R): Admission of a partner means reconstitution of the partnership, whereby the old partnership ceases to exist, and the new partnership comes into existence. However, the firm continues.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
(A) and (R) both are correct and (R) correctly explains (A).
Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) does not explain (A).
Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
Assertion (A): A and B are partners sharing profits equally. They admit C for `1/6` th share. On that date, the Advertisement Suspense Account existed in their books at ₹ 2,00,000. It was carried forward to the new Balance Sheet since it is likely to give benefit to the firm for the next five years.
Reason (R): One-fifth of ₹ 2,00,000 was written off, and the remaining amount was carried forward to the new Balance Sheet.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Only (A) is correct.
Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Assertion (A): Chetna and Divya are partners sharing profits in 2 : 1. They admit Esha as a new partner, and the new profit-sharing ratio was 3 : 2 : 1. On that date, a debit balance of ₹ 60,000 existed in their Profit & Loss Account. It will be written off between Chetna and Divya in 2 : 1.
Reason (R): Debit Balance in Profit and Loss Account is a fictitious asset, and at the time of reconstitution of the firm, all fictitious assets are written off to the Capital Accounts of old partners in the old profit-sharing ratio.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct reason for (A).
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct reason for (A).
Only (R) is correct.
Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Assertion (A): When the market value of Investments is more than the book value, the entire amount of Investment Fluctuation Reserve is credited to old partners in their old profit-sharing ratio.
Reason (R): Investment Fluctuation Reserve is a reserve created out of past profits and hence distributed among old partners in their old ratio.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
(A) and (R) both are correct and (R) correctly explains (A).
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) does not explain (A).
Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
Assertion (A): Revaluation A/c is prepared at the time of Admission of a partner.
Reason (R): It is required to adjust the values of assets and liabilities at the time of admission of a partner, so that the true financial position of the firm is reflected.
Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct reason for (A)
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct reason for (A)
Only (R) is correct
Both (A) and (R) are wrong
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