Partners are _____ liable for the debts of the firm.

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Partners are joint & several liable for the debts of the firm.

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Partnership and Partnership Final Accounts - Exercise 1.1 (Objective Questions) [Page 52]

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Trial Balance as on 31st March , 2009

Particulars	Debit Amount Rs.	Credit Amount Rs.
Capital A/c's Ajay Vijay		60000 35000
Purchases and Sales	46,700	85,000
Sundry Debtors and Creditors	28000	25000
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Commission	4600	1800
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Wages	9900
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Insurance	1200
Plant and Machinery	40700
Furniture	18000
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Carriage	3200
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1) The closing stock is valued at Rs 31,000.

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Rohan and Roshan are partners in ‘Shan Traders’ sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2:1. From the following Trial Balance and adjustments prepare Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2011 and Balance Sheet as on that date

Trial Balance as on 31st March, 2011
Particulars	Amount (₹)	Particulars	Amount (₹)
Opening stock	32,000	Sales	1,93,500
Purchases	64,000	Sundry Creditors	15,000
Plant and Machinery	30,000	Unpaid Wages	1,500
Furniture	18,500	Return outward	2,500
Carriage	1,500	Capital A/c:
Wages and Salaries	35,000	Rohan	90,000
Bills Receivable	5,000	Roshan	50,000
Sundry Debtors	32,000
Conveyance	4,000
Rent, Rates and Taxes	2,000
Return Inward	3,500
Cash in hand	14,750
Land and Building	83,500
Bad debts	1,750
Patents	25,000
	3,52,500		3,52,500

Adjustments:

Closing stock: Cost price Rs 25,000 and market price Rs 30,000.
An amount of Rs 3,500 spent for repairs to Building is debited to Building account.
Depreciate plant and Machinery and Building at 5% p.a.
Goods of Rs 750 taken by Roshan for this personal use.
Included in wages advances given to workers Rs 3,000.
Provide Rs 1,500 for bad and doubtful debts on Debtors.

Madhuri and Minakshi are in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio 3:2. From the following Trial Balance and adjustments given below, you are required to prepare Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2012 and Balance Sheet on that date.

Trial Balance as on 31st March, 2012
Debit Balance	Amount (₹)	Credit Balance	Amount (₹)
Building	4,00,000	Capital A/cs -
Plant and Machinery	1,20,000	Madhuri	3,00,000
Purchases	6,50,000	Minakshi	2,00,000
Carriage	7,000	Sales	8,10,000
Opening stock	90,000	Sundry Creditors	1,00,000
Wages	35,000	Outstanding salaries	4,200
Sundry Debtors	1,50,000	8% Bank loan (Taken on 1.10.2011)	1,00,000
Salaries	28,000
Postage and Telegram	4,000
Insurance	5,000
Bad debts	3,000
Rent	4,000
Discount	3,200
Drawing A/c-
Madhuri	10,000
Minakshi	5,000
	15,14,200		15,14,200

Adjustments:

Stock on hand on 31st March, 2010 was valued at Rs 1,10,000.
Depreciate Plant and Machinery at 10% p.a. and Building at 5% p.a.
Prepaid Insurance Rs 1,500.
Create R.D.D at 5% on Sundry Debtors.
Partners are allowed interest at 5% p.a. on their capitals.
Salaries include Rs 2,500 as advance to workers.

From the following Trial Balance of M/s Mahesh and Umesh, you are required to prepare Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2013 and Balance Sheet as on that date. Profit sharing ratio of Mahesh and Umesh was 3/5th and 2/5th respectively.

Trial Balance as on 31^st March, 2013
Debit Balance	Amount (₹)	Credit Balance	Amount (₹)
Investments	56,000	Capital A/c:
Carriage	7,000	Mahesh	1,62,000
Loose Tools	17,000	Umesh	1,08,000
Building	1,50,000	Current A/c:
Salary	13,000	Mahesh	16,200
Audit fees	8,500	Umesh	10,800
Opening stock	83,000	Sundry Creditors	99,000
Wages	7,500	Sales	4,20,000
Purchases	1,97,000	Bank Overdraft	56,400
Motive Power	15,000
Bad Debts	6,400
Printing and Stationery	4000
Debtors	96,000
Cash at Bank	52,000
Machinery	72,000
Motor Van	88,000
	8,72,400		8,72,400

Adjustments:

1) Stock on hand on 31st March, 2013 was valued at Rs 76,000.

2) Interest on partner’s capital at 5% p.a. was allowed.

3) Goods worth Rs 2,000 and Rs 1,500 withdrawn by Mahesh and Umesh respectively for their personal use.

4) Mahesh is entitled to get salary of Rs 6,500 and Umesh is to be given 20% commission on sales.

5) Rs. 2,500 due from customer is not recoverable.

6) Depreciate Motor Van at 8% p.a. and Building at 7% p.a.

From the following Trial Balance of M/s Sanjay and Vijay, you are required to prepare Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2013 and Balance Sheet as on that date after taking into consideration the adjustments given below.

Trial Balance as on 31^st March, 2013

Debit Balance	Amount Rs	Credit Balance	Amount Rs
Salaries and wages	12000	Sales	110000
Postage and Telegram	1,750	Sundry Creditors	72700
Opening Stock	23,500	Bills Payable	40000
Plant and Machinery	70,000	10% Bank loan (Taken on 1st Oct 2012)	60000
Advertisement	5,000	Outstanding Audit fees	5900
Import duty	2,100	Capital A/c-
Bad debts	1000	Sanjay	45000
Purchases	98500	Vijay	45000
Sundry Debtors	45800
Bills Receivable	16700
Carriage outward	1800
Wages and stationery (Note 2)	14000
Printing and stationery	4600
Cash in hand	1850
Leasehold Premises	80000
	378600		378600

Adjustments:
1) Closing stock was valued at Rs 30,000.

2) Postage stamps of Rs 250 and stationery of Rs 400 are unused.

3) Goods of Rs 2,500 distributed as free samples.

4) Leasehold property is to be run for 10 years w.e.f. 1st October, 2012.

5) Depreciate Plant and Machinery at 10% p.a.

6) Mr. Rajan, our customer become insolvent and could not pay his debts of Rs 1,500.

Dhiraj and Suraj are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 1. From the following Trial Balance and adjustments, prepare Trading and Profit and Loss account for the year ended 31st March, 2013 and balance sheet as on that date :
Trial Balance as on 31.03.2013

Particulars	Amount Rs.	Particulars	Amount Rs.
Opening Stock	32,000	Sales	1,93,500
Purchases	64,000	Sundry Creditors	16,500
Plant and Machinery	30,000	Return Outward	2,500
Furniture	18,500	Capital Accounts
Carriage	1,500	Dhiraj	90,000
Wages	30,000	Suraj	50,000
Bills Receivable	5,000
Sundry Debtors	32,000
Conveyance	4,000
Salaries	10,500
Cash in hand	14,750
Land and Building	83,500
Bad debts	1,750
Patents	25,000
	352,500		352,500

Adjustments :

(1) Closing stock : Cost price RS. 25,000 and market price Rs. 30,000.

(2) An amount of Rs. 3,500 spent for repairs to building is debited to building account.

(3) Depreciate plant and machinery and building at 5% p.a.

(4) Included in wages in advance given to workers Rs. 3,000.

(5) Provide Rs. 1,500 for bad and doubtful debts on debtors.

Anita, Sunita and Kavita were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio 3:3:2. Their Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2013 is as below:

Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2013.
Liabilities	Amount (₹)	Assets	Amount (₹)
Capital Accounts	11,000	Building	10,000
Anita	15,000	Machinery	10,700
Sunita	8,000	Furniture	10,000
Kavita	10,000	Debtors	5,000
Creditors	10,900	Stock	6,600
Reserve fund	4,000	Cash	6,600

On 1st April, 2013, Mrs. Kavita retired from the firm on the following terms:

Goodwill of the firm is to be valued at ₹4,000, however, only Kavita’s share in it is to be raised in the books and written off immediately.
Assets to be revalued as under:
Stock ₹6,300; Machinery ₹10,000; Furniture ₹10,200.
R.D.D. to be maintained at 10% on debtors.
₹100 to be written off from creditors.
The amount payable to Mrs. Kavita is to be transferred to her loan account.

Prepare:

Profit and loss adjustment account.
Partner’s capital account, and
Balance Sheet of new firm as on 01.04.2013.

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The account in which selling expenses of the business are recorded.