
Question 06 Chapter 3 of +2-A
6. Annu, Baby and Chetan are partners in firm sharing profits and losses equally. They decide to take Deep into partnership from 1st April 2019 for 1/5th share in the future profits. For this purpose, goodwill is to be valued at 100% of the average annual profits of the previous three or four years, whichever is higher. The annual profits for the purpose of goodwill for the
past four years were:
Year Ended Profit
31st March, 2019 2,88,000;
31st March, 2018 1,81,800;
31st March, 2017 1,87,200;
31st March, 2016 2,53,200.
Calculate the value of goodwill.
| Average Profit For 3 years | = | Total Profit for past given years |
| Number of years |
| Average Profit | = | 2,88,000+1,81,800+1,87,200 |
| 3 |
| = | 6,57,000 |
| 3 | |
| = | 2,19,000 |
| Average Profit For 4 years | = | 2,88,000+1,81,800+1,87,200+2,53,200 |
| 4 |
| = | 9,10,200 |
| 4 | |
| = | 2,27,550 |
Goodwill is to be valued at 100% of the average annual profits of the previous three or four years, whichever is higher
| Goodwill | = | 2,27,550 |
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