
Question 23 Chapter 6 of +2-A
23. X, Y, and Z are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5: 3: 2. Z retired and on the
date of his retirement, the following adjustments were agreed upon:
a) The value of Furniture is to be increased by 12,000.
b) The value of the stock to be decreased by 10,000.
c) The machinery of the book value of 50,000 is to be depreciated by 10%.
d) A Provision for Doubtful Debts @ 5% is to be created on debtors of the book value of 40,000.
e) Unrecorded Investment worth 10,000.
f) An item of 1,000 included in bills payable is not likely to be claimed, hence should be written back.
Pass necessary Journal entries.
Revaluation A/c
| Particular |
Amount | Particular | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Stock | 10,000 | By Furniture A/c | 12,000 | ||
| To Machinery A/c | 5,000 | By Investments A/c | 10,000 | ||
| To Provision for Doubtful Debts a/c | 2,000 | By Bills Payable A/c | 1,000 | ||
| To Profit transferred to | |||||
| X’s Capital | 3,000 | ||||
| Y’s Capital | 1,800 | ||||
| Z’s Capital | 1,200 | 6,000 | |||
| 23,000 | 23,000 | ||||
Journal Entries
| Date | Particulars |
L.F. | Debit | Credit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furniture A/c | Dr. | 12,000 | |||
| To Revaluation A/c | 12,000 | ||||
| (Being Increase in the value of furniture transferred to revaluation account) | |||||
| Revaluation A/c | Dr. | 10,000 | |||
| To Stock A/c | 10,000 | ||||
| (Being decrease in the value of the stock transferred to the revaluation account) | |||||
| Revaluation A/c | Dr. | 5,000 | |||
| To Machinery A/c | 5,000 | ||||
| (Being decrease in the value of Machinery transferred to the revaluation account) | |||||
| Revaluation A/c | Dr. | 2,000 | |||
| To Provision for Doubtful Debts A/c | 2,000 | ||||
| (Being Increase in liabilities to Revaluation Account) | |||||
| Investments A/c | Dr. | 10,000 | |||
| To Revaluation A/c | 10,000 | ||||
| (Being Increase in the value of Investment transferred to revaluation account) | |||||
| Bills Payable A/c | Dr. | 1,000 | |||
| To Revaluation A/c | 1,000 | ||||
| (Being Increase in the value of Bills Receivable transferred to revaluation account) | |||||
| Revaluation A/c | Dr. | 6,000 | |||
| To X’s Capital A/c | 3,000 | ||||
| To Y’s Capital A/c | 1,800 | ||||
| To Z’s Capital A/c | 1,200 | ||||
| (Being Revaluation profit transferred to Partners′ Capital Accounts) | |||||
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