
Question 27 Chapter 2 of +2-A
27. X and Y are partners in a firm. X is entitled to a salary of 10,000 per month and commission of 10% of the net profit after partners' salaries but before charging a commission. Y is entitled to a salary of 25,000 p.a. and commission of 10% of the net profit after charging all commission and partners' salaries. Net profit before providing for partners' salaries and commission for the year ended 31st March 2019 was 4,20,000. Show the distribution of profit.
Profit and Loss Appropriation Account A/c for the year ended 31st March 2019
| Particulars |
Amount | Particulars |
Amount | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Salary to Partners A/c | By Profit and Loss Adjustment A/c | 4,20,000 | ||||
| X’s 10,000 X 12 | 1,20,000 | |||||
| Y’s | 25,000 | 1,45,000 | ||||
| To commission A/c | ||||||
| X’s *1 | 27,500 | |||||
| Y’s *2 | 22,500 | 50,000 | ||||
| To Profit Transferred to *3 | ||||||
| X’s Capital | 1,12,500 | |||||
| Y’s Capital | 1,12,500 | 2,25,000 | ||||
| 4,20,000 | 4,20,000 | |||||
Working Note: -
*1: - Calculation of commission to X
Net Profit after charging Partner’s Salary = Rs 4,20,000 – 1,45,000 = 2,75,000
Commission to X = 10% of the Net Profit before charging such commission
| =2,75,000 X | 10 |
| 100 |
Commission to X =27,500/-
*1: - Calculation of commission to Y
Net Profit after charging Partner’s Salary and Commission = Rs 4,20,000 – 1,45,000 – 27,500 = 2,47,500/-
Commission to Y = 10% of the Net Profit After charging such commission
Where the commission is charged after such on profit then there will different way of the calculation shown as follow:
| Net Profit before charging a commission | X | Rate |
| 100 + Rate |
| =2,47,500 | X | 10 |
| 100 + 10 |
| =2,47,500 | X | 10 |
| 110 |
Commission to Y=22,500/-
*3: -Calculation of share of profit of A’s, B’s, C’s, and D’s.
Profit Sharing Ratio = 1:1
Net Profit after Commission = 2,25,000
| Profit share of X’s | =2,25,000 X 1/2 |
| =1,12,500/- |
| Profit share of Y’s | =1,50,000 X 1/2 |
| =1,12,500/- |
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