
Question 28 Chapter 7 - Class 12 Part 1 Unimax
28. The following was the Balance Sheet of Arvind and Balbir as on 31st December. 2022 :
| Liabilities | Amount | Assets |
Amount | ||
| Trade creditors | 45,000 | Cash | 750 | ||
| Bills payable | 12,000 | Bank | 12,000 | ||
| Mrs. Arvind's loan | 7,500 | Stock | 7,500 | ||
| Mrs. Balbir's loan | 15,000 | Investment | 15,000 | ||
| Reserve fund | 15,000 | Book debts | 30,000 | ||
| Investment fluctuation fund | 1,500 | Less: Provision | 3,000 | 27,000 | |
| Capital accounts | Buildings | 22,500 | |||
| Arvind | 15,000 | Plant | 30,000 | ||
| Balbir | 15,000 | 30,000 | Goodwill | 6,000 | |
| Profit & Loss A/c | 5,250 | ||||
| 1,26,000 | 1,26,000 | ||||
The firm was dissolved on the above date under the following arrangements:
(i) Arvind promised to pay off Mrs. Arvind's loan and took away stock at 6,000.
(ii) Balbir took away half the investment at 10% discount.
(iii) Book debts realised 28,500.
(iv) Trade creditors and bills payable were due on an average basis one month after 31st December, but were paid immediately on 31st December at 6% discount p.a.
(v) Plant realised 37,500; Building 60,000 ; Goodwill 9,000 and remaining investment at 6,750.
(vi) An old typewriter written off completely from the firm books now estimated to realise 450. It was taken away by Balbir at this estimated price.
(vii) Realisation expenses were 1,500.
Show the realistion account, bank account and capital accounts of partners.
Realisation a/c
| Particulars | Amount | Particulars |
Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Stock | 7,500 | By Provision for doubtful debts | 3,000 | ||
| To Investment | 15,000 | By Trade creditors | 45,000 | ||
| To Book debts | 30,000 | By Bills payable | 12,000 | ||
| To Buildings | 22,500 | By Mrs. Arvind loan | 7,500 | ||
| To Plant | 30,000 | By Mrs. Balbir loan | 15,000 | ||
| To Goodwill | 60,000 | By Investment fluctuation Fund | 1,500 | ||
| To Arvind's capital a/c | By Arvind capital account- | 6,000 | |||
| -Mrs. Arvind loan | 7,500 | Stock | |||
| To Bank account | By Balbir capital account | ||||
| -Creditors & bills payable | 56,715 | -Investment | 6,750 | ||
| -Mrs. Balbir loan | 15,000 | -Typewriter | 450 | 7,200 | |
| -Realisation expenses | 1,500 | By Bank account | |||
| To Profit on realisation transferred to capital accounts | -Book debts | 28,500 | |||
| -Arvind | 23,617.50 | -Plant | 37,500 | ||
| -Balbir | 23,617.50 | 47,235 | -Building | 60,000 | |
| -Goodwill | 6,750 | 1,41,750 | |||
| -Investment | |||||
| 2,38,950 | 2,38,950 | ||||
Partner’s Capital a/c
| Particulars | Arvind | Balbir | Particulars | Arvind | Balbir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Profit and loss A/c | 2,625 | 2,625 | By balance b/d | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| To Realisation A/c | By Reserve Fund | 7,500 | 7,500 | ||
| -Stock | 6,000 | By realisation A/c | |||
| -Investment | 6,750 | -Mrs. Arvind loan | 7,500 | ||
| -Typewriter | 450 | -Profit | 23,617.50 | 23,617.50 | |
| To Bank A/c | 44,992.50 | 44,992.50 | |||
| 53,617.50 | 53,617.50 | 53,617.50 | 53,617.50 |
Bank A/c
| Particulars | Amount | Particulars | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| To Balance b/d (12,000 + 750) | 12 750.00 | By Realisation A/c | |
| To Realisation A/c | -Creditors & bills payable | 56,715.00 | |
| -Book debts | 28,500 | -Mrs. Balbir loan | 15,000.00 |
| -Plant | 37,500 | -Realisation expenses | 1,500.00 |
| -Buildings | 60,000 | By Arvind capital account | 44,992.50 |
| -Goodwill | 9,000 | By Balbir capital account | 44,992.50 |
| -Investments | 6,750 | ||
| 1,54,500 | 1,54,500 |
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