
Question 31 Chapter 6 of +2-A
31. Kanika, Disha, and Kabir were partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2: 1: 1. On 31st March 2016, their Balance Sheet was as under:
| Liabilities | Amount | Assets | Amount |
| Trade creditors | 53,000 | Bank | 60,000 |
| Employees' Provident Fund | 47,000 | Debtors | 60,000 |
| Kanika's Capital | 2,00,000 | Stock | 1,00,000 |
| Disha's Capital | 1,00,000 | Fixed assets | 2,40,000 |
| Kabir's Capital | 80,000 | Profit and Loss A/c | 20,000 |
| 4,80,000 | 4,80,000 |
Kanika retired on 1st April 2016. For this purpose, the following adjustments were agreed upon:
The amount payable to Kanika was transferred to her Loan Account. Prepare Revaluation Account, Capital Accounts of the partners, and the Balance Sheet of the reconstituted firm.
Revaluation Account
| Particular |
Amount | Particular | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Fixed Assets A/c | 60,000 | ||||
| By Stock A/c | 20,000 | ||||
| To Profit transferred to | |||||
| Kanika’s Capital | 40,000 | ||||
| Disha’s Capital | 20,000 | ||||
| Kabir’s Capital | 20,000 | 80,000 | |||
| 80,000 | 80,000 | ||||
Partners’ Capital Account
| Part. | Kanika | Disha | Kabir |
Part. |
Kanika | Disha | Kabir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Profit & Loss A/c | 10,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | By Balance B/d | 2,00,000 | 1,00,000 | 80,000 |
| To Kanika’s Capital A/c | - | 35,000 | 35,000 | By Disha’s Capital A/c | 35,000 | - | - |
| To Kanika’s Loan A/c | 3,00,000 | - | - | By Kabir’s Capital A/c | 35,000 | - | - |
| By Revaluation A/c | 40,000 | 20,000 |
20,000 |
||||
| To Balance c/d | - | 80,000 | 60,000 | ||||
| 3,10,000 | 1,20,000 | 1,00,000 | 3,10,000 | 1,20,000 | 1,00,000 |
Balance Sheet
| Liabilities |
Amount | Assets | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees’ Provident Fund | 47,000 | Bank A/c | 8,000 | ||
| Trade Creditors | 53,000 | Sundry Debtors | 17,000 | ||
| Kanika’s Loan A/c | 3,00,000 | Fixed Assets A/c | 3,00,000 | ||
| Capital: | Stock | 1,20,000 | |||
| Disha’s Capital | 80,000 | ||||
| Kabir’s Capital | 60,000 | 1,40,000 | |||
| 5,40,000 | 5,40,000 | ||||
| Average Profit | = | Total Profit for past given years |
| Number of years | ||
| = | 1,00,000 + 1,30,000 + (- 20,000) | |
| 3 | ||
| = | 2,10,000 | |
| 3 | ||
| = | Rs 70,000/- |
Number of years’ purchase = 2
Goodwill = Average Profit X Number of years’ purchase
= 70,000 X 3
= 1,40,000/-
Goodwill of the firm = Rs 1,40,000
| Kanika’s Share of Goodwill | = | 1,40,000 | X | 2 |
| 4 | ||||
| = | Rs 70,000 |
This share of goodwill is to be distributed between Disha and Kabir in their gaining ratio i. e. 1:1
| Disha's Share | = | 70,000 | X | 1 |
| 2 | ||||
| = | Rs 35,000/- |
| Kabir's Share | = | 70,000 | X | 1 |
| 2 | ||||
| = | Rs 35,000/- |
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