
Question 38 Chapter 6 of +2-A
38. A, B, and C are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 4 : 3 : 3. Their Balance Sheet as of 31st March 2019 is:
| Liabilities | Amount | Assets | Amount | ||
| Creditors | 7,000 | Land and Building | 36,000 | ||
| Bills Payable | 3,000 | Plant and Machinery | 28,000 | ||
| Reserves | 20,000 | Computer Printer | 8,000 | ||
| Capital A/cs: | Stock | 20,000 | |||
| A's Capital | 32,000 | Sundry Debtors | 14,000 | ||
| B's Capital | 24,000 | Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts | 2,000 | 12,000 | |
| C's Capital | 20,000 | 76,000 | B's Loan | 2,000 | |
| 1,06,000 | 1,06,000 | ||||
On 1st April 2019, B retired from the firm on the following terms:
Prepare Revaluation Account, Partners' Capital Accounts, and the Balance Sheet of A and C after B's retirement.
Revaluation Account
| Particular |
Amount | Particular | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Plant and Machinery | 2,800 | By Stock A/c | 2,000 | ||
| 28,000 × 10% | (20,000 × 10%) | ||||
| To Electronic Typewriter | 800 | By Land and Building A/c | 3,600 | ||
| 8,000 × 10% | (36,000 × 10%) | ||||
| To Outstanding Salary |
2,000 | By Provision for Doubtful Debts A/c | 2,000 | ||
| To Profit transferred to | |||||
| A’s Capital A/c | 800 | ||||
| B’s Capital A/c | 600 | ||||
| C’s Capital A/c | 600 | 2,000 | |||
| 7,600 | 7,600 | ||||
Partners’ Capital Account
| Part. | X | Y | Z |
Part. |
X | Y | Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To B's Capital A/c (Goodwill) | 1,200 | - | 600 | By Balance B/d | 32,000 | 24,000 | 20,000 |
| By Reserves A/c | 8,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | ||||
| By Revaluation A/c | 800 | 600 | 600 | ||||
| To B's Loan A/c | 34,800 | By A's Capital A/c | - | 2,400 | - | ||
| To Balance c/d | 38,400 | - | 24,800 | By C's Capital A/c | - | 1,800 | - |
| 40,800 | 34,800 | 26,600 | 40,800 | 34,800 | 26,600 |
Balance Sheet
| Liabilities |
Amount | Assets | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creditors | 7,000 | Land and Building | 39,600 | ||
| Bills Payable | 3,000 | (36,000 + 3,600) | |||
| Outstanding Salary | 2,000 | Plant and Machinery | 25,200 | ||
| (28,000 – 2,800) | |||||
| Electronic Typewriter | 7,200 | ||||
| (8,000 – 800) | |||||
| B’s Loan | 34,800 | Stock |
22,000 | ||
| Capital: | (20,000 + 2,000) | ||||
| A's Capital | 38,400 | Sundry Debtors | 14,000 | ||
| C's Capital | 24,800 | 41,200 | Bank | 2000 | |
| 1,10,000 | 1,10,000 | ||||
Old Ratio of A, B and C= 4:3:3
B retires from the firm.
Gaining Ratio of A and C= 4:3 (Given)
Goodwill of the firm = Rs 14,000
| B's Share of Goodwill | = | Firm's Goodwill | X | B's share |
| = | 14,000 | X | 3 | |
| 10 | ||||
| = | Rs 4,200 |
| A's Share of Goodwill | = | B's Goodwill | X | Gaining share of A |
| = | 4,200 | X | 4 | |
| 7 | ||||
| = | Rs 2,400 |
| C's Share of Goodwill | = | B's Goodwill | X | Gaining share of C |
| = | 4,200 | X | 3 | |
| 7 | ||||
| = | Rs 1,800 |
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