
Question 41 Chapter 2 - Unimax Class 12 Part 1
41. Ram and Gopal are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. On 1st January, 2021 their fixed capitals were Rs. 100000 and Rs. 150000 respectively. On 31st March, 2021 they decided that their total capital (fixed) should be Rs. 300000. It was further decided that the capital (fixed) should be in their profit sharing ratio.
Accordingly they introduced or withdrew the necessary Capital. The partnership deed provided the following :
(i) Interest on Capital @ 12% per annum.
(ii) Interest on drawings @ 18% per annum.
(iii) Salary to Ram @ Rs. 2000 per month and to Gopal @ Rs. 3000 per month.
The drawings of Ram and Gopal during the year were as follows :
| Date | Ram (Rs.) | Gopal (Rs.) |
| July, 1st | 10000 | 12000 |
| September, 30th | 15000 | 12000 |
The profit earned by the firm for the year ended 31st December, 2021 was Rs. 200000. 10% of this profit was to be kept in a reserve.
You are required to prepare :
(i) Profit and Loss Appropriation Account
(ii) Capital Accounts of Ram and Gopal.
(iii) Current Accounts of Ram and Gopal.
Profit & Loss of Appropriation A/c For the year ended 31st Dec., 2021
| Particulars | Rs. | Particulars | Rs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Interest on Capital | By Net Profit b/d | 200000 | |||
| - Ram | 19200 | By Interest on Drawings | |||
| - Gopal | 15300 | 34500 | Ram | 1575 | |
| To Reserve (200000 x 10/100) |
20000 | Gopal | 1620 | 3195 | |
| To Salaries | |||||
| - Ram | 2400 | ||||
| - Gopal | 36000 | 60000 | |||
| To Profit transferred to current A/c | |||||
| - Ram | 53217 | ||||
| - Gopal | 35478 | 88695 | |||
| 203195 | 203195 |
Partner’s Capital Accounts
| Date | Particulars | Ram | Gopal | Date | Particulars | Ram | Gopal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-3-21 | To Bank A/c | - | 30000 | 1-1-2021 | By Balance b/d | 100000 | 150000 |
| 31-12-21 | To Balance c/d | 180000 | 120000 | 1-3-2021 | By Bank A/c | 80000 | |
| 180000 | 150000 | 180000 | 150000 | ||||
| By Balance b/d | 180000 | 150000 |
Partner’s Current Accounts
| Particulars | Moon | Star | Particulars | Moon | Star |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Drawings A/c | 25000 | 24000 | By Interest on Capital A/c | 19200 | 15300 |
| To Interest Drawings A/c | 1575 | 1620 | By Salaries A/c | 24000 | 36000 |
| To Balance c/d | 69842 | 61158 | By Profit & Loss App (profit) | 53217 | 35478 |
| 96417 | 86778 | 96417 | 86778 | ||
| By Balance b/d | 69842 | 61158 |
Working Notes :
(1) Calculation of further capital to be introduced or withdrawn by partners on March 31, 2021.
Capital Fixed by Partners Rs. 300000
Profit Sharing Ratio of Ram & Gopal 3 : 2
| Ram (Rs.) | Gopal (Rs.) | |
| New Capitals | 180000 | 120000 |
| (300000 x 3/5) | (300000 x 2/5) | |
| Less Existing Capitals | 100000 | 150000 |
| Further Capital to be introduced (withdrawn) | 80000 | (30000) |
(2) Calculation of Interest on Capital
Partner A
| Amount invested | No. of Months | Product |
| 100000 | 3 | 300000 |
| 180000 | 9 | 162000 |
| 1920000 |
(3) Calculation of Interest on Drawings
Partner A
| Amount withdraw | No. of Months | Product |
| 10000 | 6 | 60000 |
| 15000 | 3 | 45000 |
| 105000 |
105000 x 18/100 x 1/12 = Rs. 1575
Partner B
| 12000 | 6 | 72000 |
| 12000 | 3 | 36000 |
| 108000 |
108000 x 18/100 x 1/12 = Rs. 1620
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