Question 45 Chapter 6 of Class 12 Part – 1 - 2024
45. X, Y and Z were partners in a firm whose Balance sheet as at 31.3.2017 as under:
| Liabilities | Rs. | Assets | Rs. |
| Sundry Creditors | 18,240 | Cash | 16,240 |
| General Reserve | 7,500 | Sundry Debtors | 22,500 |
| Capital | Stock | 28,500 | |
| X | 20,000 | Furniture | 5,000 |
| Y | 14,500 | ||
| Z | 10,000 | ||
| 70,240 | 70,240 |
Y retired from the firm on the above date and in this connection it was decided to make the following adjustments :
(i) To reduce stock by 5%.
(ii) To reduce furniture by 10%.
(iii) To provide for doubtful debts at 5% on debtors.
(iv) A long dispute with one of the creditor was settled by paying 9,050 in cash. In anticipation 6,000 have already been included in sundry creditors for this purpose.
(v) Goodwill was valued at ₹ 12,000.
(vi) X and Z will share future profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3 respectively.
(vii) Y should be paid off and the entire sum payable to Y shall be brought in by X and Z in such a way that their capitals should be in their new profit sharing ratio.
Prepare Revaluation A/c, Partner's Capital Accounts & Balance Sheet after Y's Retirement.
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Revaluation Account
| Particulars |
Amount | Particulars | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Stock A/c | 1,425 | By Loss on revaluation transferred | 6,000 | ||
| To Furniture A/c | 500 | X’s Capital A/c | 2,000 | ||
| To Provision for Doubtful Debts A/c | 1,125 | Y's Capital A/c | 2,000 | ||
| To Creditors A/c | 3,050 | Z's Capital A/c | 2,000 | 6,000 | |
| 6,000 | 6,000 | ||||
Partners’ Capital Account
| Particulars | X | Y | Z | Particulars | X | Y | Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Revaluation A/c | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | By Balance b/d | 20,000 | 14,500 | 10,000 |
| To Y’s Capital A/c | 3,500 | By Gen. Reserve A/c | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | ||
| To Cash A/c | 19,000 | By X’s Capital A/c | 3,500 | ||||
| To Balance c/d | 28,750 | 17,250 | By Z’s Capital A/c | 500 | |||
| By Cash A/c (B.fig) | 11,750 | 7,250 | |||||
| 34,250 | 21,000 | 19,750 | 34,250 | 21,000 | 19,750 |
Balance Sheet
| Liabilities |
Amount | Assets | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundry Creditors | 12,240 | Cash | 7,190 | ||
| Capital A/c | Sundry Debtors | 22,500 | |||
| X | 28,750 | Less provision | 1,125 | 21,375 | |
| Z | 17,250 | 46,000 | Stock | 24,175 | |
| Furniture | 4,500 | ||||
| 58,240 | 58,240 | ||||
Cash Account
| Particulars |
Amount | Particulars | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To balance b/d | 16,240 | By Creditors A/c | 9,050 | ||
| To X’s Capital A/c | 11,750 | By Y’s Capital A/c | 19,000 | ||
| To Z’s capital A/c | 7,250 | By Balance c/d | 7,190 | ||
| 35,240 | 35,240 | ||||
Working Note:-
Calculation of gaining ratio of X and Z:
Gaining ratio = New Share - Old Share
| X’s gain | = | 5 | - | 1 |
| 8 | 3 | |||
| = | 7 | |||
| 24 |
| Z’s gain | = | 3 | - | 1 |
| 8 | 3 | |||
| = | 1 | |||
| 24 |
Gaining ratio = 7 : 1
Calculation of Y’s Share of Goodwill:
Firm Goodwill = ₹ 12,000
= Firm Goodwill X Y’s share
| Y’s share in the goodwill | = | ₹ 12,000 | x | 1 |
| 3 | ||||
| = | ₹ 4,000 |
| X’s Share | = | ₹ 4,000 | x | 7 |
| 8 | ||||
| = | ₹ 3,500 |
| Z’s Share | = | ₹ 4,000 | x | 1 |
| 8 | ||||
| = | ₹ 500 |
Calculation of Total Capital of New Firm:
= Balance of X’s Capital A/c + Y’s Payable Amount + Balance of Z’s Capital A/c
= ₹ 17,000 + ₹ 19,000 + ₹ 10,000
= ₹ 46,000
Distribution of new capital among continuing Partner X and Z in New Profit Sharing Ratio:-
| X’s New Capital | = | ₹ 46,000 | x | 5 |
| 8 | ||||
| = | ₹ 28,750 |
| Z’s New Capital | = | ₹ 46,000 | x | 3 |
| 8 | ||||
| = | ₹ 17,250 |
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