Question 55 Chapter 2 of Class 12 Part – 1 Usha Publication
55. (P/L appropriation a/c, Partners fixed accounts) Black and White have capital of Rs. 75,000 and Rs.50,000 respectively on 1st April, 2016. They share profits in the ratio of 2:1.
The firm has to transfer 5% of net divisible profits for the cost of a pending law suit. Manager of the firm is to get salaries Rs.25,000. The position of the current accounts is as follows:
| Black | Rs.12,000 (Dr.) |
| White | Rs.5,000 (Cr.) |
Interest on opening capital account is allowed @10% p.a. Black withdraws Rs.20,000 during the year, while White withdraws Rs.1,000 p.m. on the first day of every month. Interest on drawings is calculated @12% p.a. Business earned profits of Rs.1,10,000 during the year before the manager’s salary. Black is to be paid salary @Rs.1500 p.m.
Distribute the profit between Black and White and show the partners capital account and current account.
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Profit and Loss App. A/c
| Particulars |
Amount | Particulars |
Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Interest on capital – Black @10% | 7500 | By net profit (1,10,000-25,000 manager’s salary) | 85,000 | ||
| -White @10% | 5000 | 12,500 | By interest on drawings: (WN2) | ||
| To Salaries – Black (1500 X 12) | 18,000 | -Black(20,000 X 12% X 6/12) | 1,200 | ||
| To Contingency Reserve a/c (WN1) | 2,690 | -White(12,000 X 12% X 6½ /12 | 780 | 1,980 | |
| To Net profit transferred to Capital a/cs | |||||
| - Black 2/3 | 35,860 | ||||
| - White 1/3 | 17,930 | 53,790 | |||
| 86,980 | 86,980 | ||||
Partners' Capital A/cs
| Particulars |
Black | White | Particulars |
Black | White | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Balance B/d | 75,000 | 50,000 | |||||
| To Balance c/d | 75,000 | 50,000 | |||||
| 75,000 | 50,000 | 75,000 | 50,000 | ||||
Partners' Current A/cs
| Particulars |
Black | White | Particulars |
Black | White | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Balance b/d | 12,000 | - | By Balance B/d | - | 5,000 | ||
| To Drawings A/c | 20,000 | 12,000 | By Interest on Capital A/c | 7,500 | 5,000 | ||
| To interest on Drawings A/c | 1200 | 780 | By Salary | 18,000 | - | ||
| By P & L Appropriation A/c | 35,860 | 17,930 | |||||
| To Balance c/d | 28,160 | 15,150 | |||||
| 61,360 | 27,930 | 61,360 | 27,930 | ||||
Working Note: -
1. Contingency Reserve (for a pending lawsuit)
5% on net divisible profits means after charging this contingency reserve:
86,980-(12500+18,000) = 56480 X 5/105 =2690(approx.)
2. Interest on Black’s drawings to be charged for half year only as date of drawings are not mentioned.
Interest on White’s Drawings are charged for 6½ months as drawings are made equally throughout the year on first day of every month.
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