
Question 60 Chapter 5 of +2-Part-1
60. (Adjustment of Capital on basis of New Partner's Share) A, B and C trading in partnership and sharing profits and losses in the proportion of 1/2, 1/3 and 1/6 respectively desire to keep up a working partner when their Balance Sheet stood as follows:
| Liabilities | Rs. | Assets | Rs. | |
| Creditors | 50,000 | Cash in hand | 8,000 | |
| Capital A/c | Debtors | 2,52,000 | ||
| A | 5,70,000 | Stock | 2,90,000 | |
| B | 3,20,000 | Machinery | 70,000 | |
| C | 1,60,000 | 10,50,000 | Land & Building | 4,80,000 |
| 11,00,000 | 11,00,000 |
They agreed to admit D into partnership and give him a share of 10 paise in the following terms
(a) That D should bring in Rs. 30,000 as goodwill and Rs. 1,28,000 as his capital.
(b) That machinery is depreciated by 12%.
(c) That stock is depreciated by 10%.
(d) That a reserve of 5% be created for doubtful debts. (That the value of land and building be brought up to Rs. 6,00,000.
(e) That after making the above adjustments the capital accounts (who continue to share in the same proportions as before) be adjusted on the of the old partners' basis of the proportion of D's capital to his share in the business, (i.e. actual cash to be paid off or to be brought in by old partners, as the case may be.)
(g) Prepaid salaries is Rs. 20,000.
Pass journal entries to give effect to the above and prepare the balance sheet of the firm as newly constituted. Show your work regarding the determination of the new profit sharing ratio of the partners.
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Revaluation account
| Particulars |
Amount | Particulars | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To machinery | 8,400 | By Land & Building | 1,20,000 | ||
| To Stock | 29,000 | By Prepaid salaries | 20,000 | ||
| To provisional for doubtful debts | 12,600 | ||||
| To Profit on revaluation transferred to Capital accounts | |||||
| A | 45,000 | ||||
| B | 30,000 | ||||
| C | 15,000 | 90,000 | |||
| 1,40,000 | 1,40,000 | ||||
A’s capital account
| Particulars |
Amount | Particulars | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Bank Account | 54,000 | By Balance b/d | 5,70,000 | ||
| To Balance c/d | 5,76,000 | By Revaluation Account | 45,000 | ||
| By Premium Account | 15,000 | ||||
| 6,30,000 | 6,30,000 | ||||
B’s capital account
| Particulars |
Amount | Particulars | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Balance c/d | 3,84,000 | By Balance b/d | 3,20,000 | ||
| By Revaluation Account | 30,000 | ||||
| By Premium Account | 6,000 | ||||
| By Bank Account | 24,000 | ||||
| 3,84,000 | 3,84,000 | ||||
C’s capital account
| Particulars |
Amount | Particulars | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Balance c/d | 1,92,000 | By Balance b/d | 1,60,000 | ||
| By Revaluation Account | 5,000 | ||||
| By Premium Account | 15,000 | ||||
| By Bank Account | 12,000 | ||||
| 1,92,000 | 1,92,000 | ||||
D’s capital account
| Particulars |
Amount | Particulars | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Balance c/d | 1,28,000 | By Cash Account | 1,28,000 | ||
Balance Sheet
| Liabilities |
Amount | Assets | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creditors | 50,000 | Cash in hand | 1,48,000 | ||
| Capital Accounts | Debtors | 2,52,000 | |||
| A | 5,76,000 | Less reserve for doubtful debts | 12,600 | 2,39,400 | |
| B | 3,84,000 | Cash at bank | 1,40,000 | ||
| C | 1,92,000 | Prepaid salaries | 20,000 | ||
| D | 1,28,000 | 12,80,000 | Stock | 2,61,000 | |
| Machinery | 61,600 | ||||
| Land & Building | 6,00,000 | ||||
| 13,30,000 | 13,30,000 | ||||
WORKING NOTES :
1. Calculation of New profit sharing Ratio
| D’s share | = | 1 |
| 10 |
| Remaining share for A,B, and C | = | 1 | - | 1 |
| 10 | ||||
| = | 9 | |||
| 10 |
Remaining share distributed among A & B,C in old profit sharing ratio
| A‘s share | = | 9 | x | 3 |
| 10 | 6 | |||
| = | 9 | |||
| 20 |
| B‘s share | = | 9 | x | 2 |
| 10 | 6 | |||
| = | 3 | |||
| 20 |
| C‘s share | = | 9 | x | 1 |
| 10 | 6 | |||
| = | 3 | |||
| 20 |
| D‘s share | = | 1 | x | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | |||
| = | 2 | |||
| 20 |
New profit sharing ratio = 9 : 6 : 3 : 2
2. The Total Capital on the basis of D’s Capital = Rs.1,28,000X 10 = Rs. 12,80,000
2. SACRIFICING RATIO
| A’s capital | = | 12,80,000 | x | 9 |
| 20 | ||||
| = | 5,76,000 |
| B’s capital | = | 12,80,000 | x | 6 |
| 20 | ||||
| = | 3,84,000 |
| C’s capital | = | 12,80,000 | x | 3 |
| 20 | ||||
| = | 1,92,000 |
| D’s capital | = | 12,80,000 | x | 2 |
| 20 | ||||
| = | 1,28,000 |
3. Calculation of cash at bank
C’s capital account
| Particulars |
Amount | Particulars | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Balance b/d | 8,000 | By A’s capital Account | 54,000 | ||
| To D’s capital A/c | 1,28,000 | By Balance c/d | 1,48,000 | ||
| To Premium Account | 30,000 | ||||
| To B’s capital A/c | 24,000 | ||||
| To C’s capital A/c | 12,000 | ||||
| 2,02,000 | 2,02,000 | ||||
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