
Question 63 Chapter 2 of +2-A
63. Mita and Usha are partners in firm sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 3. Their Capital Accounts as on 1st April 2015 showed balances of 1,40,000 and 1,20,000 respectively. The drawings of Mita and Usha during the year 2015-16 were 32,000 and 24,000 respectively. Both the amounts were withdrawn on 1st January 2016. It was subsequently found that the
following items had been omitted while preparing the final accounts for the year ended 31st March 2016:
| Date | Particulars |
L.F. | Debit | Credit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usha’s Capital A/c | Dr | 6,816 | |||
| To Mita’s Capital A/c | 6,816 | ||||
| (Being adjustment of Interest on partners′ capital made) | |||||
Working Note: -
Statement Showing Adjustment of Profit required
| Particulars | Mita |
Usha |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amount of Interest on Capital @6% p.a.*2 | 8,400 | 7,200 | 15,600 |
| Add: Commission | 8,000 | - | 8,000 |
| Less: Amount of Interest on Drawing @6% p.a.*3 | - 480 | - 360 | - 840 |
| Actual total amount due – will be distributed as | 15,920 | 6,840 | 22,760 |
| Less: - Wrongly total amount distributed in the profit-sharing ration i.e. 2: 3 | - 9,104 | - 13,656 | 22,760 |
| 200 | 400 | - | |
|
Mita get less amount, so we have to credit his capital a/c with difference amount |
Usha get extra so we have to debit his capital a/c with difference amount
|
*2 Calculation of Actual Amount of Interest on Mita's & Usha's Capital
Interest on Capital = Opening Capital X Rate of Interest
| Interest on Mita's Capital | = | 1,40,000 | X | 6 |
| 100 |
Interest on Mita's Capital = 8,400/-
| Interest on Usha's Capital | = | 1,20,000 | X | 6 |
| 100 |
Interest on Usha's Capital = 7,200/-
*3 Calculation of Interest on Mita’s & Usha’s Drawing
| Interest on Drawing | = | Drawing X Rate of Interest X Period |
| Period | = | Date of withdrawal to End of Financial Year |
| = | 01/01/2016 to 31/03/2016 | |
| = | 3 Months |
| Interest on Mita’s Drawing | = | 32,000 | X | 6 | X | 3 |
| 100 | 12 |
Interest on Mita’s Drawing = 480/-
| Interest on Usha’s Drawing | = | 24,000 | X | 6 | X | 3 |
| 100 | 12 |
Interest on Usha’s Drawing = 360/-
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