
Question 71 Chapter 5 - Unimax Class 12 Part 1 - 2021
71. A, B and C were partners sharing Profits and Losses in 3 : 2 : 1. On 1st April, 2021 they admitted D into partnership on the following terms :
| Liabilities | Amount | Assets | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creditors | 90,000 | Cash at Hand | 18,000 |
| Capital : | Debtors | 25,000 | |
| A | 60,000 | Stock | 1,07,000 |
| B | 40,000 | Investment at cost | 30,000 |
| C | 20,000 | Furniture and Fittings | 10,000 |
| Reserves | 15,000 | Plant | 35,000 |
| 2,25,000 | 2,25,000 |
They share Profits and Losses in the ratio of 6 : 5 : 3. They agreed on 1st January, 2021 to admit Suresh in the partnership and give him 1/10th share in profits on the following terms :
Pass necessary Journal Entries to record the above arrangements and prepare Revaluation account, Capital a/cs and the new Balance Sheet of the firm after Suresh’s admission.
Journal
| Date | Particulars | L.F. | Debit | Credit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revaluation a/c | Dr. | 18000 | |||
| To Investments a/c | 12000 | ||||
| To Plant a/c | 6000 | ||||
| (Being value of assets decreased) | |||||
| Creditors a/c | Dr. | 3000 | |||
| To Revaluation a/c | 3000 | ||||
| (Being value of liabilities decreased) | |||||
| A’s Capital a/c | Dr. | 7500 | |||
| B’s Capital A/c | 5000 | ||||
| C’s Capital a/c | 2500 | ||||
| To Revaluation a/c | 15000 | ||||
| (Being net loss transferred to old partners’ capital a/c) | |||||
| Reserves a/c | Dr. | 15000 | |||
| To A’s Capital A/c | 7500 | ||||
| To B’s Capital A/c | 5000 | ||||
| To C’s Capital A/c | 2500 | ||||
| (Being reserve fund transferred to old partners capital a/c) | |||||
| Bank a/c | Dr. | 15000 | |||
| To Premium a/c | 15000 | ||||
| (Being goodwill brought by new partner) | |||||
| Premium a/c | Dr. | 15000 | |||
| To A’s Capital a/c | 15000 | ||||
| (Being goodwill transferred to sacrificing partner) | |||||
| Bank a/c | Dr. | 27000 | |||
| To D’s Capital a/c | 27000 | ||||
| (being amount of short capital received) |
Revaluation A/c
| Particulars | Rs. | Particulars | Rs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Investments a/c | 3,000 | By Creditors a/c | 3000 | |
| To Plant a/c | 900 | By Loss on revaluation | ||
| A | 7500 | |||
| B (3 : 2 : 1) | 5000 | |||
| C | 2500 | 15000 | ||
| 18,000 | 18,000 |
Capital Accounts
| Particulars | A | B | C | D | Particulars | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Loss on rev. | 7,500 | 5,000 | 2,500 | - | By Balance b/d | 60,000 | 40,000 | 20,000 | - |
| To Balance c/d | 75,000 | 40,000 | 20,000 | 27,000 | By Reserve a/c | 7,500 | 5,000 | 2,500 | - |
| By Premium a/c | 15,000 | - | - | - | |||||
| By Bank a/c | - | - | - | 27,000 | |||||
| 82,500 | 45,000 | 22,500 | 27,000 | 82,500 | 45,000 | 22,500 | 27,000 |
Balance Sheet
| Liabilities | Rs. | Assets | Rs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creditors | 87,000 | Cash at bank (18000 + 27000 + 15000) | 65,000 | |
| Capital Accounts | Debtors | 6,600 | ||
| A | 75,000 | Stock | 35,000 | |
| B | 40,000 | Investments | 15,500 | |
| C | 20,000 | Furniture and Fittings | 5,000 | |
| D | 27,000 | 1,62,000 | Plant | 4,500 |
| 2,49,000 | 2,49,000 |
Working Note:
Calculation of new partner’s capital :
Total capital of firm = (A, B and C combined closing balance) X 6/5
= (75000 + 40000 + 20000) X 6/5
= 135000 X 6/5 = Rs. 162000
D’s share of capital = 1/6 X 162000 = Rs. 27000
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