
Question 81 Chapter 2 of +2-A
81. A, B and C are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 4: 1. C is given a guarantee that his minimum share of profit in any given year would be at least 5,000. Deficiency, if any, would be borne by A and B equally. Profit for the year ended 31st March 2019 was 40,000.
Pass necessary Journal entries in the books of the firm.
Balance Sheet (for the year ended 31st March 2019)
| Liabilities |
Amount | Assets |
Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Profit and Loss A/c | 40,000 | ||||
| To Profit Transferred to *2 | |||||
| A's Capital A/c | 19,500 | ||||
| B's Capital A/c | 15,500 | ||||
| C's Capital A/c | 5,000 | 40,000 | |||
| 40,000 | 40,000 | ||||
Working Note: -
Calculation of Actual Amount of Interest on A's, B's, & C's Capital
Profit for 2018= 40,000
Profit-sharing ratio 5: 4: 1
| Interest on A's Capital | = | 40,000 | X | 5 |
| 10 |
Interest on A's Capital = 20,000/-
| Interest on B's Capital | = | 40,000 | X | 4 |
| 10 |
Interest on B's Capital = 16,000/-
| Interest on C's Capital | = | 40,000 | X | 1 |
| 10 |
Interest on C's Capital = 4,000 /-
C's Actual Profit Share i. e. Rs 4,000 is less than his Minimum Guaranteed Profit i. e. Rs 5,000
Deficiency in C's Profit Share = = 5,000 − 4,000 = Rs 1,000
This deficiency is to be borne by A and B equally.
This deficiency of Rs 1,000 is to be borne by A and B equally.
| A's Share of Profit | = | 1,000 | X | 1 |
| 2 |
A's Share of Profit = 500
| B's Share of Profit | = | 1,000 | X | 1 |
| 2 |
B's Share of Profit= 500
Now, Final distributed among the partners
| A's Share of Profit | = | 20,000 | - | 500 | =19,500 |
| B's Share of Profit | = | 16,000 | - | 500 | =15,500 |
| C's Share of Profit | = | 4,000 | + | 1,000 | =5,000 |
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