Question 06 Chapter 3 of +2-A
6. Annu, Baby and Chetan are partners in firm sharing profits and losses equally. They decide to take Deep into partnership from 1st April 2019 for 1/5th share in the future profits. For this purpose, goodwill is to be valued at 100% of the average annual profits of the previous three or four years, whichever is higher. The annual profits for the purpose of goodwill for the
past four years were:
Year Ended Profit
31st March, 2019 2,88,000;
31st March, 2018 1,81,800;
31st March, 2017 1,87,200;
31st March, 2016 2,53,200.
Calculate the value of goodwill.
The solution of Question 06 Chapter 3 of +2-A:
Average Profit For 3 years | = | Total Profit for past given years |
Number of years |
Average Profit | = | 2,88,000+1,81,800+1,87,200 |
3 |
= | 6,57,000 | |
3 | ||
= | 2,19,000 |
Average Profit For 4 years | = | 2,88,000+1,81,800+1,87,200+2,53,200 |
4 |
= | 9,10,200 | |
4 | ||
= | 2,27,550 |
Goodwill is to be valued at 100% of the average annual profits of the previous three or four years, whichever is higher
Goodwill | = | 2,27,550 |
Also, Check out the solved question of previous Chapters: –
T.S. Grewal’s Double Entry Book Keeping +2 (Vol. I: Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organizations and Partnership Firms)
- Chapter No. 1 – Financial Statement of Not-For-Profit Organisations
- Chapter No. 2 – Accounting for Partnership Firms – Fundamentals
- Chapter No. 3 – Goodwill: Nature and Valuation
- Chapter No. 4 – Change in Profit-Sharing Ratio Among the Existing Partners
- Chapter No. 5 – Admission of a Partner
- Chapter No. 6 – Retirement/Death of a Partner
- Chapter No. 7 – Dissolution of a Partnership Firm
T.S. Grewal’s Double Entry Book Keeping (Vol. II: Accounting for Companies)
- Chapter No. 8 – Company Accounts – Accounting for Share Capital
- Chapter No. 9 – Company Accounts – Issue of Debentures
- Chapter No. 10 – Redemption of Debentures
T.S. Grewal’s Double Entry Book Keeping (Vol. II: Accounting for Companies)
- Chapter No. 1 – Financial Statements of a Company
- Chapter No. 2 – Financial Statement Analysis
- Chapter No. 3 – Tools of Financial Statement Analysis – Comparative Statements and Common- Size Statements
- Chapter No. 4 – Accounting Ratios
- Chapter No. 5 – Cash Flow Statement
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