Question : Assertion (A) : Ashish and Deepak were partners sharing profits and losses equally They admit shared as a partner for 1/5 th share. Goodwill as valued at 1,00,000. Ashish nd Deepak will be compensated by Vinod paying goodwill of ' 10,000 each..
Reason (R): Both Ashish and Deepak have sacrificed equally, since Vinod has taken 1/5 th share from Ashish and Deepak in equal proportion i.e., 1/10 th share each, he will compensate such by paying goodwill of 10,000 being equal to 1/10 th of 1,00,000.
In the context of above two statements, which of the following is correct?
Option 1: Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct but the Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Option 2: Both, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and Reason (R) is the correct explanation Assertion (A).
Option 3: Assertion (A) is correct but the Reason (R) is not correct.
Option 4: Assertion (A) is not correct but the Reason (R) is correct.
Correct Answer: Both, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and Reason (R) is the correct explanation Assertion (A).
Solution :
Answer =
Both, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Both assertion and reason are correct reason is the correct explanation of Asseration. Goodwill is distributed among the partners in their sacrificing ratio.
Hence, the correct option is 2.