Question : Assertion (A):- Jasmeet and Reshem are equal partners. They admit Harmeet as a partner for 1/6th share in future profit. Their profit-sharing ratio after the admission of Harmeet is 3:2:1. As a result of this profit share of Reshem has not changed.
Reason (R): Profit share of last before and after the admission of Harmeet has not changed. Before admission of Harmeet, his profit share was is and after admission also it is 3/6.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
Option 1: (A) is correct, butt (R) is wrong.
Option 2: Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Option 3: (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
Option 4: Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Correct Answer: (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
Solution : Answer = (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
While statement (A) is incorrect because it falsely claims that Reshem's profit share hasn't changed, statement (R) correctly explains that the profit share of the last partner remains unchanged when a new partner is admitted without affecting their share of profit in the partnership.
Hence, the correct option is 3.