Question : Average profits of a firm during the last few years are Rs. 80,000 and the normal rate o return in a similar business is 10%. If the goodwill of the firm is Rs. 1,00,000 at 4 years purchase of super profit, the value of capital employed by the firm is
Option 1: Rs 55,000
Option 2: Rs 5,50,000
Option 3: Rs 10,50,000
Option 4: Rs 1,00,000
Correct Answer: Rs 5,50,000
Solution : Answer = Rs 5,50,000
Goodwill at 4 year; purchase of Super Profit = Rs. 1,00,000
Super Profit = Rs. 1,00,000/4 = Rs. 25,000 Average Profit - Normal Profit = Super Profit
Normal Profit = Average Profit - Super profit = Rs. 80,000 - Rs. 25,000 = Rs. 55,000 Capital
Employed = 100/NRR × Normal Profit
= Rs. 55,000 × 100/10 = Rs. 5,50,000. Hence, the correct option is 2.
Question : The goodwill of a firm is Rs.54,000 valued at 4 years purchase of super profit. The capital employed of firm is Rs.2.00,000 and normal rate of return is 10%. The average profit of firm is:
Option 1: Rs.23,500
Option 2: Rs.33,500
Option 3: Rs.20,000
Option 4: Rs.24,500
Question : The profits of last three years are Rs.4,20,000, Rs.3,90,000 and Rs.4,50,000. Capital employed is Rs.40,00,000 and normal rate of return is 10%. The amount of goodwill calculated on the basis of super profit method for three years of purchase will be:
Option 1: Rs.80,000
Option 2: Rs.40,000
Option 4: Rs.60,000
Question : Capital invested in a firm is Rs. 10,00,000. Normal Rate of Return of 10%. The average profits of the firm are Rs. 1,28,000 (after an abnormal loss of Rs. 8,000). Value of Goodwill at two years' purchase of Super Profit will be
Option 1: Rs. 72,000
Option 2: Rs. 40,000
Option 3: Rs. 2,40,000
Option 4: Rs. 1,80,000
Question : Under the super profit method, goodwill is calculated by
Option 1: Number of years purchase X Average profit
Option 2: Number of years purchase X Super profit
Option 3: super profit/normal rate of return
Option 4: super profit - normal profit
Question : A firm earned average profit of Rs.45.000. Rate of return on capital employed is 12% p.a. Total capital employed is Rs.4,00,000. Goodwill on the basis of two years purchase of super profit is:
Option 1: Rs.6,000
Option 2: Rs.12,000
Option 3: Rs.18,000
Option 4: None of these
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