Question : Rohan and Mohan are two friends belonging middle class family. On 1st April, 2020 they started a business of Tyre manufacturing in the form of a partnership firm without any agreement and contribute Rs.4,00,000 and Rs.2,00.000 respectively as Capital. They know that the factory of Tyre manufacturing pollutes the environment. Therefore, there are two options available before them: (i) The factory can be opened in rural area where local residents are poor and illiterate. (ii) An advanced pollution control plant can be installed in their factory to control the pollution. They decided to choose the second option which involves an additional cost of Rs.4,00,000. On 1st July 2020 to arrange this amount, the firm took a loan of Rs.3,00,000 from ICICI Bank carrying interest @ 12% p.a. and rest Rs.1,00,000 was provided by Rohan as a loan to the firm without any agreement. During the year Rohan withdrew Rs.4,000 at the end of each quarter and Mohan withdrew Rs.12,000. Interest on drawings to be charged @ 6% p.a. At the end of first year the firm earns a net profit of Rs.1,50,000.
Interest on Rohan's loan will be:
Option 1: NIL
Option 2: Rs.12,000
Option 3: Rs.4,500
Option 4: Rs.9,000
Correct Answer: Rs.4,500
Solution :
Rate of interest = 6% p.a. (without an agreement)
Time from 1st July, 2020 to 31st March, 2021 = 9 months
Interest on Rohan's loan = Loan taken X Rate X Time = Rs.1,00,000 X 6% X 9/12 = Rs.4,500.
Hence, the correct option is 3.