Question : When goodwill existing in the books is written off at the time of admission of a partner it is transferred to Partners' Capital Accounts in their
Option 1: Old profit-sharing ratio
Option 2: New profit-sharing ratio
Option 3: Sacrificing ratio
Option 4: Gaining ratio
Correct Answer: Old profit-sharing ratio
Solution : Answer = Old profit-sharing ratio If a new partner brings his share of goodwill in cash, and if the Goodwill Account already appears in the books of the firm, first of all, the existing Goodwill Account will have to be written off. For this purpose old Partner's Capital Accounts are debited in their old profit-sharing ratio and the Goodwill Account is credited. Hence, the correct option is 1.
Question : At the time of admission of a partner, what will be the effect of the following information? Balance in Workmen compensation reserve Rs. 28,000. Claim for workmen compensation Rs. 20,000.
Option 1: Rs. 28,000 Debited to the Partner's capital Accounts.
Option 2: Rs. 2,000 Debited to Revaluation Account.
Option 3: Rs. 8,000 Credited to the Partner's capital Accounts.
Option 4: Rs. 20,000 to Debited Revaluation Account
Question : At the time of admission of a partner, what will be the effect of the following information? Balance in Workmen compensation reserve Rs. 1,40,000. Claim for workmen compensation Rs. 1,10,000.
Option 1: Rs. 1,40,000 Debited to the Partner's Capital Accounts.
Option 2: Rs. 1,10,000 Debited to Revaluation Account.
Option 3: Rs. 30,000 Credited to the Partner's Capital Accounts.
Option 4: Rs. 30,000 to Debited Revaluation Account.
Question : Cake and Muffin are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5: 4. On 1st April, 2016, they admit Cookie as a new partner for 1/6th share in the profits of the firm and the new ratio agreed upon is 3: 2: 1.
Goodwill, at the time of Cookie's admission is to be valued on the basis of capitalisation of the average profits of the last three years. Profits for the last three years were : Year ended 31st March, 2014 Rs.39,000 (including an abnormal loss of Rs. 9,000). Year ended 31st March, 2015 Rs.83,000 (including an abnormal gain of Rs.8,000). Year ended 31st March, 2016 Rs.72,000. On 1st April, 2016, the firm had assets of Rs.8,00,000. Its creditors amounted to Rs.3,60,000. The firm had a Reserve Fund of Rs. 40,000 while Partners' Capital Accounts showed a balance of Rs.4,00,000. The normal rate of return expected from this class of business is 13%. Cookie brings in Rs.2,00,000 for her capital but is unable to bring in cash for her share of goodwill.
The amount of cookie brought his share of goodwill will be .....
Option 1: Rs 60,000
Option 2: Rs 50,000
Option 3: Rs 10,000
Option 4: None of the above
Question : At the time of admission of a partner, what will be the effect of the following information? Balance in Workmen compensation reserve Rs. 20,000. Claim for workmen compensation Rs. 45,000.
Option 1: Rs. 5,000 Debited to the Partner's capital Accounts.
Option 2: Rs. 40,000 Debited to Revaluation Account.
Option 3: Rs. 25,000 Debited to Revaluation Account.
Option 4: Rs. 40,000 Credited to Revaluation Account.
Question : Hari and Kavi are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3: 2. They admit Ravi as a partner who contributes Rs. 30,000 as his capital for 1/5th share in the profits of the firm. It is decided that after Ravi's admission, the capitals of the Hari and Kavi will be adjusted on the basis of Ravi's share of capital in the business, and any surplus or deficiency to be adjusted through current accounts. Before any adjustments were made, the capitals of Hari and Kavi were: Rs. 59,000 and Rs. 35,000 respectively. At the time of Ravi's admission : (a) The firm's goodwill was valued at Rs. 40,000. (b) General Reserve was Rs.25,000. (c) Loss on revaluation of assets and liabilities was Rs.4,000. CHOOSE: The correct Journal entry for surplus and shortage
Option 1: Crediting Hari's current account by Rs 4,400 and debiting Kavi's current account Rs 1,400
Option 2: Debiting Hari's current account by Rs 4,400 and crediting Kavi's current account Rs 1,400
Option 3: Debiting Hari's current account Rs 4,400 and debiting Kavis current account Rs 1,400
Option 4: Crediting Hari's Current account Rs 4,400 and Crediting Kavi's current account Rs 1,400
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