12th Class Accountancy Change in Profit Sharing Ratio Among Existing Partner Question Bank Case Based - Reconstitution Of a Partnership Firm : Change in Profit Sharing Ratio

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    Read the following hypothetical text and answer the given questions:
    Raj, Taj and Naz are partners engaged in the business of selling frozen food items sharing profits and losses equally.
    As there was need of funds to purchase more refrigerators, Raj bought additional capital of? 1,50,000 in the firm. Raj demanded that his share in profit should be increased as he bought additional capital to which rest of the partners agreed From 1st April, 2019, they decided to share profits in the ratio of 2 : 1 : 1, At the time of reconstitution, the following assets and liabilities are revalued and reassessed:
    Items Book Figure Revised Figure
    Freehold Premises 7,50,000 8,00,000
    Stock 2,25,000 2,00,000
    Debtors 75,000 72,500
    Furniture 1,00,000 90,000
    Creditors 30,000 25,000
    Based on the above information you are required to answer the following questions:
    Entry for profit on revalution will be:

    A)
    Megha's Capital/Current A/c   Dr.             2,200
    Richa's Capital/Current A/c          Dr.        2,200
    To Samiksha's Capital/Current A/c           3,000

    B)
     Richa's Capital/Current A/c    Dr.      2,916
    To Megha's Capital/Current A/c                            1,458
    To Samiksha's Capital/Current A/c                        1,458
     

    C)
    Samiksha's Capital/Current A/c  Dr.   2,800
    To Richa's Capital/Current A/c                              1,400
    To Megha's Capital/Current A/c                            1,400
     

    D)
    Richa's Capital/Current A/c       Dr.   1,450
    Samiksha's Capital/Current A/c      Dr.   1.450
    To Megha's Capital/Current A/c                            2,900

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    (b)
    Richa's Capital/Current A/c    Dr.      2,916
    To Megha's Capital/Current A/c                            1,458
    To Samiksha's Capital/Current A/c                        1,458
     


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