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(a) Manav, Mayank and Manish were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. On 31st March, 2024, their Balance Sheet showed a debit balance of ₹ 60,000 in the Profit and Loss Account. They decided that from 1st April, 2024 they will share profits in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1. The journal entry for writing off the debit balance of Profit and Loss Account on reconstitution of the firm will be :

Manav, Mayank and Manish JOURNAL

ParticularsDr. Amount (₹)Cr. Amount (₹)
(A) Manav's Capital A/c Dr.30,000
Mayank's Capital A/c Dr.18,000
Manish's Capital A/c Dr.12,000
To Profit and Loss A/c60,000
(B) Manav's Capital A/c Dr.24,000
Mayank's Capital A/c Dr.24,000
Manish's Capital A/c Dr.12,000
To Profit and Loss A/c60,000
(C) Mayank's Capital A/c Dr.6,000
To Manav's Capital A/c6,000
(D) Manav's Capital A/c Dr.6,000
To Mayank's Capital A/c6,000

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(b) Murthy and Madhavan were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 1. They admitted Shriniwas as a new partner in the firm. On admission of Shriniwas, there existed a balance of ₹ 8,00,000 in debtors account and a balance of ₹ 50,000 in provision for bad debts account. Debtors of ₹ 60,000 proved bad and hence were written off. It was decided to maintain a provision for bad debts at 10% of the debtors. The revaluation account will be debited by ________ on the reconstitution of the firm. (A) ₹ 80,000 (B) ₹ 10,000 (C) ₹ 84,000 (D) ₹ 74,000

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Part (a): Option (A) — write off the ₹60,000 debit balance to the old partners in old ratio 5:3:2 (Manav 30,000, Mayank 18,000, Manish 12,000). Part (b): Option (C) — the Revaluation Account is debited by ₹84,000.

Part (a)

A debit balance in the Profit and Loss Account represents an accumulated loss of past years. When a firm is reconstituted (here, a change in the profit-sharing ratio), such accumulated losses belong to the old partners and are written off in their old profit-sharing ratio. Each old partner's capital account is debited (loss reduces capital) and Profit and Loss A/c is credited to close it. The new ratio (2:2:1) applies only to future profits.

Working Note — Distribution in old ratio 5 : 3 : 2

PartnerShare of LossAmount (₹)
Manav5/1030,000
Mayank3/1018,000
Manish2/1012,000
Total60,000

Journal Entry

ParticularsDr. (₹)Cr. (₹)
Manav's Capital A/c Dr.30,000
Mayank's Capital A/c Dr.18,000
Manish's Capital A/c Dr.12,000
  To Profit and Loss A/c60,000
(Accumulated loss written off in old ratio 5:3:2)

This matches option (A). …

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