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(a) On 1st April 2018 Subha started her business with a capital of ₹ 1,20,000. She did not maintain proper books of accounts. Following particulars are obtained from her books as on 31.3.2019.

Particulars₹Particulars₹
Bank overdraft50,000Stock-in-trade1,60,000
Debtors1,80,000Creditors90,000
Bills receivable70,000Bills payable2,40,000
Computer30,000Cash in hand60,000
Machinery3,00,000

During the year she withdrew ₹ 30,000 for her personal use. She introduced further capital of ₹ 40,000 during the year. Calculate her profit or loss.

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(b) Rajan and Selva are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 1. Their Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2017 is as under.

Liabilities₹₹Assets₹
Capital accounts :Building25,000
Rajan30,000Furniture1,000
Selva16,00046,000Stock20,000
General Reserve4,000Debtors16,000
Creditors37,500Bills Receivable3,000
Cash at Bank12,500
Profit and Loss account (Loss)10,000
87,50087,500

On 1.4.2017, they admit Ganesan as a new partner on the following arrangements.

  1. Ganesan brings ₹ 10,000 as capital for 1/5 share of profit.
  2. Stock and furniture is to be reduced by 10%, a reserve of 5% on debtors for doubtful debts is to be created.
  3. Appreciate buildings by 20%. Prepare Revaluation account, Partner's capital account and the Balance Sheet of the firm after admission of the new partner.
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(a) Closing capital ₹4,20,000 → profit ₹2,90,000 by capital comparison. (b) Revaluation profit ₹2,100; new capitals Rajan ₹27,075 / Selva ₹15,025 / Ganesan ₹10,000; new Balance Sheet total ₹89,600.

(a) Profit by the capital-comparison (net-worth) method

With no proper books, we first build a Statement of Affairs on 31.3.2019 to find the closing capital, then compare it with the opening capital.

Statement of Affairs as on 31.3.2019

Liabilities₹Assets₹
Bank overdraft50,000Stock-in-trade1,60,000
Creditors90,000Debtors1,80,000
Bills payable2,40,000Bills receivable70,000
Capital (balancing figure)4,20,000Computer30,000
Machinery3,00,000
Cash in hand60,000
Total8,00,000Total8,00,000

Closing capital = Total assets ₹8,00,000 − Total liabilities ₹3,80,000 = ₹4,20,000.

Statement of Profit or Loss

Particulars₹
Closing capital (31.3.2019)4,20,000
Add: Drawings during the year30,000
4,50,000
Less: Additional capital introduced40,000
Adjusted capital4,10,000
Less: Opening capital (1.4.2018)1,20,000
Profit for the year2,90,000

(b) Admission of Ganesan

Revaluation Account

Particulars₹Particulars₹
To Stock (10% of 20,000)2,000By Building (20% of 25,000)5,000
To Furniture (10% of 1,000)100
To Provision for doubtful debts (5% of 16,000)800
To Profit transferred to:
 Rajan (3/4)1,575
 Selva (1/4)525
Total5,000Total5,000

Revaluation profit = 5,000 − (2,000 + 100 + 800) = ₹2,100, shared 3:1.

General Reserve ₹4,000 and the debit balance of Profit & Loss A/c (loss) ₹10,000 are also shared in the old ratio 3:1 (Rajan ₹3,000 / ₹7,500; Selva ₹1,000 / ₹2,500). No goodwill is raised as none is mentioned.

Partners' Capital Accounts

ParticularsRajan (₹)Selva (₹)Ganesan (₹)ParticularsRajan (₹)Selva (₹)Ganesan (₹)
To P&L A/c (loss)7,5002,500—By Balance b/d30,00016,000—
To Balance c/d27,07515,02510,000By General Reserve3,0001,000—

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