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Multiple choice book keeping and accountancy admission of a new partner accounting treatment of admission of a partner partnership accounts: admission of a new partner reconstitution of partnership

H & M are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2:5. They admit K as a new partner who will get 1/6th share in the profits of the firm. Calculate new profit sharing ratio among H, M & K.

  1. 10:25:7

  2. 7:25:10

  3. 25:10:7

  4. 10:7:25
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Explanation

K gets 1/6th share. The remaining share for H and M is 5/6. This is divided in their old ratio of 2:5. H's new share = (2/7) * (5/6) = 10/42. M's new share = (5/7) * (5/6) = 25/42. K's share = 1/6 = 7/42. The ratio is 10:25:7.

Multiple choice book keeping and accountancy admission of a new partner accounting treatment of admission of a partner partnership accounts: admission of a new partner reconstitution of partnership

Capital accounts of partner A & B are Rs 30,000 & Rs 16,000, They admitted C on the following conditions.
  - That C brings in Rs 10,000 as his capital for 1/4th share in profits.
  - That a goodwill account be raised in the books of the firm at Rs 15,000.
  - Profit on revaluation of assets & liabilities was Rs. 2,100
  - That the capital accounts of the partners be readjusted on the basis of their profit sharing ratio and any additional amount be debited or credited to their current accounts.
  - General reserve appearing in balance sheet at the time of admission of C was Rs 6,000.
To give effect to above current account of A & B will be ......... 

  1. Debited by Rs 25,400 & Rs 13,700

  2. Credited by Rs 20,500 & Rs 10,300

  3. Credited by Rs 26,550 & Rs 12,550

  4. Debited by Rs 20,500 & Rs 10,300
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is a duplicate of question 400702. The calculation involves adjusting capital accounts for revaluation, reserves, and goodwill, then balancing against the new profit sharing ratio.

Multiple choice book keeping and accountancy admission of a new partner accounting treatment of admission of a partner partnership accounts: admission of a new partner reconstitution of partnership

A and B are partners of firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3:2 C was admitted for the 1/5th share of profit machinery would be appreciated by 105 ( book value Rs 80,000) and the building would be depreciated by 205 (Rs 2,00,000) unrecorded debtors of Rs. 1,250 would be bought to book and Creditor of Rs. 27,500 died and need not to pay anything . what will be the profit/loss in revaluation?

  1. Loss Rs. 28,000

  2. Loss Rs 40,000

  3. Profit Rs 28,000

  4. Profits Rs 40,000
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Multiple choice book keeping and accountancy admission of a new partner accounting treatment of admission of a partner partnership accounts: admission of a new partner reconstitution of partnership

A firm has an unrecorded investment of Rs 5,000. Entry in the firms journal on an admission of a partner will ________.

  1. Revaluation A/c dr. 5,000 to unrecorded investment A/C 5,000

  2. Unrecorded investment A/c dr. 5,000

  3. Partner's capital A/c dr. 5,000 to unrecorded investment 5,000

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Multiple choice book keeping and accountancy admission of a new partner accounting treatment of admission of a partner partnership accounts: admission of a new partner reconstitution of partnership

Amit and anil are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 5:3 with a capital of Rs. 2,50,000 and Rs. 200,000. Atul was admitted and would pay Rs. 10,000 as capital and Rs. 16,000 as goodwill for 1/5th profit find the balance of capital accounts after the admission of atul ________.

  1. 2,60,00:2,06,000:50,000

  2. 2,20,500:1,82,000:66,000

  3. 2,92,500:2,25,500:50,000

  4. 2,823,500:2,19,500:66,000
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Explanation

After admitting Atul, the capital accounts are updated by adding the new capital brought in and distributing the goodwill among the old partners in their sacrificing ratio (5:3).