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​A and B are carrying on business in partnership and sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. Their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2019 stood as: Liabilities ₹ Assets ₹ Creditors 11,800 Cash 1,500 A's Capital 51,450 Stock 28,000 B's Capital 36,750 88,200 Debtors 19,500 Furniture 2,500 Machinery 48,500 1,00,000 1,00,000 ​They admit C into partnership on 1st April, 2019 and give him 1/8th share in future profits on the following terms:(a) Goodwill of the firm be valued at twice the average of the last three years' profits which amounted to ₹ 21,000; ₹ 24,000 and ₹ 25,560.(b) C is to bring cash for the amount of his share of goodwill.(c) C is to bring cash ₹ 15,000 as his capital.Pass Journal entries recording these transactions, draw out the Balance Sheet of the new firm and determine new profit-sharing ratio.

Answer» ​A and B are carrying on business in partnership and sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. Their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2019 stood as:











































































Liabilities Assets
Creditors 11,800 Cash 1,500
A's Capital 51,450 Stock 28,000
B's Capital 36,750 88,200 Debtors 19,500
Furniture 2,500
Machinery 48,500
1,00,000 1,00,000



They admit C into partnership on 1st April, 2019 and give him 1/8th share in future profits on the following terms:

(a) Goodwill of the firm be valued at twice the average of the last three years' profits which amounted to ₹ 21,000; ₹ 24,000 and ₹ 25,560.

(b) C is to bring cash for the amount of his share of goodwill.

(c) C is to bring cash ₹ 15,000 as his capital.

Pass Journal entries recording these transactions, draw out the Balance Sheet of the new firm and determine new profit-sharing ratio.


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