Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Admission of a Partner

Question:

Super profit refers to :

Options:

Abnormal profits earned by the partnership firm.

Difference between Normal profit and profit as shown by Profit and Loss A/c

Difference between Average adjusted profit and Normal profit

Capital multiplied by Normal Rate of Return

Correct Answer:

Difference between Average adjusted profit and Normal profit

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - Difference between Average adjusted profit and Normal profit.

Super profit  is earned by a firm when there actual profit is more than the normal profit i.e. profit earned by a similar business. Actual profit is adjusted against any abnormal profit and loss to calculate the adjusted profit of that particular year and then adjusted profits of all years are averaged.