Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Accounting for Partnership

Question:

Match List – I with List – II.

List - I

List - II

 (A) Goodwill written off

 (I) Credit side of Profit and Loss A/c

 (B) Partner's Salary

 (II) Debit side of Partner's Capital A/c

 (C) Bad Debts Recovered

 (III) Debit side of Profit and Loss A/c

 (D) Manager's Commission 

 (IV) Credit side of Partner's Capital A/c 

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) - (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III).

* Goodwill written off- Debit side of Partner's Capital A/c. When goodwill is written off then goodwill is credited and partners account are debited to show the reducing the balance of both goodwill and partners account.

* Partner's Salary- Credit side of Partner's Capital A/c. Partners salary is the income of the partners so there capital accounts are credited to show the increase in their balance.

* Bad Debts Recovered- Credit side of Profit and Loss A/c. Bad debts recovered is an income of the firm so it is credited to the profit and loss account.

* Manager's Commission- Debit side of Profit and Loss A/c. Manager is provided commission on basis of net profit and it is an expense for the firm so it is debited to the profit and loss account.