Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Dissolution of Partnership Firm

Question:

Read the following case study and answer the question:

Naina and Nayantara are Partners in a firm, sharing profits in ratio 3 : 2. They decided to dissolve their firm on 31, March 2021 when their Balance-Sheet was as follows:

Liabilities

Amt. (₹)

Assets

Amt. (₹)

 Capital:

 Naina                1,00,000

 Nayantara           80,000

 Creditors

 Bills Payable

 

 

  1,80,000

60,000

20,000

 Machinery

 Investment

 Stock

 Debtors

 Cash at Bank 

80,000

50,000

22,000

  1,03,000

5,000

 

2,60,000

 

2,60,000

The Assets and liabilities were disposed off as follows:

(a) Machinery was given to creditors in full settlement of their amount and stock was given to Bills Payable in full settlement.
(b) Investment were taken over by Nayantara at book value.
(c) Debtors of book value ₹50,000 taken over by Naina at 10% less and remaining debtors realised ₹51,000.
(d) Realisation expenses amounted to ₹5,000.

Journal entry for payment of realisation expense will be:

Options:

Bank/Cash A/c Dr.      5,000
          To Realisation A/c         5,000

Realisation A/c Dr. 5,000
          To Naina's Capital A/c               3,000
          To Nayantara's Capital A/c         2,000

Naina's Capital A/c Dr.           3,000
Nayantara's Capital A/c Dr.    2,000
                To Realisation A/c            5,000

Realisation A/c Dr.     5,000
        To Cash/Bank A/C.      5,000

Correct Answer:

Realisation A/c Dr.     5,000
        To Cash/Bank A/C.      5,000

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4)-
Realisation A/c Dr.     5,000

        To Cash/Bank A/C.      5,000

When no information is given then it is implemented that realisation expenses are paid by the firm.
So, the journal entry will be debit the realisation account and credit cash account.