Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Dissolution of Partnership Firm

Question:

Based on following answer the question.

Meena and Tina are partners in a firm and sharing profit as 3 : 2. They decided to dissolve their firm on March 31, 2017 when their Balance Sheet was as follows:

Balance Sheet Meena and Tina as on March 31, 2017

 Liabilities   Amount (₹)   Assets   Amount (₹) 
 Capital    Machinery  70,000
 Meena     90,000     Investments 50,000
 Tina        80,000 1,70,000  Stock  22,000
 Sundry creditors 60,000  Sundry debtors  1,03,000
 Bills payable 20,000  Cash at bank   5,000
  2,50,000    2,50,000

The assets and liabilities were disposed off as follows:

a. Machinery were given to creditors in full settlement of their account and stock were given to bills payable in full settlement
b. Investment were took over by Tina at book value. Sundry debtors of book value ₹50,000 took over by Meena at 10% less and remaining debtors realised ₹51,000.
c. Realisation expenses amount to ₹2,000.

The amount paid/received to from Meena and Tina on account of final settlement is :

Options:

Paid to Meena ₹32,400; received from Tina ₹21,600

Paid to Meena ₹21,600; paid to Tina ₹32,400

Paid to Meena ₹32,400; paid to Tina ₹21,600

Received from Meena ₹32,400; from Tina ₹21,600

Correct Answer:

Paid to Meena ₹32,400; paid to Tina ₹21,600

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - Paid to Meena ₹32,400; paid to Tina ₹21,600.

Realisation Account

PARTICULARS AMOUNT (₹) PARTICULARS AMOUNT (₹)
To Assets transferred :
Machinery            70,000
Investments         50,000
Stock                   22,000
Sundry debtors    1,03,000
2,45,000 By Sundry creditors A/c  60000
To Bank A/c (realisation expenses) 2,000 By Bills payable A/c  20000
    By Tina’s Capital A/c (investment) 50000
    By Meena’s Capital A/c (Debtors taken over) 45,000
    By Bank A/c (Debtors realised) 51,000
    By Loss transferred to :
Meena’s capital A/c (21000 X 3/5)    12,600
Tena’s capital A/c  (21000 X 2/5)       8,400
21,000
  2,47,000   2,47,000

 

PARTNER'S CAPITAL ACCOUNT

PARTICULARS MEENA (₹) TINA (₹) PARTICULARS MEENA (₹) TINA (₹)
To Realisation A/c (investment)   50000 By Balance b/d 90000 80000
To Realisation A/c (debtors) 45000        
To Realisation A/c (loss) 12600 8400      
To Bank A/c (Capital paid) 32400 21600      
  90000 80000   90000 80000