Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Accountancy Part A

Chapter

Accounting for Partnership

Question:

Read the following information to answer.

Arun and Ram are partners in a restaurant business sharing profits and losses in capital ratio. Their fixed capital from the beginning of the firm was ₹2,00,000 and ₹1,50,000 respectively.

The profit for the year ended 31 March 2022 before the appropriation of Salary and Interest on Capital was ₹2,20,000. Ram is allowed a salary of ₹ 2,000 per quarter and interest on capital @ 10% p.a.

Due to the further expansion of the business, they decided to enter Sanjeev as a new partner for 1/5 share in profits. It was agreed that Sanjeev will bring ₹1,00,000 as capital and ₹50,000 as his share of Goodwill. It was decided that he will give ₹1,00,000 as loan to the firm for 3 years.

Interest on capital will be shown on the Dr. side of Profit and Loss Appropriation A/c and ............side of Partner's................ A/c.

Options:

Credit, Capital A/c

Debit, Current A/c

Credit, Current A/c

Debit, Capital A/c

Correct Answer:

Credit, Current A/c

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 3- Credit, Current A/c.

As fixed capital method is followed, current account is credited. Account is credited as interest on capital will increase the balance of the current account.