Practicing Success
Read the following information and answer the following question. A and B are partners sharing profits equally. Average capital employed of the firm is ₹10,00,000. The normal rate of return is 11%. Salary to each partner for his service to be treated as a charge on profit- 30,000 per year. The asset of the firm excluding goodwill is 11,00,000 and liabilities 1,00,000. The profit of the firm is as follows- |
What is the value of goodwill if calculated on the basis of capitalisation of super profit? |
₹1,81,828 ₹1,82,818 ₹1,81,838 ₹1,81,818 |
₹1,81,818 |
The correct answer is option 4- 1,81,818 Normal profit = Average capital employed x (Normal rate of return/100) Average profit = Profits of year (2016 + 2017 + 2018)/Total no of years Average profit = 1,90,000- salary of both partners i.e., 60,000 Super profit = Average profit - Normal profit Goodwill = Super profit x (100/ normal rate of return) |