Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Accounting for Partnership

Question:

The steps in the Process of Preparing Profit and Loss Appropriation account are:
(A) Transfer the net profit to the credit side of P & L Appropriation A/c
(B) Divide the Profit among partners in the Profit Sharing ratio
(C) Ascertain net profit after providing for all charges
(D) Debit the P & L Appropriation A/c with all appropriations like partners salary etc.
(E) Credit the P & L Appropriation A/c with interest on drawing and deficiency on account of partner's guarantee of earnings to the firm.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Options:

(A), (B), (C), (D), (E)

(C), (A), (D), (E), (B)

(B), (C), (E), (A), (D)

(B), (C), (D), (A), (E)

Correct Answer:

(C), (A), (D), (E), (B)

Explanation:

The steps in the Process of Preparing Profit and Loss Appropriation account are:
(A) Ascertain net profit after providing for all charges.
(B) Transfer the net profit to the credit side of P & L Appropriation A/c
(C) Debit the P & L Appropriation A/c with all appropriations like partners salary etc.
(D) Credit the P & L Appropriation A/c with interest on drawing and deficiency on account of partner's guarantee of earnings to the firm.
(E)  Divide the Profit among partners in the Profit Sharing ratio