Question Answers: NCERT Class 12 Accountancy

What is Capital Fund? How is it calculated?

What is sacrificing ratio? Why is it calculated?

If a fixed amount is withdrawn on the first day of every quarter, for what period the interest on total amount withdrawn will be calculated?

 Why there is need for the revaluation of assets and liabilities on the admission of a partner? 

What is subscription? How is it calculated?

List the items which may be debited or credited in capital accounts of the partners when:

(i) Capitals are fixed.
(ii) Capital are fluctuating.

Why is Profit and Loss Adjustment Account prepared? Explain.

If some goodwill already exists in the books and the new partner brings in his share of goodwill in cash, how will you deal with existing amount of goodwill?

 Why it is considered desirable to make the  partnership agreement in writing.

On what occasions sacrificing ratio is used?

State the meaning of ‘Not- for- Profit’ Organisations.

 Why it is considered desirable to make the  partnership agreement in writing.

Define Partnership Deed.

On what occasions sacrificing ratio is used?

What is Capital Fund? How is it calculated?

Raju and Jai commenced business in partnership on April 1, 2017. No partnership agreement was made whether oral or written. They contributed Rs. 4,00,000 and Rs. 1,00,000 respectively as capitals. In addtion, Raju advanced Rs. 2,00,000 as loan to the firm on October 1, 2017. Raju met with an accident on July 1, 2017 and could not attend the business up to september 30, 2017. The profit for the year ended March 31, 2018 amounted to Rs, 50,600. Disputes have arisen between them on sharing the profits of the firm.

Raju Claims:

(i) He should be given interest at 10% p.a. on capital and so also on loan.
(ii) Profit should be distributed in the proportion of capitals.

Jai Claims:

(i) Net profit should be shared equally.
(ii) He should be allowed remuneration of Rs, 1,000 p.a. during the period of Raju’s illness.
(iii) Interest on capital and loan should be given @ 6% p.a.
      State the correct position on each issue as per the provisions of the Partnership Act. 1932.

How will you deal with a change in profit sharing ratio among existing partners? Take imaginary figures to illustrate your answer?

 Why there is need for the revaluation of assets and liabilities on the admission of a partner? 

On dissolution, how will you deal with partner’s loan if it appears on the
(a) assets side of the balance sheet, (b) liabilities side of balance sheet.

State whether the following statements are true or false:

(i) Valid partnership can be formulated even without a written agreement between the partners;
(ii) Each partner carrying on the business is the principal as well as the agent for all the other partners;
(iii) Maximum number of partners can be 50;
(iv) Methods of settlement of dispute among the partners can’t be part of the partnership deed;
(v) If the deed is silent, interest at the rate of 6% p.a. would be charged on the drawings made by the partner;
(vi) Interest on partner’s loan is to be given @ 12% p.a. if the deed is silent about the rate.