P and s stared a partnership from 1 Jun 2016 with a capital of ₹10000 ...
And loss appropriation account and partners' capital accounts for the year ended 31st December 2016.
Profit and Loss Appropriation Account for the year ended 31st December 2016
Particulars Amount (₹)
Profit for the year 29,800
Less: Interest on capital - P @ 10% 1,000
Less: Interest on capital - S @ 10% 750
Less: Salary to P 5,000
Less: Salary to S 4,000
Net profit available for appropriation 19,050
Less: Transfer to General Reserve 1,000
Less: Transfer to P's Capital Account 8,050
Less: Transfer to S's Capital Account 6,000
Balance carried forward to next year 4,000
Note: The interest on capital for P and S is calculated as follows:
P's interest on capital = ₹10,000 × 10% = ₹1,000
S's interest on capital = (₹15,000 + ₹5,000) × 10% = ₹2,000
However, S's salary is also deducted from the profit, so his interest on capital is reduced to ₹750 (₹2,000 - ₹1,250).
Partners' Capital Accounts as on 31st December 2016
Particulars P S
Opening capital 10,000 15,000
Add: Additional capital introduced on 1st July 2016 6,000 5,000
Add: Share of profit for the year 8,050 6,000
Less: Transfer from P/L Appropriation Account 8,050 6,000
Closing capital 16,000 20,000
Note: The share of profit for P and S is calculated according to their capital ratio of 2:3. Therefore, P's share of profit = ₹19,050 × 2/5 = ₹7,620 and S's share of profit = ₹19,050 × 3/5 = ₹11,430.