Tripathi and chauhan are partner in a firm sharing profit and loss in the ratio of 3:2 there capital were 60000rs and 40000rs as on 1 January 2016. during the year they earned a profit of 30000. according to the partnership deed both the partners are entitled to 1000rs per month as salary and 5% in on Capital they are also to be charged as interest of 5% on their drawing irrespective of the period which in 12000rs for tripathi and 8000rs for chauhan?
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a) If interest on Capital and Partners’ salaries and interest on drawings is charged against profit, the solution will be as:
b) ) If interest on Capital and Partners’ salaries and interest on drawings is distributed out of profit, the solution will be as:
As the question is silent about the treatment of Interest on Capitals, Salary, Interest on Drawings, so we have prepared the solution by following two methods, namely:
This was done deliberately so as to make students aware-off the two above mentioned methods and also to match the answer with that of given in the NCERT. The appropriate answer to the question following Out of Profit Method should be as:
Tripathi's Current A/c balance Rs 3,600 and
Chauhan's Current A/c balance Rs 6,400.
In case no information regarding the treatment of above items is mentioned in the question, then we usually follow the Out of Profits Method.
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