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Accountancy

Adjustments

In this Class 12 Accountancy topic, students learn how adjustments are made in partnership accounts when the terms of the partnership deed affect the distribution of profit. The topic covers items such as interest on capital, interest on drawings, partners’ salary or commission, and other corrections required before preparing the Profit and Loss Appropriation Account and partners’ capital or current accounts. Students also practise identifying the correct treatment and recording these adjustments accurately.

Hard · Level 3 · 25 questions

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01A and B share profits in the ratio 2:3. A's capital is ₹100000 and B's capital is ₹200000. Interest on capital at 10% was omitted and profit was already distributed. In whose favour will the net adjustment be?

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02A B and C share profits in the ratio 4:3:2. C is guaranteed a minimum of ₹36000 by A alone. Total profit is ₹135000. What is A's final share?

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03A B and C share profits in the ratio 2:2:1. B is guaranteed a minimum of ₹30000 by A and C equally. Profit is ₹100000. What is C's final share?

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04A B and C share profits in the ratio 2:2:1. B is guaranteed a minimum of ₹30000 by A and C equally. Profit is ₹60000. What is C's final share?

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05If the deed mentions profit sharing but is silent about interest on drawings what will be the treatment of interest on drawings?

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06Partner A gave a loan of ₹90000 to the firm on 1 July. The deed has no interest rate and the year ends on 31 March. What is the interest?

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07If interest on partner's loan is wrongly debited to the Profit and Loss Appropriation Account what is the correct correction?

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08Under fixed capital method B is entitled to interest on capital ₹12000 and salary ₹18000. Which account will be credited?

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09Under fluctuating capital method A has drawings of ₹30000 and interest on drawings of ₹2400. What is the effect on A's capital account?

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10Profit is ₹50000. Interest on capital is ₹32000 and partner salary is ₹28000. The deed gives no priority. How will total claims be reduced?

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11Interest on capital due to A and B is ₹24000 and ₹16000 respectively. Available profit is only ₹30000 and there are no other appropriations. How much interest will be allowed to B?

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12A and B are equal partners. Interest on A's drawings of ₹3000 was to be charged but it was debited to B's account. Accounts are closed. What is the correction?

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13A and B share profits in the ratio 3:2. Salary of ₹25000 payable to B was wrongly credited to A. Accounts are closed. What is the correction?

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14Net profit in the Profit and Loss Appropriation Account is ₹180000. Interest on drawings is ₹6000. Interest on capital is ₹30000 and salary is ₹24000. What is the distributable residual profit?

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15A and B share profits in the ratio 2:1. B gets commission at 10% of net profit. Profit before commission is ₹90000. Commission is on net profit and not on profit after commission. What is B's commission?

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16Partner A is to receive commission at 5% of profit after charging such commission. Profit before commission is ₹84000. What is the commission?

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17A B and C maintain fixed capitals. C's current account had an opening debit balance of ₹5000. During the year C's profit share is ₹22000 and drawings are ₹30000. What is the closing current account balance?

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18If partners maintain fixed capitals and additional capital is introduced which account will record it?

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19A and B share profits in the ratio 4:1. Total profit is ₹75000. A guarantees B a minimum of ₹25000. What is A's final profit?

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20The firm paid B's personal insurance premium of ₹18000 and did not treat it as drawings. What is the correct adjustment?

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21A and B distributed profit of ₹90000 in the ratio 3:2. Later it was found that A's interest on capital ₹15000 and B's interest on drawings ₹5000 were omitted. In whose favour will the net correction be?

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22A and B share profits in the ratio 1:2. A's salary of ₹21000 was omitted. Profit has already been distributed. What is the net correction?

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23A and B share profits in the ratio 3:2. B was given excess interest on capital of ₹10000. Accounts are closed. What is the net correction?

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24If the partnership deed provides commission to a partner on profit what type of item is it for the firm?

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25Which item normally appears on the debit side of the Profit and Loss Appropriation Account?

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