If interest of Rs 4,000 on a partner's loan has not yet been deducted from the net profit, what adjustment is required to the net profit?

Correct answer: Net profit will decrease by Rs 4,000

Interest on a partner’s loan is an expense and should be charged against profit before appropriation. If Rs 4,000 interest has not been deducted, the reported net profit is overstated by Rs 4,000 and must be reduced by that amount. The closest distractor (D) is partly true — the interest is credited to the lending partner’s account — but that does not prevent the net profit from being reduced because the interest is recorded as an expense. Exam tip: Always treat interest on partner loans as an expense deducted before dividing profit among partners.