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Accountancy

Goodwill Accounting

Goodwill Accounting in Class 12 Accountancy explains how a firm records and adjusts the value of its reputation when a new partner is admitted. Students learn why the incoming partner compensates the old partners, how goodwill is valued using average profit, super profit, or capitalization methods, and how the amount is treated when it is brought in cash, retained in the business, withdrawn, or not brought at all. The topic also covers sacrificing ratio, hidden goodwill, and the journal entries required under different admission situations.

Hard · Level 2 · 25 questions

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01If premium for goodwill is ₹48,000 and the sacrificing ratio is 1:2:5, how much will the second partner receive?

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02Total goodwill is (₹200000). The new partner takes (3/10) share but brings only (₹40000) in cash. What is the goodwill not brought and to be adjusted?

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03Before admission, goodwill of (₹60000) appears in books. Old partners share in (3:2:1). How much will be debited to the third partner on writing it off?

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04Old goodwill of (₹30000) appears in books and new goodwill is valued at (₹90000). If the question does not ask to open Goodwill Account, what is the first step?

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05A and B share in (3:2). C takes (1/5) share. C's goodwill is (₹20000) and he does not bring cash. If sacrificing ratio is (1:1), how much will A and B be credited?

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06A and B share profits and losses in the ratio 4:1. C is admitted for a 1/5 share, and the new ratio of the old partners becomes 3:1. If C brings ₹25,000 as goodwill premium, who will receive the premium?

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07Three old partners share profits in the ratio 2:3:5. A new partner acquires a 1/5 share by taking it only from the first and third partners in the ratio 1:4. If the premium for goodwill is ₹50,000, how much of the premium will be received by the third old partner?

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08Old partners share in (5:3). A new partner takes (1/4) share. If the first partner sacrifices (1/8), what is the second partner's sacrifice?

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09Average profit is (₹100000). It has already been reduced by abnormal loss of (₹15000). Years' purchase is (2). What is the correct goodwill?

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10The profits for four consecutive years are ₹40,000, ₹50,000, ₹60,000 and ₹70,000, respectively. What will be the value of goodwill at three years’ purchase under the average profit method?

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11Weighted average profit is ₹64,000 and years’ purchase are 2.5. The new partner takes a 1/8 share. What is his goodwill premium?

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12Capital is (₹400000) and normal rate of return is (15%). Average profit is (₹85000). What is goodwill at (3) years' purchase of super profit?

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13Average profit is (₹120000), normal profit is (₹90000), and years' purchase is (2). A new partner takes (1/6) share. What is his goodwill?

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14A and B share profits and losses in the ratio 3:1. C is admitted to the firm for a 1/4 share of profits and brings a premium of ₹20,000 for goodwill. A and B sacrifice in the ratio 2:1. What amount of the goodwill premium will be credited to B’s Capital Account?

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15A new partner brings (₹50000) capital for (1/4) share. Old partners' capitals are (₹130000) and (₹30000). What is hidden goodwill?

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16New partner's capital is (₹90000) and his share is (3/10). Old partners' total capital is (₹180000). What will be hidden goodwill?

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17Total goodwill of the firm is (₹180000). A new partner takes (1/6) share. Sacrificing ratio is (2:3). How much will the second old partner be credited?

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18Which statement is correct in goodwill adjustment on admission when an old partner gains and does not sacrifice?

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19With old ratio (2:3) and new ratio (3:4:3), the new partner's share is (3/10). What is the sacrificing ratio?

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20Premium for goodwill is (₹30000). (₹18000) is brought in cash and the balance is adjusted through the new partner's current account. How much total will old partners be credited?

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21If old partners withdraw only half of their credited premium, what will be the effect on their capital accounts?

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22Goodwill is (₹100000) and the new partner takes (1/5) share. He brings (₹12000) in cash. Sacrificing ratio is (3:1). How much will the first old partner receive from the cash part?

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23If the new partner's goodwill is (₹40000) and he pays it privately to old partners, what entry will be made in the firm's books?

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24A and B share profits in the ratio 5:4. C is admitted as a partner for a 1/3 share of profits and brings ₹27,000 as goodwill premium. If A and B sacrifice in their old ratio, how much of the goodwill premium will B receive?

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25A new partner brings ₹35,000 as a premium for goodwill. The two old partners sacrifice \(\frac{1}{10}\) and \(\frac{1}{5}\), respectively. How much of the goodwill premium will the first old partner receive?

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