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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profit, or capitalization methods, and how the amount is treated when it is brought in cash, retained in the business, withdrawn, or not brought at all.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 4 · 25 questions

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01If premium for goodwill is ₹64,000 and the sacrificing ratio is 3:1:4, how much will the third partner receive?

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02Total goodwill is (₹250000). The new partner takes (1/5) share but brings only (₹35000) in cash. What is the goodwill not brought?

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03Before admission, goodwill of (₹81000) appears in books. Old partners share in (4:3:2). How much will be debited to the third partner on writing it off?

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04Old goodwill of (₹50000) appears in books and new goodwill is valued at (₹150000). If the question does not ask to open Goodwill Account, what is the correct treatment?

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05A and B share in (5:2). C's goodwill is (₹28000) and he does not bring cash. If sacrificing ratio is (3:4), how much will A and B be credited?

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06A and B share profits in the ratio 5:1. C is admitted for a 1/6 share, and the new ratio of A and B becomes 4:1. To whom should the goodwill premium of ₹30,000 brought by C be credited?

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07Three old partners share profits in the ratio 3:4:3. A new partner acquires 1/5 of the total profit share only from the second and third partners in the ratio 1:3. If the premium for goodwill is ₹60,000, how much premium will the third partner receive?

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08Old partners share in (7:5). A new partner takes (1/6) share. If the first partner sacrifices (1/12), what is the second partner's sacrifice?

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09Average profit is (₹95000). It has already been reduced by abnormal loss of (₹20000). Years' purchase is (3). What is the correct goodwill?

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10The profits for four years are ₹50,000, ₹65,000, ₹75,000 and ₹90,000, respectively. What is the value of goodwill at 2 years’ purchase under the average profit method?

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11Average profit is (₹140000), normal profit is (₹104000), and years' purchase is (2). A new partner takes (1/8) share. What is his goodwill?

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12A and B share profits and losses in the ratio 6:4. On C’s admission, C brings a premium of ₹30,000 for goodwill. If A and B sacrifice in the ratio 1:2, how much of the premium will B receive?

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13A new partner brings (₹75000) capital for (1/5) share. Old partners' capitals are (₹160000) and (₹110000). What is hidden goodwill?

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14New partner's capital is (₹120000) and his share is (2/5). Old partners' total capital is (₹190000). What will be hidden goodwill?

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15Total goodwill of the firm is (₹210000). A new partner takes (1/7) share. Sacrificing ratio is (4:2:1). How much will the first old partner be credited?

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16In goodwill adjustment on admission, if an old partner gains and does not sacrifice, what is the correct treatment for him?

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17Old ratio is (3:5) and new ratio is (4:5:3). What is the sacrificing ratio?

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18Premium for goodwill is (₹45000). (₹25000) 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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19If old partners withdraw (40%) of the premium, how much part will remain in their capital accounts?

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20Goodwill is (₹160000) and the new partner takes (1/4) share. He brings (₹30000) in cash. Sacrificing ratio is (5:3). How much will the first old partner receive from the cash part?

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21If the new partner's goodwill is (₹55000) and he pays it privately to old partners, what entry will be made in the firm's books?

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22A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio 7:3. C is admitted as a new partner for a 1/5 share in the firm. C brings ₹50,000 as goodwill, and A and B sacrifice this share in their old ratio. How much of the goodwill will B receive?

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23The goodwill premium brought in by the new partner is ₹60,000. The old partners’ sacrifices are 1/8 and 3/8, respectively. How much of this premium will the first old partner receive?

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24In a firm, the old partners’ profit-sharing ratio was 3:2. On the admission of a new partner, the first old partner’s new share becomes \(\frac{2}{5}\), the second old partner’s new share becomes \(\frac{1}{5}\), and the new partner receives \(\frac{2}{5}\) of the profits. What is the sacrificing ratio of the old partners?

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25If goodwill is (₹125000) and the new partner takes (2/5) share. Sacrificing ratio is (1:1:3). How much will first and second old partners receive together?

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