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Accountancy

Goodwill Settlement

In this Class 12 Accountancy topic, students learn how goodwill is settled when a partner retires or dies during the reconstitution of a partnership firm. The topic explains the purpose of goodwill adjustment, the retiring or deceased partner’s entitlement, and the accounting treatment for recording the amount due from continuing partners. Students also practise journal entries and understand how the adjustment affects partners’ capital accounts, gaining ratio, and the firm’s financial records.

Hard · Level 3 · 25 questions

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01A B C share profits in 4:2:1. C retires and A B's new ratio is 5:2. What is the gaining ratio?

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02A, B and C share profits in the ratio 6:4:2. C retires, and the firm's total goodwill is ₹ 168000. What is C's share of the goodwill?

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03The retiring partner's goodwill is ₹ 54000. Continuing partners gain in 4:5. By how much will the second partner's capital be debited?

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04Goodwill of ₹72,000 appears in the old books. Partners A, B and C share profits in the old ratio of 7:3:2. When the goodwill is written off, by how much will B’s Capital Account be debited?

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05A B C share profits in 2:1:1. C retires and A B's new ratio is 3:1. Which statement is correct?

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06The deceased partner's old share is three tenth. Average profit is ₹ 60000 and goodwill is valued at three years' purchase. What is the deceased partner's goodwill?

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07A, B and C share profits in 8:5:3. B retires and A and C's new ratio is 3:2. What is C's gain?

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08A B C share profits in 8:5:3. B retires and A C's new ratio is 3:2. What is A's gain?

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09A, B and C share profits in 8:5:3. B retires and A and C's new ratio is 3:2. What will be the gaining ratio?

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10If the retiring partner's goodwill is ₹75,000 and the gaining ratio is 8:17, how much burden falls on the partner with seventeen parts?

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11Old goodwill of ₹ 50000 is written off and the retiring partner's share in new goodwill is ₹ 30000. If continuing partners adjust new goodwill correctly in gaining ratio then which principle is correct?

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12A, B, C and D share profits in the ratio 3:2:2:1. When D retires, the new profit-sharing ratio of A, B and C becomes 4:3:1. Which partner sacrifices?

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13A B C D share profits in 3:2:2:1. D retires and A B C's new ratio is 4:3:1. Who will bear the new goodwill burden?

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14A, B, C and D share profits in the ratio 3:2:2:1. On D’s retirement, the new profit-sharing ratio of A, B and C becomes 4:3:1. What is the gaining ratio of A and B?

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15Deceased partner's goodwill is ₹ 88000. Two gaining partners gain equally but the third continuing partner sacrifices. How much burden will each gaining partner bear?

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16A B C share profits in 9:6:5. C retires and A B's new ratio is 3:2. What is the gaining ratio?

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17If retiring partner's goodwill is ₹ 95000 and burden is wrongly shared in new ratio 5:4 while the correct gaining ratio is 3:2 then what should be the correct basis?

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18Average profit is ₹84,000 and goodwill is valued at two years' purchase. The retiring partner's share is 5/14. What is his goodwill claim?

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19A B C share profits in 5:5:2. B retires and A C's new ratio is 3:2. What is C's gain?

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20A, B and C share profits in 5:5:2. B retires and A and C's new ratio is 3:2. What is A's gain?

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21A B C share profits in 5:5:2. B retires and A C's new ratio is 3:2. What will be the gaining ratio?

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22If B's goodwill is ₹ 100000 and A C's gaining ratio is 11:14 then how much burden will C bear?

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23Statement: The retiring partner’s goodwill claim is determined in the old ratio, while the burden is borne by the gaining partners in their gaining ratio. How is this statement?

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24If continuing partners' capital accounts are debited by total ₹ 67500 and retiring partner's capital account is credited by ₹ 67500 then which balancing principle is satisfied?

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25A B C share profits in 7:2:1. C retires and A B's new ratio is 4:1. What is B's position?

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