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What is meant by Retirement of a Partner?
Solution
Retirement of a partner refers to a process in which a partner leaves the firm or severes his relations with other partners on account of his old age, continued ill health, loss of interest in the firm, misunderstanding amongst the partners, etc.
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New Ratio = Old Ratio + _____ Ratio
Write the word/phrase/term/ which can substitute of the following statement:
The ratio which is obtained by deducting the Old Ratio from New Ratio.
State whether the following statement is true or false with reason.
Retiring partner is called an outgoing partner.
New Ratio (less) _________ = Gain ratio
A proportion in which the continuing partners get the share of retiring partner is known as ________ ratio.
What is New Ratio?
How is Gain Ratio calculated?
Given below is the Balance sheet of Amar, Akbar and Anthony who were sharing profits and losses equally:
| Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2020 | ||||
| Liabilities | Amount ₹ | Assets | Amount ₹ | |
| Creditors | 31,000 | Cash | 39,000 | |
| General Reserve | 24,000 | Debtors | 32,000 | |
| Capital Accounts: | Less: R.D.D | 4,000 | 28,000 | |
| Amar | 57,400 | Furniture | 30,000 | |
| Akbar | 63,600 | Machinery | 80,000 | |
| Anthony | 60,000 | Motor Car | 50,000 | |
| Profit and Loss A/c | 9,000 | |||
| 2,36,000 | 2,36,000 | |||
Amar retired on 1st April, 2020 from the firm on the following terms:
- Furniture to be valued at ₹ 28,000, Machinery ₹ 76,000 and Motor car ₹ 47,600.
- R.D.D. to be maintained at 5% on debtors.
- Goodwill of the firm is to be valued at ₹ 30,000. However, only Amar’s share is to be raised in the books.
- A part payment of ₹ 20,000 to be made to Amar and the balance to be transferred to his Loan Account.
Prepare:
- Profit and Loss Adjustment A/c.
- Partners’ Capital Account.
- Balance Sheet of the New firm.
New Ratio (less) ______ = Gain ratio.
New Ratio (less) ____ = Gain ratio
New Ratio (less) ______ = Gain ratio
Aman, Bankim and Chitra are partners of a firm sharing profit and loss in the 3 : 3 : 2 ratio. Their firm Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2023 is as under :
| Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2023 | |||||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) |
| Bills Payable | 8,050 | Cash | 18,900 | ||
| General Reserve | 14,000 | Debtors | 43,750 | ||
| Creditors | 30,100 | Investments | 42,000 | ||
| Capital Accounts: | Machinery | 30,450 | |||
| Aman | 42,000 | 1,19,000 | Furniture | 22,050 | |
| Bankim | 45,500 | Equipment | 14,000 | ||
| Chitra | 31,500 | ||||
| 1,71,150 | 1,71,150 | ||||
On 1st April 2023, Chitra retired from the firm on the following terms:
(1) Outstanding amount of retiring partner Chitra, be transferred to her loan account.
(2) Write off ₹ 1,750 as bad debts.
(3) ₹ 350 is now not payable to creditors.
(4) Assets are revalued as under:
| Furniture | ₹ 21,000 |
| Machinery | ₹ 28,000 |
| Equipments | ₹ 14,700 |
Pass necessary Journal entries in the books of firm.
On retirement of a partner, partnership deed is ______ changed.
Given below is a Balance Sheet of A, B and C who were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio 5 : 3 : 2.
Their Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2023 was as follows :
| Balance Sheet as on 31-03-2023 | |||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) |
| Creditors | 5,600 | Cash | 3,800 |
| Bank Overdraft | 4,850 | Debtors | 9,000 |
| Reserve Fund | 7,500 | Stock | 8,750 |
| Capital A/c | Machinery | 15,000 | |
| A | 21,000 | Land | 35,000 |
| B | 18,500 | Furniture | 2,500 |
| C | 16,600 | ||
| 74,050 | 74,050 | ||
On 1st April, 2023 C retired on the following terms:
(1) Goodwill of the Firm will be raised in the books at ₹ 10,000.
(2) Stock be reduced by 10% and Furniture by 5% and Machinery by 11 %.
(3) R.B.D.D. be maintained at 5% on debtors.
(4) ₹ 100 to be written off from Creditors.
(5) Out of the amount due to C, ₹ 2,500 to be paid by cash and remaining amount to be transferred to his loan account.
Prepare Profit and Loss Adjustment Account, Partner's Capital A/c, Balance Sheet of new firm.
Find the odd one:
New Ratio (less) ______ = Gain ratio.
New Ratio (less) ______ = Gain ratio
New Ratio (less) ______ = Gain ratio.
New Ratio (less) ______ = Gain ratio
New Ratio (less) ______ = Gain ratio
New Ratio (less) ______ = Gain ratio.
