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Question
Which of the following is true?
Options
Super profit = `"Total profit"/"Number of years"`
Super profit = `"Weighted profit"/"Number of years"`
Super profit = Average profit – Normal profit
Super profit = Average profit × Years of purchase
Solution
Super profit = Average profit – Normal profit
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- Calculate the average profit.
- Calculate the normal profit on the capital employed on the basis of the normal rate of return.
- Calculate the super-profits by deducting normal profit from the average profits, and
- Calculate goodwill by multiplying the super-profits by the given number of years' purchase.
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