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Sia, Tisha and Aryan were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 4 : 7 : 1. The firm closes its books on 31st March every year. Tisha died on 1st July, 2024. Sia and Aryan will acquire Tisha’s share in which of the following ratio ?

Which of the following are operating activities for the purpose of preparing cash flow statement?
Cash payments to suppliers for goods and services.
Dividend received from investments in other enterprises.
Cash receipts from royalties, fees, commissions and other revenues.
Cash repayments of amounts borrowed.

Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
Cash payments to suppliers for goods and services.
Dividend received from investments in other enterprises.
Cash receipts from royalties, fees, commissions and other revenues.
Cash repayments of amounts borrowed.

From the following information of CN Ltd., prepare a common size Statement of Profit and Loss for the years ended 31st March, 2023 and 31st March, 2024 :

Statement of Profit (in ₹)

Particulars	2023–24 (₹)	2022–23 (₹)
Revenue from Operations	40,00,000	20,00,000
Less: Purchase of Stock-in-Trade	8,00,000	4,00,000
Less: Other Expenses	4,00,000	2,00,000
Profit Before Tax	28,00,000	14,00,000
Less: Tax @ 50%	14,00,000	7,00,000
Net Profit After Tax	14,00,000	7,00,000

Classify the following items under major heads and sub-heads (if any) in the Balance Sheet of the company as per Schedule-III, Part-I of the Companies Act, 2013 :
(i) Computer software
(ii) Outstanding salary
(iii) Work in progress

The Debt Equity Ratio of Manak Enterprises is 2.5 : 1. Which of the following transaction will result in increase in this ratio?
(A) Purchase of goods on credit ₹ 2,00,000.
(B) Payment to creditors ₹ 3,00,000.
(C) Issue of debentures ₹ 6,00,000.
(D) Sale of furniture of the book value of ₹ 4,00,000 at a profit of 10%.

Statement– I : Investing activities are the acquisition and disposal of long-term assets and other investments not included in cash equivalents.
Statement– II : Cash payments to acquire fixed assets including intangibles and capitalised research and development results in cash outflow from investing activities.
Choose the correct option from the following :

The tool of analysis of financial statements which indicates the trend and direction of financial position and operating results is _______.

A Ltd. purchased a running business from B Ltd. for a sum of ₹ 6,00,000 payable by issue of 12,000 equity shares of ₹ 10 each at a premium of ₹ 10 per share. The assets and liabilities consisted of the following:}
Sundry Assets ₹ 6,45,000
Sundry Liabilities ₹ 90,000 Pass journal entries in the books of A Ltd.

Ashish, Vinit and Reema were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1. Their Balance Sheet on 31st March, 2024 was as follows :

Balance Sheet of Ashish, Vinit and Reema as at 31^st March, 2024

Liabilities	Amount (₹)	Assets	Amount (₹)
Capital: Ashish	2,00,000	Patents	80,000
Capital: Vinit	2,00,000	Furniture	3,00,000
Capital: Reema	1,00,000	Stock	1,70,000
General Reserve	50,000	Debtors	80,000
Bills Payable	80,000	Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts	(8,000)
Creditors	40,000	Net Debtors	72,000
		Cash	48,000
Total	6,70,000	Total	6,70,000

(i) Goodwill of the firm was valued at ₹ 60,000 and the same was adjusted into the capital accounts of Ashish and Reema who will share profits in future in the ratio of 3 : 2.
(ii) Value of stock was to be reduced by ₹ 10,000.
(iii) Patents are found undervalued by 20%.
(iv) Vinit was paid ₹ 20,000 immediately on retirement and the balance was transferred to his loan account carrying interest @ 8% p.a.
Pass necessary journal entries on Vinit’s retirement.

Ratios that are calculated for measuring the efficiency of operations of the business based on effective utilization of resources are known as _______

Altima Ltd. invited applications for 2,00,000 equity shares of ₹ 10 at a premium of ₹ 4 per share. Amount payable:
On application and allotment – ₹ 7 (incl. ₹ 1 premium)
On first and final call – Balance.
Applications received for 2,40,000 shares. 30,000 rejected. Manvi allotted 4,000 shares failed to pay first and final call. Her shares were forfeited. These were reissued at ₹ 4 per share fully paid-up.
Pass journal entries in the books of Altima Ltd.

Pass the necessary journal entries for the following transactions on the dissolution of a partnership firm of Vibha and Ajit after various assets (other than cash) and external liabilities have been transferred to Realisation Account:}
Creditors worth ₹ 46,000 accepted ₹ 9,000 cash and furniture of ₹ 32,000 in full settlement of their claim.

The firm had stock of ₹ 20,000. Ajit took over 40% of the stock at a discount of 10% while the remaining stock was sold for ₹ 18,000.

Vibha was appointed to look after dissolution work for which she was allowed a remuneration of ₹ 16,000. Vibha agreed to bear the dissolution expenses. Actual dissolution expenses ₹ 15,000 were paid by Vibha.

Ajit’s loan of ₹ 45,000 was settled at ₹ 42,000.

A machine which was not recorded in the books was taken over by Vibha at ₹ 23,000, whereas its expected value was ₹ 28,000.

The firm had a debit balance of ₹ 20,000 in the Profit and Loss Account on the date of dissolution.

The firm of Amish, Nitish and Misha, who have been sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1, have existed for some years. Misha wanted that she should get equal share in the profits with Amish and Nitish and she further wished that the change in the profit sharing ratio should come into effect retrospectively for the last three years. Amish and Nitish had agreement for this.
The profits for the last three years were: 2021–22 ₹ 1,15,000; 2022–23 ₹ 1,24,000; 2023–24 ₹ 2,11,000
Show adjustment of profits by means of a single adjustment journal entry. Show your working clearly.

Raja, Bharat and Vedika were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1. Their Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2024 was as follows :
Balance Sheet of Raja, Bharat and Vedika as on 31st March, 2024

Liabilities Amount (₹)	Amount (₹)	Assets
Creditors	80,000	Bank
General Reserve	50,000	Stock
Capitals: Raja Bharat Vedika	1,10,000 1,00,000 90,000	Debtors Furniture Machinery
Total	4,30,000	Total

Pass necessary journal entries for issue of debentures for the following transactions:
(i) Kiero Ltd. issued 80,000, 9% debentures of ₹ 100 each at par, redeemable at a premium of 10%.
(ii) Naro Ltd. issued 50,000, 10% debentures of ₹ 100 each at a premium of 5%, redeemable at a premium of 10%.

Pass necessary Journal entries for the following transactions on the dissolution of a firm after the transfer of assets and liabilities has been made to Realisation Account:
(i) Debtors of ₹ 60,000; provision for doubtful debts ₹ 2,000. ₹ 56,000 were collected.
(ii) Creditors were ₹ 80,000; settled at ₹ 76,000.

On 1st April, 2023, Bhanu and Dhruv were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. On that date their capitals were ₹ 1,80,000 and ₹ 1,20,000 respectively. They admitted Rajat as a new partner with 1/4th share in the profits. Rajat brought ₹ 2,00,000 as his capital. The new profit sharing ratio was 2 : 1 : 1. Calculate the value of goodwill of the firm and record the necessary journal entry for adjustment of goodwill.

The capital of the firm of Rajat and Karan is ₹ 15,00,000 and the market rate of interest is 12%. Annual salary of Rajat and Karan is ₹ 20,000 and ₹ 30,000 respectively. The profits for the last three years were ₹ 2,40,000, ₹ 2,80,000 and ₹ 3,20,000. Goodwill of the firm is to be valued on the basis of two years’ purchase of last three years’ average super profits. Calculate the goodwill of the firm.

Nita, Vidur and Mita were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 1. On 1st April 2024, they decided to admit Samir as a new partner. The new profit sharing ratio between Nita, Vidur, Mita and Samir will now be 1 : 1 : 1 : 1. The balance sheet of Nita, Vidur and Mita before Samir’s admission showed machinery at ₹ 6,00,000. On the date of admission, it was found that the machinery is overvalued by 20%. The value of machinery shown in the new Balance Sheet after Samir’s admission will be :

Ashmit, Veena and Rohan were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1. Veena retired on 31st March, 2024. The capital accounts of Ashmit, Veena and Rohan showed a credit balance of ₹ 2,00,000, ₹ 1,80,000 and ₹ 1,20,000 respectively after making all adjustments relating to revaluation, goodwill, reserves etc. Veena was paid in cash brought in by Ashmit and Rohan in such a way that their capitals were in proportion to their new profit sharing ratio. The new capitals of Ashmit and Rohan will be :

Zaina, Yash and Kiran were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1. Zaina died on 1st July, 2024. As per the partnership deed, Zaina’s share of profit or loss till the date of her death was to be calculated on the basis of sales. Sales for the year ended 31st March, 2024 amounted to ₹ 4,00,000 and that from 1st April to 30th June, 2024 was ₹ 1,50,000. The profit for the year ending 31st March, 2024 was ₹ 1,00,000. Calculate Zaina’s share of profit in the firm till the date of her death and pass necessary journal entry for the same.

₹10 per share on 4,000 shares were forfeited for non-payment of final call of ₹2 and application and allotment money was paid. These shares were reissued at ₹8 per share. The minimum amount transferred to Capital Reserve will be:

Arushi, Vivaan and Mitali were partners in a firm. On 31st March 2024, the firm was dissolved. On that date, the firm had debtors of \( ₹ 60,000 \) and provision for doubtful debts of \( ₹ 3,000 \) were existing in the books. Debtors of \( ₹ 8,000 \) proved bad and full amount was realised from the remaining debtors. The amount realised from debtors was:

Vishesh, Manik and Amit were partners in the ratio 5 : 4 : 1. Amit retired on 31st March, 2024. Vishesh and Manik decided to share Amit’s share in the ratio 2 : 3. What will be the new profit sharing ratio between Vishesh and Manik?