Question : Sharma, Verma and Goyal are partners in a firm. On 1st April 2012 the balances in their Capital Accounts were as follows:
Sharma Rs. 4,00,000; Verma Rs. 4,20,000 and Goyal Rs. 3,70,000. The firm closes its accounts every year on 31st March. Verma died on 30th September 2012. In the event of the death of any partner following are the provisions in the Partnership Deed:
(i) Interest on Capital will be calculated at the rate of $10 \%$ p.a.
(ii) The deceased partner; 's legal representative will be paid Rs. 35,000 for his share of goodwill.
(iii) The firm had a Reserve Fund of Rs. 2,10,000. The deceased partner will be paid his share in the Reserve Fund.
(iv) His share of profit till the date of death will be calculated on the basis of sales. It is also specified that the sales during the year 2011-12 were Rs. $15,00,000$. The sales from 1st April 2012 to 30th September 2012 were Rs. 3,00,000. The profit of the firm for the year ending 31st March 2012 was Rs. 3,00,000.
Question:
Amount of Interest on capital will be
Option 1: Rs 24,000
Option 2: Rs 21,000
Option 3: Rs 20,000
Option 4: None of the above
Correct Answer: Rs 21,000
Solution : Answer = Rs 21,000
| Verma's capital a/c | |||
| To Verma's executor A/c (b/f) | 5,66,000 | By Bal b/d | 4,20,000 |
| By IOC | 21,000 | ||
| ($4,20,000 \times \frac{10}{100} \times \frac{6}{12}$) | |||
| By Reserve fund | 70,000 | ||
| ($2,10,000 \times \frac{1}{3}$) | |||
| By Sharma & Goyal capitals A/c | 35,000 | ||
| By P & L suspense A/c | 20,000 | ||
| 5,66,000 | 5,66,000 | ||
$\frac{3,00,000}{15,00,000}$×3,00,000= 60,000$\times \frac{1}{3}$= 20,000.
Hence, the correct option is 2.
