Mita. Rita and Sandra were partners in a firm, sharing profits and losses in ratio 2 : 2 : I. Mita had personally guaranteed that in any year Sandra's share of profit, after allowing interest on capital to all the partners @ 5% per annum and charging interest on drawings @4% per annum, would not be less than Rs. 10,000/

The capitals of the partners on 1st April, 2015 were :
Mita Rs. 80,000, Rita Rs. 50,000 and Sandra Rs. 30,000.
The net profit for the year ended 31st March, 2016, before allowing or charging any interest amounted to Rs. 40,000.
Mita had withdrawn Rs. 4,000 on 1st April, 2015, while Sandra withdrew Rs. 5,000 during the year.
You are required to prepare the Profit and Loss Appropriation Account for the year2015-16.
 

Dear Student
 
 Profit and Loss Appropriation A/c 
               
 Date   Particulars     Amount   Date   Particulars     Amount 
       (Rs)         (Rs) 
           Net profit             40,000
               
               
               
   Interest on Capital :             
   Mita             4,000      Interest on Drawings     
   Rita             2,500      Mita                160  
   Sandra             1,500            8,000    Sandra                100                260
               
   Profit Transferred :             
   Mita             9,356          
   Rita           12,904          
   Sandra           10,000          32,260        
               
               40,260                40,260


 
Statement of working
Particulars    Amount 
     
Profit / (Loss) before any Appropriation                40,000
Add : Interest on Drawings    
Mita 4,000 x 4%                    160
Sandra 5,000 x 4% x 6/12                    100
Profit after IOD                40,260
Less : Interest on Capital    
Mita 80,000 x 5%              (4,000)
Rita 50,000 x 5%              (2,500)
Sandra 30,000 x 5%              (1,500)
Profit after Iinterest on capital                32,260
Appropriation of loss as Per PSR (2:2:1)  
Mita                12,904
Rita                12,904
Sandra                  6,452
 
Profit guaranteed to Sandra                10,000
Acutual Share of Sandra                  6,452
Deficiency in Sandra's share to be borne by Mita                (3,548)
     
     
     
Therefore Actual Transfer to Capital accounts from Profit and Loss Appropriation Account as shre in profit
     
Mita's share                12,904
Less : Deficiency of Sandra                (3,548)
Net Profit / (Loss) to Mita                  9,356
     
Rita's Share                12,904
     
Sandra's Share                  6,452
Add : Deficiency borne by Mita                  3,548
Net Profit / (Loss) to Sandra                10,000

Regards

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