Calculate the value of goodwill as on 1st April, 2024, on the basis of 2 and 1/2 year’s purchase of the average profits of the last five years. The profits and losses for the years ending 31st March were: 2019 ₹ 80,000; 2020 ₹ 1,00,000; 2021 Loss ₹ 30,000; 2022 ₹ 1,70,000; 2023 ₹ 1,60,000 and 2024 ₹ 1,80,000
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