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Adil and Bhavya are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 7 : 5. They admit Cris, their Manager, into partnership who is to get 1/6th share in the business. Cris brings ₹ 1,00,000 for his capital and ₹ 36,000 for the 1/6th share of goodwill which he acquires 1/24th from Adil and 1/8th from Bhavya. Profit for the first year of the new partnership was ₹ 2,40,000. Pass necessary Journal entries for Cris’s admission and apportion the profit between the partners.

Solution:-

Pass Journal entries to record the following arrangments in the books of the firm: a) B and C are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. D is admitted paying a premium (goodwill) of ₹ 2,000 for 1/4th share of the profits, shares of B and C remain as before. b) B and C are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. D is admitted paying a premium of ₹ 2,100 for 1/4th share of profits which he acquires 1/6th from B and 1/12th from C.

Solution:- CASE – A CASE – B