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The profits for the five years of a firm are as follows – year 2013 Rs. 4,00,000;year 2014 Rs. 3,98,000; year 2015 Rs. 4,50,000; year 2016 Rs. 4,45,000 and year 2017 Rs. 5,00,000. Calculate the goodwill of the firm on the basis of a 4-year purchase of 5 years average profits:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

Calculation of Average Profit:

Total Profits = Rs. 4,00,000 + Rs. 3,98,000 + Rs. 4,50,000 + Rs. 4,45,000 + Rs. 5,00,000 = Rs. 21,93,000

Average Profit = Total ProfitsNumber of Years\frac{\text{Total Profits}}{\text{Number of Years}} = 21,93,0005\frac{21,93,000}{5} = Rs. 4,38,600


Calculation of Goodwill:

Goodwill is calculated on the basis of 4 years' purchase of average profits.

Goodwill = Average Profit × Number of Years' Purchase

Goodwill = Rs. 4,38,600 × 4 = Rs. 17,54,400

The correct answer is Option 2: Rs 17,54,400

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