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The books of a business showed that the firm's capital employed on December 31, 2015, is Rs. 5,00,000 and the profits for the last five years were: 2011-Rs. 40,000; 2012-Rs. 50,000; 2013-Rs. 55,000; 2014- Rs.70,000 and 2015-Rs. 85,000. You are required to find out the normal profits of the business, given that the normal rate of return is 10%.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Given Information:

  • Capital Employed = Rs. 5,00,000
  • Normal Rate of Return = 10%

Formula:

Normal Profit = Capital Employed × Normal Rate of Return100\frac{\text{Normal Rate of Return}}{100}


Calculation:

Normal Profit = 5,00,000 × 10100\frac{10}{100}

Normal Profit = Rs. 50,000


The normal profit represents the profit that should be earned on the capital employed at the normal rate of return prevailing in the industry. The actual profits for the past five years (Rs. 40,000, Rs. 58,000, Rs. 55,000, Rs. 70,000, and Rs. 85,000) are not required for calculating normal profit. These actual profits would be used to calculate average profit or super profit by comparing them with the normal profit.

Answer: Option 3 - Rs. 50,000

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