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Sunila and Manisha are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5:3. Radhika is admitted in the firm for 1/5th share of profits. She brings in Rs. 40,000 as her share of goodwill. Give the necessary journal entries, when partners decided to retain goodwill in the business.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Goodwill brought in cash is credited to Premium for Goodwill Account, then distributed to the sacrificing partners in 5:35:3, giving 25,00025{,}000 and 15,00015{,}000. As the amount is retained in the business, no withdrawal entry is passed, so option 3 is correct.

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