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Anu and Shikha are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3:2. Their capital accounts showed balances of Rs. 1,50,000 and Rs. 2,00,000 respectively on April 01, 2024. The partnership deed provides for interest on capital @ 8% p.a. and the firm earned a profit of Rs. 21,000 during the year. Show the calculation of interest on capital for the year ending March 31, 2025, by which Anu and Shikha would be:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

Interest due is 1,50,000×8%=12,0001{,}50{,}000 \times 8\% = 12{,}000 and 2,00,000×8%=16,0002{,}00{,}000 \times 8\% = 16{,}000, totalling 28,000, but the profit is only 21,000. Interest on capital is an appropriation, so the available profit is distributed in the ratio of interest 12:1612:16, giving 9,000 to Anu and 12,000 to Shikha.

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