Rajni and Ravi are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 4:1. On April 15, 2025 they admit Meera as a new partner. On that date, there was a balance of Rs. 20,000 in the General Reserve and a credit balance of Rs. 30,000 in the Profit And Loss Account of the Firm. Necessary Journal Entry for this would be:
Rajni and Ravi are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 4:1. On April 15, 2025 they admit Meera as a new partner. On that date, there was a balance of Rs. 20,000 in the General Reserve and a credit balance of Rs. 30,000 in the Profit And Loss Account of the Firm. Necessary Journal Entry for this would be:
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 2
General Reserve and the credit balance of Profit and Loss are undistributed past profits belonging to the old partners, so on admission both are closed by debiting them and crediting Rajni and Ravi in their old ratio of .
Total , giving Rajni and Ravi .
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