B. Ltd. Issued Debentures at 94% for Rs 4,00,000 on April 01, 2011 Repayable by Five Equal Drawings of Rs 80,000 Each-Solution
B. Ltd. issued debentures at 94% for Rs 4,00,000 on April 01, 2011 repayable by five equal drawings of Rs 80,000 each. The company prepares its final accounts on March 31 every year.
Indicate the amount of discount to be written-off every accounting year assuming that the company decides to write-off the debentures discount during the life of debentures. (Amount to be written-off: 2012 Rs 8,000; 2013 Rs 6,400; 2014 Rs 4,800; 2015 Rs 2,000; 2016 Rs 1,600).

Amount of discount to written off every year
In 2011 = Rs 6,000
In 2012 = 2,000 + 4,800 = Rs 6,800
In 2013 = 1,600 + 3,600 = Rs 5,200
In 2014 = 1,200 + 2,400 = Rs 3,600
In 2015 = 800 + 1,200 = Rs 2,000
In 2016 = Rs 400
Working Notes
i) Amount of discount to be written off every year
Year | Debentures Outstanding | Ratio | Months | New Ratio (Ratio × Months) | Amounts written off |
2012 | |||||
Apr-Mar | 3,20,000 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 24,000×60180=8,000 |
2013 | |||||
Apr-Mar | 2,40,000 | 4 | 12 | 48 | 24,000×48180=6,400 |
2014 | |||||
Apr-Mar | 1,60,000 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 24,000×36180=4,800 |
2015 | |||||
Apr-Mar | 80,000 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 24,000×24180=3,200 |
2016 | |||||
Apr-Mar | 80,000 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 24,000×12180=1,600 |
180 |
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