Mahesh and Suresh are Partners and They Admit Naresh Into Partnership :- Accountancy

Mahesh and Suresh are partners and they admit Naresh into partnership. They agreed to value goodwill at three years’ purchase on Weighted Average Prof

Mahesh and Suresh are partners and they admit Naresh into partnership. They agreed to value goodwill at three years’ purchase on Weighted Average Profit Method taking profits for the last five years. They assigned weights from 1 to 5 beginning from the earliest year and onwards. The profits for the last five years were as follows:

Year Ended31st March, 201531st March, 201631st March, 201731st March, 201831st March, 2019
Profits (₹)1,25,0001,40,0001,20,00055,0002,57,000

Scrutiny of books of account revealed the following:​
(i) A second-hand machine was purchased for ​₹ 5,00,000 on 1st July, 2017 and ₹ 1,00,000 were spent to make it operational. ₹ 1,00,000 were wrongly debited to Repairs Account.  Machinery is depreciated @ 20% p.a. on Written Down Value Method.
(ii) Closing Stock as on 31st March, 2018 was undervalued by ₹ 50,000.
(iii) Remuneration to partners was to be considered as charge against profit and remuneration of ₹ 20,000 p.a. for each partner was considered appropriate.
Calculate the value of goodwill.




Calculation for Normal Profit/Loss

Particulars31st Mar., 2015(₹)31st Mar., 2016(₹)31st Mar., 2017(₹)31st Mar., 2018(₹)31st Mar., 2019(₹)
Profit1,25,0001,40,0001,20,00055,0002,57,000
Add: Repairs on new machine wrongly debited   1,00,000 
Less: Depreciation on Machine   15,00017,000
Add: Undervaluation of Closing Stock   50,000 
Less: Undervaluation of Opening Stock    50,000
Less: Remuneration to Partners40,00040,00040,00040,00040,000
Normal Profit/Loss85,0001,00,00080,0001,50,0001,50,000

Calculation for Weighted Profits

YearNormal Profits (₹)WeightsWeighted Profits (₹)
31st Mar., 201585,000185,000
31st Mar., 20161,00,00022,00,000
31st Mar., 201780,00032,40,000
31st Mar., 20181,50,00046,00,000
31st Mar., 20191,50,00057,50,000
Total1518,75,000

Weighted Average Profits = `["Total of Weighted Profits"]/"Total of Weights"`

= Rs. `frac\{18,75,000}{15}` = Rs. 1,25,000

Goodwill = Average Profits of last years x No. of years Purchase

Goodwill = Rs. 1,25,000 x 3

= Rs. 3,75,000.





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