Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Financial Accounting Question 4

Practice objective / multiple choice question 4 from the 2020 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 4 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

Partners A and B run a business with profit‑sharing ratio 3:2. Their capital balances are A - ₦150,000 and B - ₦100,000. A new partner C is admitted, acquiring a 1/4 share of the profits. C contributes cash of ₦80,000. Goodwill is valued at ₦60,000 and is to be shared between the existing partners in their old profit‑sharing ratio. The partnership also revalues a building: cost ₦200,000, accumulated depreciation ₦50,000, market value ₦250,000. The revaluation surplus is to be shared in the old profit‑sharing ratio. State the amount of revaluation surplus credited to each existing partner and give the final capital balances of A, B and C after C's admission.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Revaluation surplus: A ₦60,000, B ₦40,000. Final capitals - A ₦246,000; B ₦164,000; C ₦65,000.
B. Revaluation surplus: A ₦70,000, B ₦50,000. Final capitals - A ₦256,000; B ₦174,000; C ₦65,000.
C. Revaluation surplus: A ₦50,000, B ₦30,000. Final capitals - A ₦236,000; B ₦154,000; C ₦65,000.
D. Revaluation surplus: A ₦60,000, B ₦40,000. Final capitals - A ₦246,000; B ₦164,000; C ₦75,000.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Revaluation surplus: A ₦60,000, B ₦40,000. Final capitals - A ₦246,000; B ₦164,000; C ₦65,000.

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Financial Accounting Question 4. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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