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If a partner dies, then JLP will be reckoned at ________.

  1. surrender value

  2. maturity value

  3. policy value

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
On the death of a partner, assets and liabilities are revalued and the resultant profit and loss has  to be transferred to the capital accounts of the partners including the deceased partner, value of goodwill is raised and the maturity value of joint life policy is taken into account. Revaluation profit and reserves are transferred to capital or current accounts of partners. After ascertaining the amount due to the deceased partner, it should be credited to his executor's account.

When the goodwill is raised at its full value and written off at retirement of a partner, the remaining partners share goodwill in _________.

  1. old profit sharing ratio

  2. new profit sharing ratio

  3. gaining ratio

  4. sacrificing ratio


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The retiring partner is entitled to his/her share of goodwill at the time of retirement because the goodwill is the result of the efforts of all the partners
including the retiring one in the past. When a partner retires from the firm, the continuing partner will gain in future profits. The retiring partner is compensated for his/her share of goodwill by the continuing partners who gains in their gaining ratio.
Journal entry when goodwill adjustment entry need to be made through partner's capital accounts without raising goodwill in the book:
 Continuing partner's capital A/c          Dr.       (in gaining ratio)
               To  Retiring partner's capital A/c        (with his share of goodwill)

Balances of A, B & C sharing profits & losses in proportion to their capitals, stood as:
A = $Rs.2,00,000$
B = $Rs.3,00,000$
C = $Rs.2,00,000$
Joint Life Policy Reserve A/c $Rs.80,000$ and Joint Life Policy A/c is shown in the balance sheet $Rs.80,000$. A desired to retire from the firm and the remaining partners decided to carry on in equal ratio, joint life policy of the partners surrendered and cash obtained $Rs.80,000$. What will be the treatment for Joint Life Policy Reserve A/c?

  1. Cash received credited to Revaluation A/c.

  2. JLP Reserve balance credited to Partner's Capital A/c in old profit sharing ratio.

  3. JLP Reserve balance credited to Partner's Capital A/c in new profit sharing ratio.

  4. Cash received credited to Partners' Capital A/c in old profit sharing ratio.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Creation of Joint Life Policy Reserve Account - Under this method, premium paid is debited to policy account and credited to bank A/c. At the end of the year, amount equal to premium is transferred from profit and loss appropriation A/c to policy reserve A/c. After this, policy A/c is brought down to its surrender value by debiting the life policy reserve A/c with amount which exceeds the surrender value of policy. Thus, in this method, policy account appears on the assets side and policy reserve account appears on the liabilities side of the balance sheet until it is realised. Both these accounts appear in the balance sheet at the surrender value of policy. 

On death or retirement of a partner Joint Life Policy Reserve Account is transferred to Joint Life Policy Account and then the balance is transferred to Partner's Capital Account in old profit sharing ratio.

The balance of joint life policy account as shown in the balance sheet represent ___________.

  1. the surrender value of a policy

  2. annual premium of JLP

  3. total premium paid by the firm

  4. amount receivable on the maturity of the policy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
This is the case when Joint Life Policy Reserve account is maintained. In this case insurance premium paid is debited to joint life policy account and credited to bank account. At the end of the year, the amount in excess of surrender value is treated as loss and is transferred to profit and loss account and the surrender value is shown in the balance sheet every year.

B, C, D are partners sharing profits in the ratio $7:5:4$. D died on $30$th June $2006$ and profits for the years $2005-2006$ was $Rs.12,000$. How many shares in profits for the period $1$st April $2006$ to $30$th June $2006$ will be credited to D's accounts?

  1. $Rs.3,000$

  2. $Rs.750$

  3. $Rs.1570$

  4. $Rs 1,000$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

On death of partner,  representative of deceased partner is entitled to the partner's share of profit from the beginning of the year to the date of the death.

D's share of profit on 30th June, 2006 = Total profit till date * D's share
D's share of profit on 30th June, 2006 =  Rs. 12000 * (3/12) * (4/16)
D's share of profit on 30th June, 2006 = Rs. 750

 If the firm gets dissolved due to the retirement of one the partners then what amount of JLP will be credited in partner's capital A/c?

  1. Maturity Value.

  2. Surrender Value.

  3. Policy Value.

  4. None of these.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
At the time of retirement of a partner, readjustments takes place. Whenever a partner retires, the continuing partners make gain in terms of profit sharing ratio. Therefore, the remaining partners arrange for the amount to be paid to discharge the claims of retiring partners. Assets and liabilities are revalued, value of goodwill is raised and surrender value of joint life policy is taken into account. Revaluation of profit and reserves are transferred to capital or current accounts of partners. Lastly, final amount due to the retiring partner is determined and discharged.

The basic aim of Lead Bank Scheme is that ____________________.

  1. big banks should try to open offices in each district

  2. there should be stiff competition among the various nationalized banks

  3. individual banks should adopt particular districts for intensive development

  4. all the banks should make intensive efforts to mobilize deposits.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The basic aim of Lead Bank Scheme is that there should be stiff competition among the various nationalized banks and big banks should try to open offices in each district.

A bank issued an advice to the account holder whenever it deducts a certain amount from his account.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

True. A bank's advice is like a notice that the bank gives to the customer when any transaction takes place. Hence, bank always issues an advice while money gets deducted from customers account and also when money is deposited in the customer account.

The total of discount column on the debit side of the cash book is posted to the _________________.

  1. Credit of the discount allowed account

  2. Debit of the discount received account

  3. Credit of the discount received account

  4. Debit of the discount allowed account.


Correct Option: D

For opening Joint Bank account, in case of separate sets of books:

  1. Venture A/c will be debited and Ventures A/c will be credited

  2. Joint Bank A/c is debited and Ventures Capital A/c is credited

  3. Joint Venture A/c is debited and Joint Bank A/c will be credited

  4. Joint Bank A/c will be debited and Joint Venture A/c will be credited


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

For opening a Joint bank account, in case of separate sets of books are joint bank account debited and ventures capital account is credited. A joint bank account is like any other bank account.