JAMB - Accounts Principles Of Accounts (2023 - No. 43)

Dairo and Segun are in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio 2:3 respectively. The information below relates to their business for the year ended 31st December, 2018.
 

  Drawings:

 ₦

 Dairo   12000
 Segun   18000
 Capital  
 Dairo   120000
 Segun   60000

- Interest on drawings 10%

- Interest on capital 5%

- Profit for the year ₦36,000

- Salary: Segun ₦10,000

The interest on Dairo's drawings is

₦1,600
₦1,200
₦1,400
₦1,800

Explanation

The interest on Dairo's drawings is calculated by multiplying the amount of his drawings (₦12,000) by the interest rate on drawings (10%). This gives us ₦1,200.

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