WAEC - Accounts Principles Of Accounts (2024 - No. 33)

Use the following information to answer this question.

Taiyelolu and Ejire are partners sharing profits or losses equally. Extracts from their books showed:  
 
 Taiyelolu  Ejire
 #  #  
Capital accounts (1/1/2023)  200,000 100,000  
Current accounts (1/1/2023) 40,000 80,000  
Drawings within the year 20,000 30,000  
Annual salaries  28,000 24,000  

Interest on capital is agreed at 10% and the net profit for the year is # 120,000.  

Taiyelolu's balance of current account at the end of the year is

#107,000.
$87,000.
#68,000.
#40,000.

Explanation

Taiyelolu current value

 #   #

 Drawing 20,000

 

 

 Bal c/d  87,000

 107,000

 

 Balance b/d 40,000

 Salary  28,000

 Int. on capital 20,000

 Share of profit 19,000

  107,000

Bal b/d  87,000


Goodwill value is the difference between the purchase consideration and the net value of all assets of the business. 

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