MCQ on Class 12 Accountancy Chapter 4 Reconstitution of Partnership Firm: Retirement / Death of a Partner with Answers

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Q1. What treatment is made of accumulated profits and losses on the retirement of a partner?

(A) Credited to all partner’s capital accounts in old ratio.
(B) Debited to all partner’s capital accounts in old ratio.
(C) Credited to remaining partner’s capital accounts in new ratio.
(D) Credited to remaining partner’s capital accounts in gaining ratio.

(A) Credited to all partner’s capital accounts in old ratio.


Q2. At the time of retirement of a partner, profit on revaluation will be credited to :

(A) Capital Account of retiring partner
(B) Capital Accounts of all partners in the old profit sharing ratio.
(C) Capital Accounts of the remaining partners in their old profit sharing ratio
(D) Capital Accounts of the remaining partners in their new profit sharing ratio

(B) Capital Accounts of all partners in the old profit sharing ratio.


Q3. What journal entry will be recorded for writing off the goodwill already existing in Balance Sheet at the time of retirement of a partner?

(A) Retiring Partner’s Capital A/c Dr. To Goodwill A/c
(B) All Partner’s Capital A/cs (including retiring) Dr. (in old ratio) To Goodwill A/c
(C) Remaining Partner’s Capital A/cs Dr. (in gaining ratio) To Goodwill A/c
(D) Remaining Partner’s Capital A/cs Dr. (in new ratio) To Goodwill A/c

(B) All Partner’s Capital A/cs (including retiring) Dr. (in old ratio) To Goodwill A/c


Q4. What journal entry will be recorded for deceased partner’s share in profit from the closure of last balance sheet till the date of his death?

(A) Profit and Loss A/c To Deceased Partner’s Capital A/c Dr.
(B) Deceased Partner’s Capital A/c To Profit and Loss A/c Dr.
(C) Deceased Partner’s Capital A/c To Profit and Loss Suspense A/c Dr.
(D) Profit and Loss Suspense A/c To Deceased Partner’s Capital A/c Dr.

(D) Profit and Loss Suspense A/c To Deceased Partner’s Capital A/c Dr.


Q5. On retirement of a partner, goodwill will be credited to the Capital Account of:

(A) Retiring Partner
(B) Remaining Partners
(C) All Partners
(D) None of the Above

(A) Retiring Partner


Q6. On the death of a partner, the amount due to him will be credited to :

(A) All partner’s Capital Accounts
(B) Remaining partner’s Capital Accounts
(C) His Executor’s Account
(D) Governments’ Revenue Account

(C) His Executor’s Account


Q7. How goodwill is recorded on the retirement of a partner?

(A) Remaining Partner’s Capital A/cs Dr. (In Gaining Ratio) To Retiring Partner’s Capital A/c (with his share of goodwill)
(B) Remaining Partner’s Capital A/cs Dr. (In New Ratio) To Retiring Partner’s Capital A/c (with his share of goodwill)
(C) Goodwill A/c Dr. To All Partner’s Capital A/cs (In Old Ratio)
(D) Goodwill A/c Dr. To Retiring Partner’s Capital A/c (with his share)

(A) Remaining Partner’s Capital A/cs Dr. (In Gaining Ratio) To Retiring Partner’s Capital A/c (with his share of goodwill)


Q8. A, B and C are partners in 3 : 4 : 2. B wants to retire from the firm. The profit on revaluation on that date was ₹36,000. New ratio of A and C is 5 : 3. Profit on revaluation will be distributed as :

(A) A ₹16,000; B ₹12,000; C ₹8,000
(B) A ₹12,000; B ₹16,000; C ₹8,000
(C) A ₹22,500; C ₹13,500
(D) A ₹23,625; C ₹12,375

(B) A ₹12,000; B ₹16,000; C ₹8,000


Q9. The old profit-sharing ratio among Rajender, Satish and Tejpal were 2 : 2 : 1. The new profit-sharing ratio after Satish’s retirement is 3 : 2. The gaining ratio is :

(a) 3 : 2
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 1
(d) 2 : 3

(c) 1 : 1


Q10. The amount due to the deceased partner is paid to his……….

(a) Father
(b) Friend
(c) Wife
(d) Executors

(d) Executors


Q11. In case of death of a partner, the whole amount standing to the credit of his capital account is transferred to :

(a) Capital Accounts of all partners
(b) Capital Accounts of remaining partners
(c) His Executor’s Account
(d) Account of the Government

(c) His Executor’s Account


Q12. On the death of a partner in a firm payments are made to;

(a) Capital A/c
(b) Executor’s A/c
(c) Current A/c
(d) Loan A/c

(b) Executor’s A/c


Q13. Gaining Ratio:

(a) Old Ratio – New Ratio
(b) New Ratio – Old Ratio
(c) Old Ratio + Old Ratio
(d) All of these.

(b) New Ratio – Old Ratio


Q14. At the time retirement of a partner, ratio is calculated:

(a) old
(b) sacrifice
(c) gaining
(d) All of these.

(c) gaining


Q15. After the death of an existing partner, shares of remaining partner will

(a) increase
(b) decrease
(c) not change
(d) All of these.

(a) increase


Q16. At the time of retirement of an existing partner, goodwill already shown in the books is written off in ratio.

(a) old
(b) new
(c) sacrifice
(d) gaining

(a) old


Q17. Goodwill of the deceased partner will be debited in remaining partners’ capital Account in ratio.

(a) old
(b) new
(c) sacrifice
(d) gaining

(d) gaining


Q18. At the time of retirement of a partner, goodwill will be credited in partner’s capital Account.

(a) old
(b) gaining
(c) retiring
(d) All of these.

(c) retiring


Q19. At the time of retirement of a partner, account is prepared.

(a) revaluation A/c
(b) profit and loss A/c
(c) balance sheet
(d) All of these.

(a) revaluation A/c


Q20. The retiring/deceased partner must be compensated in the form of premium (goodwill) for the share of profit in favour of continued partners. .

(a) sacrificed
(b) gained
(c) obtained
(d) None of these.

(a) sacrificed


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