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Read the following case study carefully and answer the question:G, K, and B were partners running a partnership for the last 10 years, sharing profit and loss in the ratio of . Post-Covid, their firm was affected badly and started incurring losses. On 31st March 2023, they all decided to dissolve the firm due to continuous losses. Their capital balances were , , and respectively. The firm had liabilities of , Cash balance , other Sundry Assets , and P&L A/c constituted the rest. Assets were realised at , and liabilities were paid in full. There was an unrecorded liability of , which was settled at . Realisation expenses amounted to , being paid by G on behalf of the firm. Determine the balancing amount of the Profit and Loss Account prior to dissolution.

  1. A
    (Cr.)
  2. B
    (Dr.)
  3. C
    (Cr.)
  4. D
    (Dr.)

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's reconstruct the basic balancing equation of the Balance Sheet before dissolution:




Since the liabilities side () is greater than the currently listed assets (), the missing balancing figure must sit on the Asset side to balance out the sheet:

Hence, it is a debit balance (Dr.) of .

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Read the following case study carefully and answer the question:G, K, and B were partners running a partnership for the last 10 years, sharing profit and loss in the ratio of . Post-Covid, their firm was affected badly and started incurring losses. On 31st March 2023, they all decided to dissolve the firm due to continuous losses. Their capital balances were , , and respectively. The firm had liabilities of , Cash balance , other Sundry Assets , and P&L A/c constituted the rest. Assets were realised at , and liabilities were paid in full. There was an unrecorded liability of , which was settled at . Realisation expenses amounted to , being paid by G on behalf of the firm. Determine the balancing amount of the Profit and Loss Account prior to dissolution.
A
(Cr.)
B
(Dr.)
C
(Cr.)
D
(Dr.)

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