Admission Questions

Which of the following statements are correct in respect of goodwill?(A) The present value of a firm's anticipated excess earnings.(B) The capitalised value attached to the differential profit capacity of a business.(C) Goodwill exists only when the firm earns super profits.(D) Any firm that earns normal profits or is incurring losses also has goodwill.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following is NOT a method of valuation of goodwill?

The profit for the five years of a firm are as follows:YearProfit (Rs.)20134,00,00020143,98,00020154,50,00020164,45,00020175,00,000Calculate the goodwill of the firm on the basis of 4 years purchase of 5 years average profits.

When a new partner is admitted, the undistributed profits that appear in the balance sheet of the old firm are transferred to the capital account of:

Identify the steps involved in calculating goodwill under the capitalized value of average profits method:(A) Capitalize the average profits on the basis of the normal rate of return to ascertain the capitalized value of average profits(B) Ascertain the average profits based on the past few years' performance(C) Compute the value of goodwill by deducting net assets from the capitalized value of average profits(D) Ascertain the actual firm's capital (net assets) by deducting outside liabilities from the total assets (excluding goodwill and fictitious assets)Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Under which method is the goodwill valued at an agreed number of years' purchase of the average profits of the past few years?

At the time of admission of a new partner, for getting a right to share the assets of the partnership firm, the new partner at least will bring:

Vijay and Manohar share profits and losses in the ratio of $2:1$. They admit Prakash as a partner with $\frac{1}{4}$ share in profits with a guarantee that his share of profit will be at least Rs. $50,000$. The net profit of the firm for the year ending March 31, 2015, was Rs. $1,60,000$. Calculate the amount of profit Vijay will get.

The profit or loss on revaluation of assets and liabilities are distributed in:

Identify the steps involved in calculating goodwill under the capitalization of super profits method:(A) Calculate capital of the firm, which is equal to total assets (excluding goodwill and fictitious assets) minus outside liabilities(B) Multiply the super profits by the required rate of return multiplier(C) Calculate normal profits on capital employed(D) Calculate super profits by deducting normal profits from average profits(E) Calculate average profit for past yearsChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

What are the main factors affecting the value of goodwill?(A) Nature of business(B) Location(C) Efficiency of management(D) Market situationChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

________ is the value of the reputation of a firm in respect of the profits expected in future over and above the normal profits.