WAEC Financial Accounting 1995 Question 48

Question 48

Partnership Accounts

Halima and Ibinabo are partners sharing profits and losses equally. Extracts from their books showed (Halima | Ibinabo):
Capital Accounts 1st Jan., 1992: ₦100,000 | ₦50,000
Current Accounts 1st Jan., 1992: ₦20,000 | ₦40,000
Drawing during the year: ₦10,000 | ₦15,000
Annual salaries: ₦14,000 | ₦12,000
Interest on capital is 10%. The net profit for the year is ₦60,000.

The share of profit of each partner is

  1. A.₦17,000
  2. B.₦15,000
  3. C.₦10,750
  4. D.₦10,000
  5. E.₦9,500.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (₦9,500.)

Explanation

60,000 − salaries 26,000 − interest 15,000 = 19,000; half each = ₦9,500.