WAEC Financial Accounting 2002 Question 36

Question 36

Partnership Accounts

Baba and Tunde are partners sharing profits and losses equally. Extracts from their books showed (Baba; Tunde):
Capital Accounts 1 January, 2000: N40,000; N50,000
Current Accounts 1 January, 2000: N20,000 Cr; N15,000 Cr
Drawings during the year: N4,000; N5,000
Salaries: N5,000; N5,000
Interest on capital is 10%. The net profit for the year is N40,000
The interest on Tunde's capital is

  1. A.N10,000
  2. B.N5,000
  3. C.N4,000
  4. D.N1,500.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (N5,000)

Explanation

10% × N50,000 = N5,000.