WAEC Financial Accounting 2024 Question 32

Question 32

Partnership Accounts

Use the following information to answer questions 31 to 33.
Taiyelolu and Ejire are partners sharing profits or losses equally. Extracts from their books showed: (Taiyelolu / Ejire)
Capital accounts (1/1/2023): ₦200,000 / ₦100,000
Current accounts (1/1/2023): ₦40,000 / ₦80,000
Drawings within the year: ₦20,000 / ₦30,000
Annual salaries: ₦28,000 / ₦24,000
Interest on capital is agreed at 10% and the net profit for the year is ₦120,000.
Ejire's share of profit is

  1. A.₦45,000.
  2. B.₦38,000.
  3. C.₦34,000
  4. D.₦19,000.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (₦19,000.)

Explanation

Residual profit = 120,000 − interest (20,000 + 10,000) − salaries (28,000 + 24,000) = 38,000, shared equally: ₦19,000 each.