2. Geeta Handa
PGT Accountancy
• 20 years experience of teaching
accountancy.
• 14 years experience of checking
accountancy papers of CBSE
• Worked as examiner for conducting
practical exam of accountancy.
geet7handa@gmail.com Geeta Handa
3. Question :
X and Y are partners in a firm sharing Profits and
Losses in the ratio 3 : 2. Z is admitted as partner with
¼ share in profits. Z acquires his share from X and Y
in the ratio 2 : 1.
Calculate New Profit-Sharing Ratio.
5. Geeta Handa
Calculation of Sacrifice / Gain of each Partner:
Partners X Y Z
Old Share ( 3 : 2 ) 𝟑
𝟓
𝟐
𝟓
----
Z ’s Share in Profits 𝟏
𝟒
Sacrifice of X and Y
Z’s Share in 2 : 1
𝟏
𝟒
x
𝟐
𝟑
𝟏
𝟒
x
𝟏
𝟑 -----
= 2/12
Sacrifice
= 1/12
Sacrifice
-----
6. Geeta Handa
Calculation of New Share of X and Y:
Partners X Y Z
Old Share 𝟑
𝟓
𝟐
𝟓 ----
New Share of X and Y
Old Share ─ Sacrifice
𝟑
𝟓
─
𝟐
𝟏𝟐
𝟐
𝟓
─
𝟏
𝟏𝟐
=
𝟑𝟔−𝟏𝟎
𝟔𝟎
𝟐𝟒−𝟓
𝟔𝟎
= 26/60 = 19/60
7. Geeta Handa
Calculation of New Ratio of Partners:
Partners X Y Z
New Share 26/60 19/60
Z’s Share 𝟏
𝟒
New Share 26/60 19/60 𝟏
𝟒
x
𝟏𝟓
𝟏𝟓
= 26/60 = 19/60 = 15/60