Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Preparation of financial statements

Preparation of financial statements — practice question

L and M were in a partnership and shared profits and losses in equal proportions. They took in a new partner, P. There is no partnership agreement. The conditions for P’s admission were: 1 Assets were reduced in value by $60000. 2 Goodwill had a value of $30000, but it was not kept in the books of account. What effect will this have on the balance of L’s capital account when P is admitted?

  • Adecrease; increase
  • Bdecrease; decrease
  • Cincrease; increase
  • Dincrease; decrease

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