Board Paper of Class 12-Commerce 2012 Accountancy (SET 1) - Solutions
General Instructions
1) This question paper contains two sections: A and B.
2) Section A is compulsory.
Section A
i. This section consists of 2 compulsory questions.
ii. Question No. 1 carries 20 marks.
iii. Question No. 2 carries 10 marks.
iv. This whole section is of 30 marks in total.
Section B
i. This section consists of 8 questions.
ii. Attempt any 5 questions from question nos. 3 to 10 carrying 14 marks each.
iv. This whole section is of 70 marks in total.
- Question 1
Answer each of the following questions briefly : [10 × 2] = [20 Marks] (i) State any two uses of Securities Premium as stated in Section 78 of the Companies Act, 1956. (ii) In a Cost Sheet, how would you treat: (a) Primary packing material. (b) Secondary packing material. (iii) Give two differences between Sacrificing Ratio and Gaining Ratio. (iv) In case of a Joint Venture business, how is abnormal loss of goods which have been insured, treated in the books of accounts? (v) List two instances when a partner’s Fixed Capital may change. (vi) List any two objectives of stock valuation. (vii) Why is a General Ledger Adjustment Account opened? (viii) Assuming that the Debt-Equity Ratio of a company is 2 : 1, state whether this ratio would increase, decrease or not change in the following cases : (a) Issue of new shares for cash. (b) Repayment of a long-term bank loan. (ix) What are trade investments? (x) The firm with X, Y and Z as partners earned a profit of Rs 3,00,000 during the year ended 31st March, 2011. 20% of this profit was to be transferred to General Reserve. Pass the necessary Journal entry for the same.
- Question 2
Amit, Pawan and Suresh are partners in a firm, sharing profits in the ratio 2 : 3 : 1. Suresh retired on
1st April, 2011. At the time of his retirement:
(a) Goodwill of the firm was valued at Rs 36,000.
(b) The Balance Sheet of the firm showed:
(i) A General Reserve of Rs 1,20,000.Record necessary Journal entries for the above adjustments to be made in the books of the firm on the date of Suresh’s retirement. [10 Marks] VIEW SOLUTION
(ii) A debit balance of Rs 48,000 in the Profit & Loss Account.
(iii) Rs 48,000 each, in the Joint Life Policy Account and Joint Life Policy Reserve Account. It was decided that the Joint Life Policy would be surrendered on the date of Suresh’s retirement.