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(Super profit Method when Past Adjustments are Made).
Alok and Aakash are partners in M/s Mega Enterprises . They admit Ashish as partner w.e.f. 1st April, 2019. They agreed to value goodwill at 3 years' purchase by Super Profit Method for which they decided to take average fo last 5 years profits. The profits for the last five years were:
`{:("Year Ended",,"Rs.",,),("31st March, 2015",,"2,00,000",,"(Including gain of Rs. 25,000 from sale of fixed asset),"),("31st March, 2016",,"1,70,000",,"(Including abnormal loss of Rs. 50,000),"),("31st March, 2017",,"2,10,000,",,),("31st March, 2018",,"2,30,000,",,),("31st March, 2019",,"2,50,000".,,):}`
Capital employed in the firm is Rs. 15,00,000 and normal rate of return in similar business is `10%` . Calculate value of goodwill.

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Average Profit`=("Total Normal Profit")/("Number of Years")=("Rs. 10,85,000")/(5)=` Rs. 2,17,000.
2. Calculation of Normal Profit:
Capital Employed = Rs. 15,00,000
Normal Rate of Return = `10%`
` :. ` Normal Profit = Rs. 15,00,000`xx`10/100 = Rs. 1,50,000.
3. Calculation of Super Profit:
Super Profit = Average Profit - Normal Profit
` " " `= Rs. 2,17,000 - Rs. 1,50,000 = Rs. 67,000.
4. Value of Goodwill:
Goodwill = Super Profit `xx` Number of Years' Purchase
` " " ` = Rs. 67,000 `xx` 3 = Rs. 2,01,000.
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