Worked Solution
✓ VerifiedRoshan's Current Account (in the books of the Partnership Firm)
The account records Roshan's deposits (credit entries) and withdrawals (debit entries). Interest is charged at 10% p.a. on debit balance and 8% p.a. on credit balance, calculated on a daily basis.
Step 1 — Running Balance after each transaction:
01-07-2012: Opening balance = ₹75,000 Dr
14-07-2012: Deposit ₹1,38,000 → Balance = 1,38,000 − 75,000 = ₹63,000 Cr
29-07-2012: Withdrawal ₹97,000 → Balance = 97,000 − 63,000 = ₹34,000 Dr
18-08-2012: Deposit ₹22,000 → Balance = 34,000 − 22,000 = ₹12,000 Dr
09-09-2012: Withdrawal ₹11,000 → Balance = 12,000 + 11,000 = ₹23,000 Dr
Step 2 — Interest Calculation Table:
| Period | From | To | Days | Balance (₹) | Nature | Rate | Interest (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01-07 | 14-07 | 13 | 75,000 | Dr | 10% | 267.12 |
| 2 | 14-07 | 29-07 | 15 | 63,000 | Cr | 8% | 207.12 |
| 3 | 29-07 | 18-08 | 20 | 34,000 | Dr | 10% | 186.30 |
| 4 | 18-08 | 09-09 | 22 | 12,000 | Dr | 10% | 72.33 |
| 5 | 09-09 | 30-09 | 21 | 23,000 | Dr | 10% | 132.33 |
Total Debit Interest = 267.12 + 186.30 + 72.33 + 132.33 = ₹658.08
Total Credit Interest = ₹207.12
Net Interest charged to Roshan = ₹658.08 − ₹207.12 = ₹450.96 (Dr)
Roshan's Current Account (Dr / Cr format)
| Dr Side | ₹ | Cr Side | ₹ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-07 Balance b/d | 75,000.00 | 14-07 Cash/Bank | 1,38,000.00 |
| 29-07 Cash/Bank | 97,000.00 | 18-08 Cash/Bank | 22,000.00 |
| 09-09 Cash/Bank | 11,000.00 | 30-09 Balance c/d | 23,450.96 |
| 30-09 Interest | 450.96 | ||
| Total | 1,83,450.96 | Total | 1,83,450.96 |
Closing Balance = ₹23,450.96 Dr (Roshan owes this amount to the firm as on 30-09-2012).
Write it like this
1The skeleton
- First, build the running balance column — after every transaction, write the new balance AND tag it Dr or Cr; examiners look for this before they even check your interest math.
- Then draw your interest table with six columns: Period / From / To / Days / Balance / Rate / Interest — a missing column costs you a presentation mark even if all figures are correct.
- Count days as 'later date minus earlier date' and close the final period on the last day of the month (30-09 here) — forgetting to close at month-end is the single most common arithmetic error on this type.
- Split your totals: debit interest separate, credit interest separate, then net them — write 'Net interest charged = Dr Interest − Cr Interest' explicitly so the examiner sees your logic, not just a final number.
- Draw the formal T-account last, putting the net interest on the Dr side as a single line entry and balancing with Balance c/d — the ledger format is what earns the presentation mark, not the interest workings alone.
2Examiner-rewarded phrases
3Common trap
Watch out — most students either ignore the credit-balance period entirely or add both debit and credit interest on the Dr side instead of netting them off. If Roshan's account swings Cr for any period, that interest reduces what he owes — miss the netting and your closing balance is wrong even if every other figure is perfect.