CMA Intermediate · Financial Accounting · Conversion of Partnership Firm into a Company and Sale of Partnership Firm to a Company
Under the lump sum method, purchase consideration is:
Under the lump sum method, the purchase consideration is simply a fixed amount agreed between the purchasing company and the vendor firm. It is not derived by valuing the assets and liabilities taken over, unlike the net payment method.
- AComputed from assets less liabilities taken over
- BComputed from the claims of partners and creditors
- CBased on the market value of shares issued
- DA fixed amount agreed between the company and the vendor firmCorrect
Explanation
In the lump sum method the parties directly agree a fixed total, for example ₹8,00,000, without computing from assets and liabilities. The net payment method computes it from assets and liabilities, so that option describes a different method.
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