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- April 4, 2015 at 2:52 pm #240126
The question requires us to produce a statement of changes in equity.
i will only reproduce the part i do not understand:
Share capital: during the year, following changes occurred in the capital structure:
1. an issue of 200,000 $1 ord bonus shares capitalizing in its share premium reserve
2. an issue of 400,000 $1 ord shares (issued price $1.4)
this means:
a. the share premium is decreased by 40 (160 – 200) – this figure is correct
b. as for share capital, there is an addition of 400. but the answer shows an addition of 600.
can u please explain how this is so?
thanks in advance
April 4, 2015 at 5:30 pm #240133Your note 1 says “an issue of 200,000 $1 ord bonus shares ….”
and note 2 says “an issue of 400,000 $1 ord shares …..”
Now, if I add 200,000 to 400,000 I arrive at 600,000
Does that do it for you? Think about the double entry for note 1
Debit share premium account $200,000 and credit ?????????
April 4, 2015 at 7:29 pm #240139ohhhh!!.. thanks!!
April 4, 2015 at 9:20 pm #240146You’re welcome! I always find that with tricky calculations like that, it’s safer to do it on my fingers
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April 5, 2015 at 5:53 pm #240214ah.. Mike Little .. we meet again … by the way.. i managed to get a 72 on F4
i certainly want to be able to do trick questions on my fingertips .. hopefully typing on F7 forum will help me achieve that….
April 5, 2015 at 6:00 pm #240215Ah Mansoor! Welcome back! And very well done with your F4 – I always knew that you had it in you!
Never mind these new-fangled bits of modern technology! They’re just a passing phase. When faced with tricky calculations like “What’s 400 + 200?” then I always recommend the use of one’s fingers – if only as a check on the continuing accuracy of these modern calculator things.
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