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A-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statements9706/12 · Oct/Nov 2018 · Q171 Mark

A company provides the following information. ordinary shares of $0.50 each $84 000 retained earnings $50 000 134 000 The following transactions then take place. 1 The company makes a rights issue of one new ordinary share for every two held, at $1.30. The issue was fully subscribed. 2 A bonus issue of two new ordinary shares for every three held was then made. What is the maximum possible balance of the retained earnings after these transactions?

A$8400
B$16800
C$33200
D$41600

✓ Correct answer

C: $33200

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Preparation of financial statements, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Accounting, Oct/Nov 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 17.

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