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?
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C: $33200
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