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A-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statements9706/12 · Feb/Mar 2019 · Q161 Mark

During the year a business issued $1 ordinary shares at $1.20 each. The directors proposed a final dividend at the end of the year. Which balances in the statement of changes in equity were affected by these transactions?

Aordinary share capital ✓, share premium ✓, general reserve , retained earnings ✓
Bordinary share capital , share premium ✓, general reserve , retained earnings ✓
Cordinary share capital ✓, share premium , general reserve ✓, retained earnings ✓
Dordinary share capital ✓, share premium ✓, general reserve , retained earnings

✓ Correct answer

A: ordinary share capital ✓, share premium ✓, general reserve , retained earnings ✓

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Preparation of financial statements, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Accounting, Feb/Mar 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 16.

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