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A-LevelAccountingCompany AccountsFeb/Mar 2019Paper 1 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

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Feb/Mar 2019 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Company Accounts and is worth 1 mark.

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