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A-LevelAccountingLimited Company Accounts (Share Capital & Reserves)Feb/Mar 2023Paper 1 Q181 Mark

A limited company intends to issue shares at a price above the par value. Which items, apart from the bank balance, will be affected by the share issue?

Ashare capital, capital reserves and revenue reserves
Bshare capital and capital reserves only
Cshare capital and revenue reserves only
Dshare capital only

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Feb/Mar 2023 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Limited Company Accounts (Share Capital & Reserves) and is worth 1 mark.

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