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A-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statements9706/12 · May/June 2010 · Q181 Mark

At 1 January 2009 the capital structure of a company was as follows. issued share capital 100 000 ordinary shares of $1 each $100 000 share premium account $30 000 On 1 April 2009 the company made a rights issue of 20 000 shares of $1 each for $36 000. On 1 June 2009 a bonus issue of one share for every six in issue was made. The share premium account was used for this purpose. What is the balance on the share premium account at 31 December 2009?

A$26 000
B$34 000
C$46 000
D$56 000

✓ Correct answer

A: $26 000

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Preparation of financial statements, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Accounting, May/June 2010 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 18.

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