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A-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statements9706/12 · May/June 2018 · Q161 Mark

A company issued 50000 ordinary shares of $0.50 each at a price of $0.60 each. What were the accounting entries for the issue? debit $ credit $ bank 30000 share capital 25000 share premium 5000 bank 25000 share capital 30000 share premium 5000 share capital 30000 bank 30000 share capital 25000 bank 30000 share premium 5000

Adebit bank $30000, credit share capital $25000, share premium $5000
Bdebit bank $25000, share premium $5000, credit share capital $30000
Cdebit share capital $30000, credit bank $30000
Ddebit share capital $25000, share premium $5000, credit bank $30000

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A: debit bank $30000, credit share capital $25000, share premium $5000

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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 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 16.

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