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A-LevelAccountingCompany Accounts / Share Capital and ReservesMay/June 2020Paper 1 Q161 Mark

On 1 December 2019 a company's statement of financial position included the following. [Table with 'ordinary shares of $5 each' $2500000, 'share premium' $850000, 'retained earnings' $710000] 2019 15 December paid an ordinary share interim dividend of $0.15 per share 23 December made a bonus issue of 25000 ordinary shares Reserves were kept in their most flexible form. What were the balances on the revenue reserves and capital reserves accounts after these transactions?

Arevenue reserves $335000, capital reserves $725000
Brevenue reserves $335000, capital reserves $825000
Crevenue reserves $635000, capital reserves $725000
Drevenue reserves $635000, capital reserves $825000

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2020 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Company Accounts / Share Capital and Reserves and is worth 1 mark.

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