Question text The equity section of ABC Corporation’s statement of financial position as of December 31, 2019 is as follows: Equity Share capital—ordinary, $5 par value; authorized, 2,000,000 shares; issued, 400,000 shares $2,000,000 Share premium—ordinary 850,000 Retained earnings 3,000,000 $5,850,000 The following events occurred during 2020: Jan. 16 Declared a cash dividend of 20 cents per share, payable February 15 to share-holders of record on February 5. Feb. 10 20,000 shares of authorized and unissued ordinary shares were sold for $12 per share. April 1 A two-for-one split was carried out. The par value of the shares was to be reduced to $2.50 per share. Fair value on March 31 was $18 per share. July 1 A 15% share dividend was declared and issued. Fair value is currently $10 per share. Instructions Explain how each event will affect the following: Number of shares Outstanding, Share premium - Ordinary, Retained earnings.
DATe | No. of shareoutstanding | Share premium | Retained Earnings | in $ | |
Jan-16 | no effect | no effect | Decrease | -80000 | |
(.2*400000) | |||||
Feb-10 | Increase by 20000 | Increase by $140000 | No effect | ||
(20000*(12-5))=140000 | |||||
Apr-01 | 420000 | No effect | No effect | ||
shares are doubled 2:1 | |||||
Jul-01 | Incresae by 126000 | Increase by $630000 | Decrease by- $1260000 | ||
(420000*2)*15% | (126000*(10-5)) | 126000*10 | |||
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