Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Accounting for Shares

Question:

A company may issue fresh shares :

(A) At discount
(B) As Collateral Security
(C) At Par
(D) For Consideration other than cash
(E) At Premium

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Options:

(A), (B) and (E) Only

(A), (C) and (E) Only

(A), (D) and (E) Only

(C), (D) and (E) Only

Correct Answer:

(C), (D) and (E) Only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) - (C), (D) and (E) Only.

A company can issue shares for cash at par and premium and consideration other than cash.

* At par- Share are issued for cash at par value means if share is of ₹10 then it is issued at ₹10.

* At premium - Shares are issued at premium. Companies with good reputation can issue shares at premium i.e. more value than face value. For e.g. if a share is of ₹10 is issued for ₹12 then it is known as shares issued at premium.

* Consideration other than cash- Share can be issued for consideration other than cash. If any company purchased fixed asset then it can issue shares for the payment of the asset to vendor.

* Shares can not be issued at discount.
*Debentures are issued as collateral security not shares.