A company forfeited 8,000 shares of 20 each on which application money Rs. 6 has been paid. Out of these, 4,000 shares were reissued as fully paid up and Rs. 16,000 has been transferred to capital reserve. Calculate the rate at which these shares were reissued.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Rs. 18 per share
The amount forfeited on the reissued shares is used first to meet any discount allowed on reissue; what is left is transferred to Capital Reserve. So the discount is the forfeited amount less the capital reserve.
Forfeited per share = Rs. 6 (application money paid)
Forfeited on 4,000 shares reissued = 4,000 × Rs. 6 = Rs. 24,000
Discount allowed = Rs. 24,000 − Rs. 16,000 = Rs. 8,000
Discount per share = Rs. 8,000 ÷ 4,000 = Rs. 2
Reissue price = Rs. 20 − Rs. 2 = Rs. 18 per share
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