Waec Model Questions Vol1 2023 Financial Accounting Question 7

Practice objective / multiple choice question 7 from the 2023 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2023 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 7 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2023 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

At the beginning of the year, XYZ Ltd had the following equity items: Share capital (ordinary) ₦5,000,000 (par value ₦10 per share), Share premium ₦1,200,000, Revaluation reserve ₦300,000, Retained earnings ₦800,000. During the year the company: (i) issued 20,000 ordinary shares at ₦15 each; (ii) revalued a building, creating a revaluation surplus of ₦500,000; (iii) declared and paid an ordinary dividend of 10% on the ordinary share capital (based on par value); (iv) purchased its own shares costing ₦250,000; (v) transferred ₦100,000 from retained earnings to a general reserve. Compute the total shareholders' equity at the end of the year.

Answer Options

A. 7,250,000
B. 7,450,000
C. 7,300,000
Correct Answer D. 7,350,000
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
7,350,000

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2023 Financial Accounting Question 7. It is one of the objective questions from the 2023 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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