Neco Model Questions Vol1 2025 Financial Accounting Question 18

Practice objective / multiple choice question 18 from the 2025 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2025 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 18 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2025 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

Before any new issue, GreenCo Ltd has 20,000 ordinary shares with a par value of \(\,\text{₦}10\) each, a Share Premium account of \(\,\text{₦}300,000\) and Retained Earnings of \(\,\text{₦}800,000\). The company then issues 10,000 new shares at \(\,\text{₦}50\) each (par \(\,\text{₦}10\), premium \(\,\text{₦}40\)). After the issue, it declares and pays a dividend of \(\,\text{₦}5\) per share on the total shares now outstanding. What is the total shareholders' equity after these transactions?

Answer Options

A. ₦1,750,000
B. ₦1,600,000
C. ₦1,550,000
Correct Answer D. ₦1,650,000
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
₦1,650,000

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2025 Financial Accounting Question 18. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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