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The company wants to buy back 20% of its equity capital at 10% premium. Not having
sufficient profits to buy back, the company issued 1,200 Preference Shares of Rs.100 each at
10% premium payable as Rs.20 on application and the balance on allotment. These shares were
duly taken up and company purchased the equity shares immediately, sufficient profits were
used to supplement the new issue.
Pass the necessary Journal Entries.
Q.2. The summarized Balance Sheet of Shreeram Ltd. as on 31st March 2017 is as follows:
PARTICULARS Rs.
Share Capital
3,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each fully paid up 30,00,000
Reserves and Surplus
Securities Premium 2,00,000
Profit and Loss Account 8,00,000
Long Term Borrowings
10% Debentures 14,00,000
Current Liabilities
Creditors 4,00,000
TOTAL 58,00,000
ASSETS:
Fixed Assets 28,00,000
Investments 10,00,000
Current Asset 20,00,000
TOTAL 58,00,000
Ascertain the maximum number of shares the company can buy back at a price of Rs. 40 per
share.
Assuming that the buy back is carried out, you are required to:
a. Record the journal entries in the books of Shreeram Ltd.
b. Prepare notes to accounts of share capital and reserves and surplus as they would appear in
notes to accounts forming part of the balance sheet of Shreeram Ltd. as on 31st March 2017.
(Do not prepare Balance Sheet)
The company decided to buy back 20% of its equity shares out of profits. All the legal
formalities were duly completed. The company sold its Investments for Rs.205,000 and issued
500 8% Debentures of Rs. 100 each and received the amount in full. After the buy back, the
company issued bonus shares to equity shareholder in the ratio of 1 bonus share for every 2
shares held using the least amount of profit and loss account.
Pass journal entries and prepare the balance sheet.