WAEC Financial Accounting 2008 Question 10

Question 10

Company Accounts

Tale Ltd. has 100,000 ordinary shares of N1 each and 60,000 5% preference shares of N1 each. Both were fully paid.
Profit and loss appropriation b/f N10,000
Net profit for the year N6,000
Proposed dividend on ordinary shares N4,000
Interim dividend N6,000
Goodwill written off N600
The authorised capital of Tale Ltd is

  1. A.N176,000
  2. B.N166,000
  3. C.N160,000
  4. D.N16,000
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (N160,000)

Explanation

Only the issued shares are given (100,000 + 60,000 = N160,000); taking all shares as authorised and issued, the answer is N160,000.