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On 1 July 2017, Peter Limited Acquired All the Issued

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On 1 July 2017, Peter Limited acquired all the issued shares of Kerri Limited for $100 000 when the equity of Kerri Limited consisted of: Share capital $70 000
Retained earnings 30 000
The pre-acquisition entry at 1 July 2014 is:
Shares in Kerri Limited  Dr 10000 Retained earnings Cr30000 Share capital Cr700000\begin{array}{llll}\text {Shares in Kerri Limited } & \text { Dr } & 10000 & \\\text { Retained earnings } & \mathrm{Cr} && 30000 & \\\text { Share capital } & \mathrm{Cr} & & 700000\end{array}


 Retained earnings  Dr 30000 Share capital Dr70000 Shares in Kerri Limited Cr100000\begin{array}{llll}\text { Retained earnings } & \text { Dr } & 30000 & \\\text { Share capital } & \mathrm{Dr} & 70000 & \\\text { Shares in Kerri Limited } & \mathrm{Cr} & & 100000\end{array}

 Retained earnings  Dr 70000 Share capital  Dr 30000 Shares in Kerri Limited Cr100000\begin{array}{llll}\text { Retained earnings } & \text { Dr } & 70000 & \\\text { Share capital } & \text { Dr } & 30000 & \\\text { Shares in Kerri Limited } & \mathrm{Cr} & & 100000\end{array}

 Goodwill  Dr 30000 Share capital  Dr 70000Shares in Kerri Limited Cr 100000\begin{array}{llll}\text { Goodwill } & \text { Dr } & 30000& \\\text { Share capital } & \text { Dr } & 70000&\\\text {Shares in Kerri Limited}&\text { Cr } &&100000\end{array}

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