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Signal Plc called for subscriptions for 8 million shares.The issue price per share is €3.50 to be paid in three parts: the first payment of €1.00 is to be made on application,€1.50 is to be paid within 1 month of allotment and the remaining €1.00 is to be paid within 3 months of allotment.At the end of July,when applications close,applications for 10 million shares have been received.The shares are allotted on 1 August on a pro rata basis with the excess application money to be applied against the amount due on allotment.The first and final call on the shares is made on 1 October.Assume all amounts on allotment and call are paid by the due date.What are the accounting entries to record these events?


A) Dr Cash at bank 10000000Cr Share capital 100000001 August: Dr Application 8000000Cr Allotment 8000000Dr Allotment 12000000Cr Share capital 12000000Dr Application 2000000Cr Allotment 2000000 Summary entry for August: Dr Cash at bank 10000000Cr Application 10000000 Entry for 1 October: Dr Call 8000000Cr Share capital 8000000\begin{array}{|c|l|l|l|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash at bank } & 10000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Share capital } & & 10000000 \\\hline & & &\\\hline{\text {1 August: }} & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Application } & 8000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Allotment } & & 8000000 \\\hline & & &\\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Allotment } & 12000000& \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Share capital } & & 12000000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Application } &2000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Allotment } & &2000000 \\\hline\\\hline {\text { Summary entry for August: }} & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash at bank } & 10000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Application } & & 10000000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \text { Entry for } 1 \text { October: } & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Call } & 8000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Share capital } & & 8000000 \\\hline\end{array}

B)  Summary entry for July: Dr Bank trust 8000000Cr Application 80000001 August: Dr Application 8000000Cr Share capital 8000000Dr Allotment 12000000Cr Share capital 12000000 Summary entry for August: Dr Cash at bank 10000000Cr Allotment 10000000 Entry for 1 October: Dr Call 8000000Cr Share capital 8000000 Summary entry for October: Dr Cash at bank 8000000Cr Call 8000000\begin{array}{l}\text { Summary entry for July: }\\\begin{array}{|c|l|l|l|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Bank trust } & 8000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Application } & & 8000000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline 1 \text { August: } & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Application } & 8000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Share capital } & & 8000000 \\\hline\\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Allotment } & 12000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Share capital } & & 12000000 \\\hline {\text { Summary entry for August: }} & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash at bank } & 10000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Allotment } & & 10000000 \\\hline \\\text { Entry for } 1 \text { October: } & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Call } & 8000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Share capital } & & 8000000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \text { Summary entry for October: } & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash at bank } & 8000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Call } & & 8000000 \\\hline \end{array}\end{array}

C)  Summary entry for July: Dr Bank trust 10000000Cr Application 100000001 August: Dr Application Cr Share capital 80000008000000Dr Allotment 12000000Cr Share capital 12000000Dr Application 2000000Cr Allotment 2000000Dr Cash at bank 10000000Cr Bank trust 10000000 Summary entry for August: Dr Cash at bank 10000000Cr Allotment 10000000 Entry for 1 October: Dr Call 8000000Cr Share capital 8000000 Summary entry for October: Dr Cash at bank 8000000Cr Call 8000000\begin{array}{l}\text { Summary entry for July: }\\\begin{array}{|c|l|l|l|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Bank trust } & 10000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Application } & & 10000000 \\\hline{\text {1 August: }} & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Application } & & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Share capital } & 8000000 & \\\hline & & & 8000000 \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Allotment } & 12000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Share capital } & & 12000000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Application } & 2000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Allotment } & & 2000000 \\\hline\\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash at bank } & 10000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Bank trust } & & 10000000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \text { Summary entry for August: } & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash at bank } & 10000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Allotment } & & 10000000 \\\hline \\\hline \text { Entry for } 1 \text { October: }&&\\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Call } & 8000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Share capital } & & 8000000 \\\hline\\\hline\text { Summary entry for October: } & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash at bank } & 8000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Call } & & 8000000 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}

D)  Summary entry for July: Dr Application 8000000Cr Share capital 8000000 August: Dr Allotment 12000000Cr Share capital 12000000 Dr  Application 2000000Cr Allotment 2000000Dr Cash at bank 10000000Cr Bank trust 10000000 Summary entry for August: Dr Cash at bank 10000000Cr Allotment 10000000 Entry for 1 October: Dr Cash at bank 8000000Cr Call 8000000\begin{array}{l}\text { Summary entry for July: }\\\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Application } & 8000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Share capital } & & 8000000 \\\hline\\ \hline \text { August: } \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Allotment } & 12000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Share capital } & & 12000000 \\\hline\\\hline \text { Dr } & \text { Application } & 2000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Allotment } & & 2000000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash at bank } & 10000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Bank trust } & & 10000000\\\hline\\\hline {\text { Summary entry for August: }} & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash at bank } & 10000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Allotment } & & 10000000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \text { Entry for } 1 \text { October: } & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash at bank } & 8000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Call } & & 8000000 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}

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