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On 1 March Black Ltd Acquired All Shares of White  DRShares in White Ltd 100,000\text { DR\quad Shares in White Ltd } \quad 100,000

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On 1 March Black Ltd acquired all shares of White Ltd for $100 000. Black Ltd paid $60 000 cash and issued 10 000 shares to White Ltd as a consideration. Black Ltd's shares are trading in the market at $4 per share on 1 March. What are the journal entries recorded by Black Ltd at the acquisition date?


A)  DRShares in White Ltd 100,000\text { DR\quad Shares in White Ltd } \quad 100,000
 CR  Cash 100,000\begin{array}{lll}\text { CR } & \text { Cash } & 100,000\end{array}
B)  DR Shares in White Ltd 100,000\text { DR Shares in White Ltd }\quad\quad\quad100,000
CR Cash 60000CR Gain 40000\begin{array}{lll}C R & \text { Cash } & 60000 \\C R & \text { Gain } & 40000\end{array}
C)  DR Shares in White Ltd 100,000 CR  Cash 60,000 CR  Share Capital 40,000\begin{array}{l}\text { DR Shares in White Ltd } \quad 100,000\\\begin{array} { l l l } \text { CR } & \text { Cash } & 60,000 \\\text { CR } & \text { Share Capital } & 40,000\end{array}\end{array}
D)  DR Cash 60,000 DR  Share Capital 40,000 CR Shares in White Ltd 100,000\begin{array}{lll}\text { DR Cash } & & 60,000 \\\text { DR } & \text { Share Capital } & 40,000\\\text { CR} & \text { Shares in White Ltd } & 100,000\end{array}

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