Use the Following Information to Answer Questions
a Company's

Use the following information to answer questions
A company's capital consists of 50 000 ordinary shares issued at $2 and paid to $1 per share.
On 1 September, a first call of 50c was made on the ordinary shares. By 30 September, the call money received amounted to $22 500. No further payments were received, and on 31 October, the shares on which calls were outstanding were forfeited. On 15 November, the forfeited shares were reissued as paid to $1.50 for a payment of $1 per share. The appropriate cash amount from the reissue was received on 19 November. Costs of reissue amounted to $2 000. The company's constitution provided for any surplus on resale, after satisfaction of unpaid calls, accrued interest and costs, to be returned to the shareholders whose shares were forfeited.
-The entry to record the forfeiture of shares is:

A)
$\begin{array}{llll}\text { Share capital } & \mathrm{Dr} & 7500 & \\\text { First Call-Ordinary shares } & \mathrm{Cr} & & 2500 \\\text { Forfeited shares } & \mathrm{Cr} & & 5000\end{array}$
B)
$\begin{array} { l l l l } \text { Share capital } & \mathrm { Dr } & 7500 & \\\text { First call - Ordinary shares } & \mathrm { Cr } & & 5000 \\\text { Forfeited shares } & \mathrm { Cr } & & 2500\end{array}$
C)
$\begin{array} { l l l l } \text { Share capital } & \mathrm { Dr } & 5000 & \\\text { Forfeited shares } & \mathrm { Cr } & & 5000\end{array}$
D)
$\begin{array} { c c r } \text { Forfeited shares } & \text { Dr } & 2500 \\\text { Share capital } & \mathrm { Cr } & 2500\end{array}$