At 1 January 2006, a company’s capital structure was as follows: $ Ordinary share capital 2,000,000 shares of 50c each 1,000,000 Share premium account 1,400,000 In January 2006 the company issued 1,000,000 shares at $1·40 each. In September 2006 the company made a bonus issue of 1 share for every 3 held using the share premium account. What were the balances on the company’s share capital and share premium accounts after these transactions? Share capital Share premium $ $ A 4,000,000 800,000 B 3,200,000 600,000 C 2,000,000 1,800,000 D 2,000,000 1,300,000 C Share capital Share premium 1,000,000 1,400,000 Issue 500,000 900,000 –––––––––– –––––––––– 1,500,000 2,300,000 Bonus 500,000 (500,000) –––––––––– –––––––––– 2,000,000 1,800,000 –––––––––– –––––––––– |