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FINAL EXAMINATION
I. Solve the following questions with LOVE. Select the letter of your choice before the number.
PROBLEM 1
ALMINE COMPANY was formed on July 1, 2013. It was authorized to issue 600,000 shares of P10 par value ordinary
shares and 200,000 shares of 8% P25 par value, cumulative and nonparticipating preference shares. Almine Company
has a July 1-June 30 fiscal year.
The following information relates to the shareholders’ equity accounts of Almine Company :
Ordinary Shares
Prior to the 2015-2016 fiscal year, Almine Company had 220,000 of outstanding ordinary shares issued as follows:
1. 190,000 shares were issued for cash on July 1, 2013, at P31 per share.
2. On July 24,2013, 10,000 shares were exchanged for a plot of land which cost the seller P140,000 in 2007
and had an estimated market value of P440,000 on July 24,2013.
3. 20,000 shares were issued on March 1, 2015; the shares had been subscribed for P42 per share on October
31, 2014.
During the 2015-2016 fiscal year, the following transactions regarding ordinary shares took place :
2015
Oct. 1 4,000 shares were issued for cash at P46 per share.
Nov. 30 Almine purchased 4,000 of its own ordinary shares on the open market at P39 per share.
Dec. 15 Almine declared a 5% stock dividend for shareholders of record on January 15, 2016, to be issued
on January 31, 2016. Almine was having a liquidity problem and could not afford a cash dividend
at the time. Almine’s ordinary shares were selling at P52 per share on December 15, 2015.
2016
June 20 Almine sold 1,000 of its own ordinary shares that it had purchased on November 30, 2015, for
P42,000.
Preference Shares
Almine issued 100,000 preference shares at P44 per share on July 1, 2014.
Cash Dividends
Almine has followed a schedule of declaring cash dividends in December and June with payment being made to
shareholders of record in the following month. The cash dividends which have been declared since inception of
the company through June 30, 2016 are shown below:
No cash dividends were declared during June 2016 due to the company’s liquidity problems.
Retained Earnings
As of June 30, 2015, Almine’s retained earnings account had a balance of P1,380,000. For the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2016, Almine reported net income of P80,000.
In March 2015, Almine received a term loan from JST National Bank. The bank requires Almine to establish a
sinking fund and restrict retained earnings for an amount equal to the sinking fund deposit. The annual sinking
fund payment of P100,000 is due on April 30 each year; the first was made on schedule on April 30, 2016.
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1. What is the ordinary share capital account balance at June 30, 2016?
a. P2,350,000
b. P2,320,000
c. P2,510,000
d. P2,500,000
2. The total share premium – ordinary shares at June 30, 2016, is
a. P5,435,000
b. P5,579,000
c. P4,970,000
d. P5,693,000
3. The unappropriated retained earnings at June 30, 2016, should be
a. P788,000
b. P571,000
c. P217,000
d. P1,033,000
4. The total number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2016, should be
a. 248,000
b. 251,000
c. 232,000
d. 235,000
5. The total shareholders’ equity at June 30, 2016, should be
a. P13,117,000
b. P13,576,000
c. P12,783,000
d. P13,000,000
On December 31, 2014 and 2015, Apex Company had 30,000 P100 par value 5% cumulative preference shares
outstanding. No dividends were in arrears on December 31, 2013. The entity did not declare a dividend during
2014. During 2015, the entity paid a cash dividend of P100,000 on preference shares.
Tarr Company reported the following shareholders’ equity on December 31, 2015:
Dividends on preference share have not been paid since 2013. The preference share has a liquidating value of P55
and a call price of P58.
At the beginning of the current year, Sol Company declared a 10% stock dividend. The market price of the
entity’s 30,000 outstanding shares of P80 par value was P75 per share on that date. The stock dividend was
distributed on July 1, when the market price was P100 per share.
8. What amount should be credited to share premium for the stock dividend?
a. 0
b. 150,000
c. 600,000
d. 750,000
On November 1, 2015, Grande Company declared a property dividend of equipment payable on March 1, 2016.
The carrying amount of the equipment is P3,000,000 and the fair value is P2,500,000 on November 1, 2015.
However, the fair value less cost to distribute the equipment is P2,200,000 on December 31, 2015 and P2,000,000
on March 1, 2016.
11. What amount of loss on distribution of property dividend is recognized on March 1, 2016?
a. 300,000
b. 200,000
c. 500,000
d. 0
East Company had sufficient retained earnings in 2015 as a basis for dividends but was temporarily short of
cash. The entity declared a dividend of P1,000,000 on April 1, 2015, and issued promissory notes to the
shareholders in lieu of cash. The notes, which were dated April 1, 2015, had a maturity date of March 31,2016
and a 10% interest rate.
13. How should the scrip dividend and related interest be accounted for?
a. Debit retained earnings P1,100,000 on April 1,2015
b. Debit retained earnings P1,100,000 on March 31, 2016
c. Debit retained earnings P1,000,000 on April 1, 2015 and debit interest expense P100,000 on March 31,
2016
d. Debit retained earnings P1,000,000 on April 1, 2015 and debit interest expense P75,000 on December
31, 2015
Long Company had 10,000 shares issued and outstanding on January 1, 2015. On March 15, the entity declared a 2
for 1 share split when the fair value was P80. On December 15, the entity declared a P5 per share cash dividend.
Elvis Company was organized on January 1, 2013. After 2 years of profitable operations, the entity reported the
following shareholders’ equity:
Contributed capital:
15. What amount should be reported as unappropriated retained earnings on December 31, 2015?
a. 2,745,000
b. 3,045,000
c. 2,700,000
d. 2,600,000