The following are the summarised Balance Sheets of H Ltd. and S Ltd. as on March 31,

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The following are the summarised Balance Sheets of H Ltd. and S Ltd. as on March 31, 2016:

The following particulars are available:
(a) The General Reserve of S Ltd. as on 31.3.2015 was ~ 80,000.
(b) H Ltd. acquired the shares cum-dividend in S Ltd. on 31.3.2015.
(c) The balance of the Profit and Loss Account of S Ltd. is made up as follows:

(d) The balance of Profit and Loss Account of S Ltd. as on March 31, 2015 is after providing for the preference dividend of ₹ 11,200 and proposed equity dividend of ₹ 10,000 both of which were subsequently paid but credited to Profit and Loss Account of H Ltd.
(e) No entries have been made in the books of H Ltd. for debenture interest due from or proposed dividend of S Ltd. for the year ending March 31, 2016.
(f) S Ltd. has issued fully paid bonus shares of ₹ 40,000 on March 31, 2016, among the existing shareholders by drawing upon the General Reserve. The transaction has not been given effect to in the books of S Ltd. You are required to prepare a Consolidated Balance Sheet of H Ltd. and its subsidiary company S Ltd. as on March 31, 2016.

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