The following are the summarised balance sheets of P Ltd and S Ltd at 31 December 2006.
Question:
The following are the summarised balance sheets of P Ltd and S Ltd at 31 December 2006.
There were no additions or disposals of fixed assets by the group during the year.
(b) P Limited acquired its holding on 1 January 2006, when the balance on S Limited's reserves stood at 50,000. The investment consists of 150,000 ordinary shares of 1 each, fully paid, purchased for 250,000.
(c) P Limited included in its profit and loss account a dividend of 7,500 from S Limited in March 2006, in respect of the shares acquired on 1 January 2006. S Limited does not intend to pay an ordinary dividend for the year ended 31 December 2006.
Required:
Prepare a consolidated balance sheet for P Limited and its subsidiary S Limited at 31 December 2006.
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