Question 1 (7 marks)

XYZ Ltd was registered on 30 June 2020. The next day, the directors issued a prospectus inviting applicants for 200,000 ordinary shares with an issue price of $1. The shares were payable in full on application. By 31 July, the company had received 400,000 applications, together with the application monies. The directors allotted 200,000 shares on 1 August and returned the money for additional applications.

Required:

1. Prepare general journal entries to record the above data. (3.5 marks)

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2. Enter the above data into the ledger tables below. (3.5 marks)

		Debit $	Credit $	Balance $
	Trust account
2020
	Application
2020
	Paid-up capital
2020
	Bank
2020