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QUESTION 13: a) Below is the Income Statements of Alton Plc, Towers Ltd and Bridge Ltd for the year ended 31 March 2020. Income Statement

QUESTION 13:

a) Below is the Income Statements of Alton Plc, Towers Ltd and Bridge Ltd for the year ended 31 March 2020.

Income Statement for the year ended 31 March 2020

Alton Ltd

Towers Plc

Bridge Ltd

000

000

000

Revenues

2,303

1,792

1,650

Costs of sales

(1,750)

(1,386)

1,292

Gross

553

406

358

Distribution costs

(140)

(98)

(85)

Administrative expenses

(126)

(70)

(63)

Profit before interest and tax (PBIT)

287

238

210

Finance costs

(77)

(42)

(28)

Investment income

10

0

0

Profit before tax

220

196

182

Taxation

(49)

(40)

(36)

Profit for the year

171

156

146

Additional information:

  1. On 1 July 2019, Alton Plc acquired 75% of Towers Ltd equity shares. It has acquired 35% of Bridge Ltd issued shares a few year ago.
  2. An impairment review at the reporting date revealed the goodwill in Towers to be impaired by 20,000
  3. Assume that the profits accrue evenly.

Prepare a consolidated Income Statement for the Towers Plc group for the year-ended 31 March 2020.

(14 marks)

b) Extracts from Canterbury Ltd.s nominal ledger for the year ended 31 December 2019 are as follows:

000

Profit for the year 241

Dividend (110)

Retained earnings 131

During the year the following important events took place:

(i) Properties were revalued by 150,000 increase.

(ii) 210,000 equity shares of 1 were issued during the year.

The opening equity balances were as follows:

Issued capital 500,000

Revaluation surplus 125,000

Retained earnings 213,00

------------ 838,000

------------

Prepare the statement of changes in equity for the year-ended 31 December 2019.

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