
A company’s Balance Sheet shows the following balances:
- ordinary shares of £1 each — £100 000
- share premium — £10 000
- Profit and Loss — £48 000
- bank balance — £50 000
A 1 for 4 bonus issue takes place, leaving the reserves in the most useful form. What are the new account balances?
Select ONE answer:

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:
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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.
The answer is 1
- Correct
- Not correct
- Not correct
- Not correct
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