Reference no: EM133071137
Question - At 30 June, 2020, Mountainview Limited's equity was as follows: Issued capital:
200,000 ordinary shares issued at $2.00, fully paid $400,000
80,000 6% preference shares issued at $1, fully paid $80,000
$480,000
Retained earnings $185,000
General reserve $140,000
Total equity $805,000
The following events occurred after 30 June, 2020:
1 July 2020 50,000 ordinary shares were privately placed with Q&M Insurance Limited. The shares were paid for in full at a price of $2 each.
24 July 2020 Final dividends out of retained earnings, as recommended in June, were paid in cash. This included the 6% preference dividend for the year ended 30 June and a final ordinary dividend of 8c per share.
1 Aug 2020 A 'document' was issued inviting subscriptions for 160,000 ordinary shares at an issue price of $2.20, payable in full on application.
15 Sept 2020 Applications closed, with applications having been received for 180,000 shares.
18 Sept 2020 Directors allotted 160,000 shares with: - applications for 20,000 shares rejected and the application money refunded.
30 Sept 2020 Share issue costs amounted to $4,600 and were paid on this date.
Required - Provide general journal entries for the above transactions from 1 July to 30 September?