Reference no: EM132862126

Question - Penn Company began operations on January 1, 2014 by issuing at P15 per share one-half of the 950,000 ordinary shares of P10 par value that had been authorized for sale. In addition, the entity has 500,000 authorized preference shares of P5 par value. During 2014, the entity had P1,025,000 of net income and declared P230,000 of dividend. During 2015, the entity had the following transactions:

Issued 100,000 ordinary shares for P17 per share.

Issued 150,000 preference shares for P8 per share.

Authorized the purchase of a custom-made machine to be delivered in January 2016. The entity restricted P300,000 of retained earnings for the purchase of the machine.

Issued additional 50,000 preference shares for P9 per share.

Reported P 1,215,000 of net income and declared on December 31, 2015 a cash dividend of P635,000 to shareholders' of record on January 15, 2016 to be paid on February 1, 2016.

Required - What is the shareholders' equity on December 31, 2015?

a. 11,850,000

b. 11,550,000

c. 12,485,000

d. 7,920,000