“One of these days you’re going to talk yourself into a load of trouble,” her father said aggressively. What do you learn about Sophie’s father from these lines? (Going Places)
“One of these days you’re going to talk yourself into a load of trouble,” her father said aggressively. What do you learn about Sophie’s father from these lines? (Going Places)
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Alexia Limited invited applications for issuing 1,00,000 equity shares of ₹ 10 each at premium of ₹ 10 per share.
The amount was payable as follows:- On application ₹ 9 per share (Including premium ₹ 6 per share)
- On allotment ₹ 8 per share (Including premium ₹ 4 per share)
- On first and final call ₹ 3 per share.
Applications were received for 1,50,000 equity shares and allotment was made to the applicants as follows:
Category A: Applicants for 90,000 shares were allotted 70,000 shares.
Category B: Applicants for 60,000 shares were allotted 30,000 shares.
Excess money received on application was adjusted towards allotment and first and final call.
Shekhar, who had applied for 1200 shares failed to pay the first and final call. Shekhar belonged to category B.
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of Alexia Limited. Open calls in arrears and calls in advance account, wherever necessary.- An electric dipole consists of charges \(\pm 4 \mu C\) separated by a distance of \(6\,cm\). Calculate the electric field at a point on the axial line at a distance \(20\,cm\) from its center.
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Rupal, Shanu and Trisha were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 4:3:1. Their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2024 was as follows:
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(ii) Fixed assets were found to be undervalued by Rs 2,40,000.
(iii) Stock was revalued at Rs 2,00,000.
(iv) Goodwill of the firm was valued at Rs 8,00,000 on Trisha's retirement.
(v) The total capital of the new firm was fixed at Rs 16,00,000 which was adjusted according to the new profit sharing ratio of the partners. For this necessary cash was paid off or brought in by the partners as the case may be.
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