(a)Distinguish between Authorized Capital and Called-up Capital (b) Use the following information to answer the...

COMMERCE
WAEC 2004

(a)Distinguish between Authorized Capital and Called-up Capital

(b) Use the following information to answer the questions that follow: XYZ Limited is a trading company. The following transactions took place in the month of February:

Purchase of goods -

32 suitcases at N3,500 each

42 shirts at N800 each.

Additional information:

(i) The cost of transporting goods to the firm's premises was #2,500

(ii) Two workers of the firm were paid wages and salaries of 4,500 each.

(iii) Total sales revenue was N180,000. You are required to calculate the: (a) gross profit (b) net profit.

Explanation

(a) The authorized capital is the maximum amount of shares that a company is empowered to issue while caller up capital is the part of the issued capital that the company has asked the subscribers to pay.

(b)PurchasesN Sales 180,000

Suitcases 32 x 3500 112,000

Shirts 42 x 800 33,600

145,600

Carriage Inward 2,500

Cost of goods sold 148,100

Cost profit 31.900

180,000180,000

Wages & Salaries 4500 x 2 9,000 Gross profit 31,900

Net profit 2,9002

31,900 31,900.



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