Question

The shareholders’ equity for the Fiesta Foods, Inc. on December 31, 2010 follows: 12% Preference share capital, P100 par, 20,000 shares P2,000,000 Ordinary share capital, P25 par, 200,000 shares 5,000,000 Share premium 500,000 Retained earnings 750,000 Total shareholders’ equity P8,250,000 Preference shares have a liquidation value of P110; shares are cumulative, with dividends in arrears for 3 years including the current year and fully payable in the event of liquidation. The book value of an ordinary share is Group of answer choices 26.65 25.35 28.95 22.90

Answer 1

26.65

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the book value of an ordinary share is shown below

But before that the following calculations to be done

Balance for equity shares is

= Total shareholder equity - dividend paid to preference shareholders - redemption of preference shares

= 8,250,000 - (20,000 × 100 × 12% ×3) - (20,000 × 110)

= 8,250,000 - 720,000 - 2,200,000

= 5,330,000

And, the number of shares is 200,000

So, the book value of the ordinary share is

= 5,330,000 ÷ 200,000

= 26.65