Kuchia Ltd has an authorized share capital of 500,000 ordinary shares of                                           sh. 10 each. The company offered 200,000 shares at sh.12 each as follows                 :                                                           Payable per share                    Application                      sh. 2.00                    Allotment                         sh. 5.00(including premium)                    First call                            sh. 3.00                    Second and fall call           sh. 2.00 Applications were received for 200,000 ordinary shares. All monies were                          fully received except for Mr. Makau who failed to pay money on his 2,000                   shares for first and second call. The directors decided to forfeit the shares issued to Mr. Makau and later re-issued them to Mr. Korir for sh. 8.00 per share. Required: Journal entries to effect the transactions.  Show entries in the ledger accounts.

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Kuchia Ltd has an authorized share capital of 500,000 ordinary shares of                           

               sh. 10 each. The company offered 200,000 shares at sh.12 each as follows

                :

                                                          Payable per share

                   Application                      sh. 2.00

                   Allotment                         sh. 5.00(including premium)

                   First call                            sh. 3.00

                   Second and fall call           sh. 2.00

Applications were received for 200,000 ordinary shares. All monies were                          fully received except for Mr. Makau who failed to pay money on his 2,000                   shares for first and second call. The directors decided to forfeit the shares issued to Mr. Makau and later re-issued them to Mr. Korir for sh. 8.00 per share.

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  1. Journal entries to effect the transactions. 
  2. Show entries in the ledger accounts. 
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