On 1 January 2019, Shoalhaven Ltd was registered; on the same day the company purchased the net

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On 1 January 2019, Shoalhaven Ltd was registered; on the same day the company purchased the net assets (excluding cash) of a partnership for a consideration of 240 000 ordinary shares (fully paid) at a price of $2.40 per share; 1 000 000 ordinary shares were offered to the public at $2.40 per share on the following terms:

• $1 on application (due 15 January)

• 70c on allotment (due 15 February)

• balance on final call (due 15 May).

By 15 January, applications had been received for 1 200 000 ordinary shares of which applicants for 200 000 shares forwarded the full $2.40 per share.
At a directors’ meeting on 16 January, it was decided:
1. to allot ordinary shares in full to applicants who had paid in full on application 

2. to allot the remaining ordinary shares from this issue in proportion of 4 for every 5 applied for.

According to the prospectus, all surplus money from applications was to be transferred to allotment and/or call accounts. The share issue costs were $5600 and were paid on 15 February. By 31 May, all money was received except for the holder of 2000 shares who did not pay the final call.

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(a) Prepare ledger accounts (running balance format) to record all the above transactions.

(b) Prepare a balance sheet for Shoalhaven Ltd as at 31 May 2019.

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