Question: On 1 July 2 0 X 5 , BMC Ltd ( originally known as British Matchbox Cars Ltd ) acquired 6 0 % of the

On 1 July 20X5, BMC Ltd (originally known as British Matchbox Cars Ltd) acquired 60% of the issued voting shares of Austin Ltd for consideration of $222,000, and Austin Ltd acquired 80% of the issued voting shares of AH Ltd (the maker of Austin-Healey matchbox cars) for consideration of $166,000. On the same day, BMC Ltd purchased the remaining 20% of the issued voting shares in AH Ltd held by an institutional investor for consideration transferred of $41,600. The following group structure resulted from these acquisitions.

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