Red plc acquired 80,000 shares in Blue plc on 31st December 2015. At that date the retained
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Red plc acquired 80,000 shares in Blue plc on 31st December 2015. At that date the retained profit of Blue plc was £200,000 and the revaluation reserve was £50,000. The summarised statements of financial position the two companies at 31st December 2018 are as follows:
Red plc | Blue plc | |
Investment in Blue | 315000 | |
Non-current assets | 400000 | 250000 |
Net current assets | 135000 | 200000 |
850000 | 450000 | |
Share captial | 250000 | 100000 |
Revaluation reserve | 100000 | 50000 |
Retained profit | 500000 | 300000 |
850000 | 450000 |
Prepare the statement of financial position for the Red Group as at 31st December 2018.
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