Question: Show me the steps to solve Case Study 4 On 1 August, Matthews Limited issued a prospectus offering 8 0 0 , 0 0 0

Show me the steps to solve Case Study 4
On 1 August, Matthews Limited issued a prospectus offering 800,000 $2.00 ordinary shares, $1.50 payable on Application and $0.50 on Allotment. In the prospectus the directors have indicated that any excess application money may be kept and transferred to Allotment.
When applications closed on 30 September, application for 800,000 shares had been received including 200,000 applicants who paid the full amount of $2.00. These payments were placed into the Trust Bank Account. The directors proceeded with the Allotment and the excess Application money was transferred to allotment.
The directors then issued a notice to the remaining 600,000 shareholders on 31 October asking for the payment due on Allotment. This was all received by 7 November.
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(a) Prepare general journal entries including the cash entries to record the above transactions

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