Skip to main contentSkip to solution

Hero Ltd, started a new venture of making casual shirts. The directors decided to issue 5,000,00 shares of Rs. 10 each at Rs. 12 each. The following assets were purchased by the company

A building of Rs. 10 lakhs

Furniture of Rs. 7 lakhs

Machinery of Rs. 2 lakhs

The company purchased cloth of Rs. 20 lakhs and paid wages Rs. 5,00,000 to the workers. The Directors also decided to buy 10,000 shares of TATA Ltd. of Rs. 10 each and at the end of the year Tata Ltd. Paid Rs. 10,000 as dividend

Security Premium Reserve can be used by Hero Ltd. for

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Under Section 52 of the Companies Act 2013, Securities Premium Reserve can only be used for specified purposes, including issuing fully paid bonus shares, writing off preliminary expenses, writing off discount or expenses on issue of shares/debentures, providing premium on redemption of preference shares/debentures, and buy-back of own shares. Buying raw materials, fixed assets, or making investments is not permitted.

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Left arrow: Previous question
  • Right arrow: Next question
  • S key: Jump to solution
  • Q key: Jump to question