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Q.Sujata Ltd. issued 5,000, 7% Debentures of ₹ 100 each at a premium of 10%. According to the terms of issue, 40% of the amount was payable on application and the balance on allotment. The issue was fully subscribed and all amounts were duly received. The amounts received on application and allotment respectively were : (A) ₹ 2,50,000 and ₹ 3,00,000 (B) ₹ 2,00,000 and ₹ 3,00,000 (C) ₹ 2,00,000 and ₹ 3,50,000 (D) ₹ 2,00,000 and ₹ 2,50,000

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The correct answer is (C): Application money received = ₹ 2,00,000; Allotment money received = ₹ 3,50,000.

This is a straightforward debenture issue at a premium, with the premium collected on allotment. Let's understand the accounting treatment first.

Concept and Treatment

When a company issues debentures at a premium, the premium is a capital profit and is credited to a separate account called "Securities Premium Reserve" (or "Debenture Premium Account"). The premium is not part of the face value; it is an extra amount the investor pays over and above the ₹100 face value.

Here, the debenture is ₹100 face value, issued at a 10% premium. So the issue price is ₹100 + ₹10 = ₹110 per debenture.

The terms say: 40% of the amount is payable on application, and the balance on allotment. In standard accounting practice for debenture/share issues, when a question doesn't explicitly say the application instalment itself includes a share of the premium, the instalment percentages given are applied to the face value alone, and the entire premium is collected along with whichever instalment is not otherwise specified — here, allotment. So application money is 40% of the face value (₹100), i.e. ₹40 per debenture.

Now, 5,000 debentures were issued and fully subscribed.

Calculation of amounts received

Application money received = 5,000 debentures × ₹40 = ₹2,00,000.

Allotment money: the balance of face value is ₹60 per debenture (₹100 - ₹40), plus the entire premium of ₹10 per debenture, collected on allotment. So allotment per debenture = ₹60 + ₹10 = ₹70. For 5,000 debentures, allotment money = 5,000 × ₹70 = ₹3,50,000.

That gives application ₹2,00,000 and allotment ₹3,50,000 — which is option (C).

Watch out

A common mistake is to calculate 40% of the issue price (₹110) instead of 40% of the face value (₹100). That would give ₹44 per debenture on application and ₹66 on allotment, leading to ₹2,20,000 and ₹3,30,000 — figures that don't appear among the options. The question's phrasing "40% of the amount" in standard CBSE/ISC practice refers to 40% of the face value when a premium is involved, with the premium collected entirely on allotment (unless the question states otherwise).

Verification through journal entry

The journal entry for money received on application:

DateParticularsL.F.Debit (₹)Credit (₹)
Bank A/c Dr.2,00,000
To Debenture Application A/c2,00,000
(Being application money received on 5,000 debentures @ ₹40 each)

On allotment, the amount due is: Face value balance (₹60 × 5,000 = ₹3,00,000) + Premium (₹10 × 5,000 = ₹50,000) = ₹3,50,000.

| Date | Particulars | L.F. | Debit (₹) | Credit (₹) |

|------|-------------|------|-----------|------------| …

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