Question : Airdrop Ltd. issued 1,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each on the following terms:
Rs. 3 payable on application, Rs. 4 on allotment and the balance as decided. Applications were received for 1,40,000 Equity Shares. Allotment was made as under:
80.000 applications were given 80,000 Equity Shares,
50.000 applications were given 20,000 Equity Shares, and
10.000 applications were not allotted any share.
A shareholder who had applied for 1,000 Equity Shares and was allotted 1,000 shares did not pay the allotment money. His shares were forfeited.
Question:- Amount received at the time of allotment ____________.
Option 1: Rs. 3,16,000
Option 2: Rs. 3,00,000
Option 3: Rs. 4,00,000
Option 4: Nil
Correct Answer: Rs. 3,16,000
Solution : Answer = Rs. 3,16,000
20,000 shares were allotted to 50,000 applicants, surplus application money Rs. 90,000 (i.e., 30,000 × Rs. 3) was adjusted towards Shares Allotment Rs. 80,000 (i.e., 20,000 × 4) and balance Rs. 10,000 was refunded to the applicants.
Amount refunded = 10,000 X Rs.3 + Rs.10,000 = Rs.40,000.
Amount due on allotment = 1,00,000 X Rs.4 = Rs.4,00,000.
Excess application money is to be adjusted on allotment = Rs.80,000.
Calls-in-arrears = 1,000 X Rs.4 = Rs.4,000.
The net amount is to be received on allotment = Rs.4,00,000 - Rs.80,000 - Rs.4,000 = Rs.3,16,000.
Hence, the correct option is 1.