CONVEX Ltd. is a new company that wasestablished on 1st January, 2020 to overseetheproduction of coronavirus vaccines for Ghana.On 1st July, 2020, CONVEX Ltd. acquired 75%sharesin CONCAVE Ltd., a pharmaceutical company, tospeed up the vaccine production. As anew graduatefrom UGBS, CONVEX Ltd. has employed you astheir accountant. At a managementmeeting held, anumber of issues were raised about how CONVEXLtd. should deal with itstransactions andinvestment in CONCAVE Ltd. and the need toconduct financial ratio analysis todetermine theprofitability and sustainability of CONCAVE Ltd.Provide your views on how the following issueshould be addressed.ISSUECONVEX Ltd. is planning to sell 30% of their sharesto another company who wants to supportlocalproduction of the vaccine. How will thistransaction affects the preparation of CONVEXLtd.financial statements for the next accountingperiod?

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CONVEX Ltd. is a new company that was established on 1st January, 2020 to oversee theproduction of coronavirus vaccines for Ghana. On 1st July, 2020, CONVEX Ltd. acquired 75%shares in CONCAVE Ltd., a pharmaceutical company, to speed up the vaccine production. As anew graduate

CONVEX Ltd. is a new company that was established on 1st January, 2020 to oversee theproduction of coronavirus vaccines for Ghana. On 1st July, 2020, CONVEX Ltd. acquired 75%shares in CONCAVE Ltd., a pharmaceutical company, to speed up the vaccine production. As anew graduate

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