WAEC - Accounts Principles Of Accounts (1990)

1
Prof. Bush had two accounts with Olive Brother agreed to have only one balance outstanding. By which of the following methods could this be effected?
Answer
(E)
contra entry
2
A trial balance is a proof of
Answer
(A)
arithmetical accuracy of postings only
3
Which of the following is not true of revenue expenditure? i. It is incurred in one period of account. ii. its full benefits are consumed in the period incurred. iii. it includes items for replacement and repairs iv. it does not include depreciation
Answer
(E)
iv
4
Which of the following does not belong to the group?
Answer
(B)
insurance policy
5
Prime cost consist of
Answer
(C)
direct expenses, direct labour and direct material
6
Abid and Onik were in partnership sharing profit in the ratio 3 : 2. Their respective capitals were N4,000 and N2,000 and their drawings N1,800 and N1,200. Profit during the year was N5,400; before 5% interest on capital. No interest was chargeable on drawings. What was the balance carried down on Abid's current account?
Answer
(B)
N1,460
7
Abid and Onik were in partnership sharing profit in the ratio 3 : 2. Their respective capitals were N4,000 and N2,000 and their drawings N1,800 and N1,200. Profit during the year was N5,400; before 5% interest on capital. No interest was chargeable on drawings. What was the balance carried down on Abid's current account?
Answer
(A)
N940
8
Which of the following errors affects the trial balance?
Answer
(E)
lone entry
9
The trial balance will show return outwards account N60. discount allowed account N100, respectively as
Answer
(B)
N60 credit, N100 debit
10
Which of the following is true of the uses of the journal proper? i. correction of errors. ii. opening and closing the accounting books iii. recording cash purchases
Answer
(D)
i and ii
11
The principal of double entry book-keeping is that
Answer
(C)
for every debit there must be a corresponding credit
12
The sales day book will show goods sold
Answer
(C)
on credit
13
A credit note from a supplier for damaged goods would first be entered in the
Answer
(E)
returns outwards book
14
The purchase of a typewriter for office use for N2,500 should be debited to
Answer
(E)
assets account
15
An overdraft is usually shown as a
Answer
(D)
credit balance in the bank column of the cash book
16
Cash discount received would be shown in the i. cash book ii. discount received account iii. supplier's account
Answer
(B)
i, ii, and iii
17
The balance of the pretty cash book should be
Answer
(B)
shown in the balance sheet as cash-in-hand
18
Which of the following should be included in the adjusted cash book?
Answer
(A)
bank charges and commission
19
Which of the following belongs to the Nominal Ledger?
Answer
(C)
salaries account
20
Which of the following will not affect the agreement of the rial balance? i. compensating error ii. debiting an item instead of crediting it iii. making only a single entry
Answer
(A)
i
21
A balance of N102 on waged account was transferred as N120. This is error of
Answer
(A)
transposition
22
Carriage inwards is shown on the
Answer
(C)
debit side of the trading account
23
Stock is N200 at start, and N320 at close purchases N2,055 and sales N3,189. Find the cost of goods sold
Answer
(E)
N1,935
24
Stock is N200 at start, and N320 at close purchases N2,055 and sales N3,189. The value of goods available for sale will be
Answer
(B)
N2,255
25
The salary of a shop keeper who sells goods would be charged in the
Answer
(D)
trading account
26
Commission received is entered on the
Answer
(A)
credit side of the profit and loss account
27
The balance of the sales account is transferred to the trading account by
Answer
(C)
debiting the sales account
28
What are the entries of posting credit purchases into the purchases ledger control account?
Answer
(E)
debit purchases account, credit purchases ladger control account
29
When precision for depreciation account is maintained, the annual charge for depreciation shall be
Answer
(C)
debited to profit and loss account and credited provision account
30
The straight-line depreciation is
Answer
(E)
a fixed percentage of the cost of the asset written off each year
31
motor car costing N10,000 was depreciated at 20 per cent anuum by the diminishing balance method. Two years late, it was sold for N6,000. The net result of the sale was
Answer
(E)
N400 loss
32
Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Date of delivery} & customer & \text{Gross amount N} & \text{Trade discount %} & \text{Cash Discount %} & \text{Terms of payment} \\ \hline \text{4/1/86} & \text{Mr. A.F.P} & 12,000 & 15 & 10 & \text{30 days of delivery}
\end{array}\)
The amount of discount in the ledger is
Answer
(B)
N2,820
33
Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Date of delivery} & customer & \text{Gross amount N} & \text{Trade discount %} & \text{Cash Discount %} & \text{Terms of payment} \\ \hline \text{4/1/86} & \text{Mr. A.F.P} & 12,000 & 15 & 10 & \text{30 days of delivery}
\end{array}\)
If Mr. A.F.P settled his account a week after delivery, his total discount would be
Answer
(B)
N2,820
34
Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Date of delivery} & customer & \text{Gross amount N} & \text{Trade discount %} & \text{Cash Discount %} & \text{Terms of payment} \\ \hline \text{4/1/86} & \text{Mr. A.F.P} & 12,000 & 15 & 10 & \text{30 days of delivery}
\end{array}\)
If Mr. A.F.P. settled his account after 30 days of the delivery, his total discount would be
Answer
(C)
N10,800
35
Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Date of delivery} & customer & \text{Gross amount N} & \text{Trade discount %} & \text{Cash Discount %} & \text{Terms of payment} \\ \hline \text{4/1/86} & \text{Mr. A.F.P} & 12,000 & 15 & 10 & \text{30 days of delivery}
\end{array}\)
If Mr. A.F.P. failed to settled his account in time, th3 amount due from him would be
Answer
(D)
N10,200
36
Which of the these entries is wrong
PURCHASES ACCOUNT
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{A. Balance b/f} & 130 & \text{E. Balance c/d} & 1,030 \\ \text{B.Furniture} & 300 & & \\ \text{C. Cash} & 200 & & \\ \text{D. T.Ramoni} & 400 & & \\ \text{Total} & 1,030 & & 1,030
\end{array}\)
Answer
(B)
B
37
Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock at 1st Jan. 1901} & 6,500 \\ \text{Stock at 31st Dec. 1901} & 5,500 \\ \text{Creditors at 1st Jan. 1901} & 4,000 \\ \text{Creditors at 31st December 1901} & 5,000 \\ \text{cash paid for goods during the year} & 20,000 \\ \text{Gross profit} & \text{25% on cost} \\ \text{Administrative and selling expenses} & 2,750
\end{array}\)
The purchases for the year is
Answer
(B)
N21,000
38
Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock at 1st Jan. 1901} & 6,500 \\ \text{Stock at 31st Dec. 1901} & 5,500 \\ \text{Creditors at 1st Jan. 1901} & 4,000 \\ \text{Creditors at 31st December 1901} & 5,000 \\ \text{cash paid for goods during the year} & 20,000 \\ \text{Gross profit} & \text{25% on cost} \\ \text{Administrative and selling expenses} & 2,750
\end{array}\)
What is the stock turn-over rate?
Answer
(D)
4 times
39
Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock at 1st Jan. 1901} & 6,500 \\ \text{Stock at 31st Dec. 1901} & 5,500 \\ \text{Creditors at 1st Jan. 1901} & 4,000 \\ \text{Creditors at 31st December 1901} & 5,000 \\ \text{cash paid for goods during the year} & 20,000 \\ \text{Gross profit} & \text{25% on cost} \\ \text{Administrative and selling expenses} & 2,750
\end{array}\)
The gross profit for the year for the year is
Answer
(D)
N5,500
40
Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock at 1st Jan. 1901} & 6,500 \\ \text{Stock at 31st Dec. 1901} & 5,500 \\ \text{Creditors at 1st Jan. 1901} & 4,000 \\ \text{Creditors at 31st December 1901} & 5,000 \\ \text{cash paid for goods during the year} & 20,000 \\ \text{Gross profit} & \text{25% on cost} \\ \text{Administrative and selling expenses} & 2,750
\end{array}\)
What is the turn-over for he year?
Answer
(A)
N27,500
41
Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock at 1st Jan. 1901} & 6,500 \\ \text{Stock at 31st Dec. 1901} & 5,500 \\ \text{Creditors at 1st Jan. 1901} & 4,000 \\ \text{Creditors at 31st December 1901} & 5,000 \\ \text{cash paid for goods during the year} & 20,000 \\ \text{Gross profit} & \text{25% on cost} \\ \text{Administrative and selling expenses} & 2,750
\end{array}\)
Calculate the percentage of net profit on sales
Answer
(E)
10%
42
Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock at 1st Jan. 1901} & 6,500 \\ \text{Stock at 31st Dec. 1901} & 5,500 \\ \text{Creditors at 1st Jan. 1901} & 4,000 \\ \text{Creditors at 31st December 1901} & 5,000 \\ \text{cash paid for goods during the year} & 20,000 \\ \text{Gross profit} & \text{25% on cost} \\ \text{Administrative and selling expenses} & 2,750
\end{array}\)
What is the amount charged in the profit and loss account?
Answer
(E)
N2,750
43
Use the following information to answer the given question: SALES LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNTS
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Balance b/d} & ? & \text{Discount allowed} & 968 \\ \text{sales} & 21,610 & \text{Sales returns} & 942 \\ \text{Acceptance dishonoured} & 542 & \text{cash received from customers} & ? \\ & & \text{Balance c/d} & 13,740 \\ \text{Total} & 34,743 & \text{Total} & 34,742
\end{array}\)
What is the total debts at the end of the year?
Answer
(B)
N13,740
44
Use the following information to answer the given question: SALES LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNTS
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Balance b/d} & ? & \text{Discount allowed} & 968 \\ \text{sales} & 21,610 & \text{Sales returns} & 942 \\ \text{Acceptance dishonoured} & 542 & \text{cash received from customers} & ? \\ & & \text{Balance c/d} & 13,740 \\ \text{Total} & 34,743 & \text{Total} & 34,742
\end{array}\)
What is the net sales for the year?
Answer
(C)
N20,668
45
Use the following information to answer the given question: SALES LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNTS
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Balance b/d} & ? & \text{Discount allowed} & 968 \\ \text{sales} & 21,610 & \text{Sales returns} & 942 \\ \text{Acceptance dishonoured} & 542 & \text{cash received from customers} & ? \\ & & \text{Balance c/d} & 13,740 \\ \text{Total} & 34,743 & \text{Total} & 34,742
\end{array}\)
What is the total cash received from customers?
Answer
(A)
N19,092