WAEC - Accounts Principles Of Accounts (1997)

1
A suspense account is used to
Answer
(A)
agree the trial balance
2
To correct an error, the purchases account was debited while Suspense account was credited. Which of the following was the cause of the error?
Answer
(A)
undercasting of purchase
3
Subscription in advance is treated in the Balance sheet of non-profit making organizations as
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(C)
current liability
4
A sales day book is used to record
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(B)
credit sales of stock
5
Which of the following is not a capital expenditure to a local government?
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(E)
drugs
6
A Receipt and Payments Account reveals
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(C)
cash in hand
7
An example of appropriation of profit in a company is
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(E)
dividend
8
In a partnership goodwill is recognized when
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(A)
a new partner is admitted
9
Which of the following is a normal account?
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(D)
Salaries
10
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An asset was bought on 1st January, 1992 for N20,000. Depreciation was provided for annually at 20% on cost. It was sold for N7,000 on 1st July, 1995.

The net book value at the time of sale was
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(E)
N6,000
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An asset was bought on 1st January, 1992 for N20,000. Depreciation was provided for annually at 20% on cost. It was sold for N7,000 on 1st July, 1995.

Accumulated depreciation at the time of sale was
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(B)
N14,000
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An asset was bought on 1st January, 1992 for N20,000. Depreciation was provided for annually at 20% on cost. It was sold for N7,000 on 1st July, 1995.

The profit on sale was
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(E)
N1,000
13
In Manufacturing Account, prime cost plus factory overhead is known as
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(D)
production cost
14
Which of the following is an advantage of the impurest system?
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(D)
Meeting small items of expenditure
15
Where a business is purchased, the full amount of the purchase consideration is credited to
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(A)
Purchase of Business Account
16
A financial plan of action expressed in monetary terms is known as
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(D)
budget
17
Which of the following is not a source document for recording sales?
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(D)
Sales journal
18
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A company charges out goods to a branch at cost plus 25 percent. It invoiced N12,00 worth of goods

The mark-up is
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(D)
N3,000
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A company charges out goods to a branch at cost plus 25 percent. It invoiced N12,00 worth of goods

The double entry required for the mark-up is debit Branch
Answer
(C)
Stock Account, credit Branch Adjustment Account
20
A ledger is a
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(D)
double entry posting
21
A real account is the account of
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(D)
fictitious items
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An item is fictitious because it
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(A)
does not exist
23
Which of the following is not a personal account?
Answer
(C)
P.Z. Plc Account
24
A provision is
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(E)
an amount set out of profit for other uses
25
A cash discount is a
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(B)
Profit and Loss Account item
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Kudi Local Government Council incurred the following expenditure in 1995:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Payment of salaries} & 140,000 \\ \text{Purchase of drugs for dispensaries} & 80,000 \\ \text{Purchase of books for Library} & 30,000 \\ \text{Sinking of wells} & 70,000 \\ \text{Extension of Council offices} & 160,000 \end{array}\)
The amount of capital expenditure for 1995 was
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(B)
N230,000
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Kudi Local Government Council incurred the following expenditure in 1995:
N
Payment of salaries 140,000
Purchase of drugs for dispensaries 80,000
Purchase of books for Library 30,000
Sinking of wells 70,000
Extension of Council offices 160,000

The amount of revenue expenditure for 1995 was
Answer
(C)
N220,000
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An expense becomes an accrual because it
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(A)
is due for payment
29
The amount for which a business is sold is known as
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(C)
purchase consideration
30
The person who is responsible for the formation of a company is called the
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(A)
promoter
31
The amount of a company's profit given to a shareholder is known as
Answer
(B)
dividend
32
Which of the following best described the path of a transaction?
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(A)
Source documents to Journal to Ledger
33
Where there are no proper books of account , the capital at the commencement of a period is ascertained by preparing
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(C)
Statement of Affairs
34
Rent receivable is a
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(B)
current liability
35
Which of the following is a factory overhead?
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(E)
depreciation of factory equipment
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A business whose assets consisted of stock N15,000 and debtors N8,000 was bought by issuing 20,000 ordinary shares of N1 each at a premium of 20 percent.

The purchase consideration was
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(A)
N24,000
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A business whose assets consisted of stock N15,000 and debtors N8,000 was bought by issuing 20,000 ordinary shares of N1 each at a premium of 20 percent.

The amount of goodwill was
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(E)
N1,000
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When a share is sold for less than its nominal value, the difference is called
Answer
(A)
discount
39
Which of the following serves the same purpose as a Trading Account?
Answer
(C)
Branch Stock Account
40
Which of the following is not a revenue receipt?
Answer
(E)
Receipt from trade debtors
41
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Creditors Control Account:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & & & N \\ \hline Bank & \text{"X"} & \text{Balance b/d} & 1,200 \\ Discount & 30 & \text{"Y"} & 1,800 \\ \text{Balance c/d} & 450 & & \\ \hline & & & & \hline \end{array}\)
How much "X" ?
Answer
(B)
N2,520
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Creditors Control Account:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & & & N \\ \hline Bank & \text{"X"} & \text{Balanxe b/d} & 1,200 \\ Discount & 30 & \text{"Y"} & 1,800 \\ \text{Balance c/d} & 450 & & \\ \hline & & & & \hline \end{array}\)
"Y" represents
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(B)
purchases
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Creditors Control Account:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & & & N \\ \hline Bank & \text{"X"} & \text{Balanxe b/d} & 1,200 \\ Discount & 30 & \text{"Y"} & 1,800 \\ \text{Balance c/d} & 450 & & \\ \hline & & & & \hline \end{array}\)
The balance of 450 in the above accounts represents
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(D)
current liability
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Kudi Local Government Council incurred the following expenditure in 1995:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Payment of salaries} & 140,000 \\ \text{Purchase of drugs for dispensaries} & 80,000 \\ \text{Purchase of books for Library} & 30,000 \\ \text{Sinking of wells} & 70,000 \\ \text{Extension of Council offices} & 160,000 \end{array}\)
The amount of revenue expenditure for 1995 was
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(C)
N220,000
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use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Opening stock} & \text{- Footwears Department} & N800 \\ & \text{- Stationary Department} & N600 \\ Purchases & \text{- Footwears Department} & N1,600 \\ & \text{- Stationary Department} & N2,800 \\ \text{Wages of shoe packers} & & N600 \\ & \text{-Salaries} & N1,200 \\ & \text{-Footwares} & N4,000 \\ Sales & \text{- stationery} & N6,000\end{array}\)
Additional Information (i) No closing stock
(ii) Common expenses are to be shared in the ratio sales
The net profit of Footwares Department is
Answer
(C)
N880