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WAEC - Accounts Principles Of Accounts (1999)

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Errors in the ledger can be corrected through
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(A)
journal proper
2
Item in the bank statement of a business but not in the Cash Book before preparation of bank reconciliation statement do not include
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(C)
presented cheque
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Discount received is
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(C)
credited to the Profit and Loss Account
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Carriage outwards is charged to
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(A)
credited to the trading account
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Carriage outwards is charged to
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(D)
profit and loss account
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Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \text{Debtors (1/1/98)} & 2,000 \\ \text{Debtors (31/12/98)} & 1,250 \\ \text{Cash received from debtors} & 6,000 \\ \text{Bad debt written off} & 750 \\\ \text{Discount allowed} & 500 \\ \text{Discount received} & 125\end{array}\)
What was the amount of sales for the year?
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(C)
N6,500
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Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Debtors (1/1/98)} & 2,000 \\ \text{Debtors (31/12/98)} & 1,250 \\ \text{Cash received from debtors} & 6,000 \\ \text{Bad debt written off} & 750 \\ \text{Discount allowed} & 500 \\ \text{Discount received} & 125\end{array}\)
Assuming a gross profit of N3,000, what was the net profit?
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(D)
N1,875
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Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Debtors (1/1/98)} & 2,000 \\ \text{Debtors (31/12/98)} & 1,250 \\ \text{Cash received from debtors} & 6,000 \\ \text{Bad debt written off} & 750 \\ \text{Discount allowed} & 500 \\ \text{Discount received} & 125\end{array}\)
The debtors balance to be shown in the Balance Sheet at 31st December, 1998 is
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(D)
N1,250
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Which of the following is a contra entry?
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(B)
Loggement of cash in hand into bank account
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Profit expressed as a proportion of cost price is
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(B)
mark-up
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Which of the following will not make a trial balance total to agree?
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(A)
incomplete posting in the ledger accounts
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Deferred charges are also known as
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(A)
prepayment
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The vote book in governmental accounting is used to
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(B)
control expenditure
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Use the following information to answer the
\(\begin{array}{c|c} July & 1 & \text{cash in hand, N420, Cash at Bank} & N6,500 \\ & 2 & \text{Paid Asaolu T. by cheque} & N1,500 \\ & 5 & \text{Paid transport by cash} & N42 \\ & 9 & \text{Received cheque from Olawoyin} & N3,600 \\ & 15 & \text{Cash sales to date} & N1,800 \\ & 17 & \text{Paid Haruna by cheque} & N1,200 \\ & 19 & \text{Paid Umana by cash} & N100 \\ & 31 & \text{Paid wages by cash} & N1,500 \end{array}\)
The cash in hand on 31st July is
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(D)
N578
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Use the following information to answer the
\(\begin{array}{c|c} July & 1 & \text{cash in hand, N420, Cash at Bank} & N6,500 \\ & 2 & \text{Paid Asaolu T. by cheque} & N1,500 \\ & 5 & \text{Paid transport by cash} & N42 \\ & 9 & \text{Received cheque from Olawoyin} & N3,600 \\ & 15 & \text{Cash sales to date} & N1,800 \\ & 17 & \text{Paid Haruna by cheque} & N1,200 \\ & 19 & \text{Paid Umana by cash} & N100 \\ & 31 & \text{Paid wages by cash} & N1,500 \end{array}\)
The cash at bank on 31st July is
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(C)
N7,400
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Use the following information to answer the
\(\begin{array}{c|c} July & 1 & \text{cash in hand, N420, Cash at Bank} & N6,500 \\ & 2 & \text{Paid Asaolu T. by cheque} & N1,500 \\ & 5 & \text{Paid transport by cash} & N42 \\ & 9 & \text{Received cheque from Olawoyin} & N3,600 \\ & 15 & \text{Cash sales to date} & N1,800 \\ & 17 & \text{Paid Haruna by cheque} & N1,200 \\ & 19 & \text{Paid Umana by cash} & N100 \\ & 31 & \text{Paid wages by cash} & N1,500 \end{array}\)
The total cash payments during the month is
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(A)
N2,220
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Use the following information to answer the
\(\begin{array}{c|c} July & 1 & \text{cash in hand, N420, Cash at Bank} & N6,500 \\ & 2 & \text{Paid Asaolu T. by cheque} & N1,500 \\ & 5 & \text{Paid transport by cash} & N42 \\ & 9 & \text{Received cheque from Olawoyin} & N3,600 \\ & 15 & \text{Cash sales to date} & N1,800 \\ & 17 & \text{Paid Haruna by cheque} & N1,200 \\ & 19 & \text{Paid Umana by cash} & N100 \\ & 31 & \text{Paid wages by cash} & N1,500 \end{array}\)
How many bits make 1 byte?
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(B)
9 bits
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Which of the following is does not relate to a non-for-profit-making organization?
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(D)
Profit and Loss Account
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Which of the following is the memory part that is available for use by the computer user?
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(B)
Ram
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In-not-profit-making organizations, accumulated fund is the name for
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(C)
capital
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Use the following information to answer he given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & J. Chike & B. Balla \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Current Accounts balance(1/4/98)} & 4,000 & 6,000 \\ \text{Current Accounts balance (1/4/99)} & 7,000 & \text{?} \\ Drawings & 1,500 & 1,500 \\ \text{Share of net profit} & \text{?} & 2,500 \end{array}\)
What is chike's share of profit from the partnership for the year ended 31/3/99 ?
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(D)
N4,500
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Use the following information to answer he given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & J. Chike & B. Balla \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Current Accounts balance(1/4/98)} & 4,000 & 6,000 \\ \text{Current Accounts balance (1/4/99)} & 7,000 & \text{?} \\ Drawings & 1,500 & 1,500 \\ \text{Share of net profit} & \text{?} & 2,500 \end{array}\)
What is Balla's Current Account balance as at 31/3/99?
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(B)
N7,000
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Use the following information to answer he given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & J. Chike & B. Balla \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Current Accounts balance(1/4/98)} & 4,000 & 6,000 \\ \text{Current Accounts balance (1/4/99)} & 7,000 & \text{?} \\ Drawings & 1,500 & 1,500 \\ \text{Share of net profit} & \text{?} & 2,500 \end{array}\)
Their profit sharing ratio is
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(B)
1 : 5 : 1
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Company tax paid is debited to
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(A)
profit and loss appropriation
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Which of the following is not a revenue expenditure ?
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(C)
extension of building
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Dividend proposed by a company is shown in its Balance Sheet as
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(B)
current liability
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The main classes of shares are
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(C)
ordinary shares and preference shares
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Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Ordinary Share Capital} & 140,000 & \text{Plant and Machinery} & 100,000 \\ \text{80% Preference share} & 63,000 & \text{Furniture} & 62,000 \\ \text{Retained earnings} & 40,000 & \text{Motor Van} & 75,000 \\ \text{10% Debentures} & 60,000 & Stock & 22,000 \\ Creditors & 10,000 & Debtors & 26,000 \\ \text{Accrued wages} & 12,000& Bank & 40,000 \\ & \overline{325,000} & & \overline{325,000}\end{array}\)
What is the current ratio?
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(A)
4 : 1
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Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Ordinary Share Capital} & 140,000 & \text{Plant and Machinery} & 100,000 \\ \text{80% Preference share} & 63,000 & \text{Furniture} & 62,000 \\ \text{Retained earnings} & 40,000 & \text{Motor Van} & 75,000 \\ \text{10% Debentures} & 60,000 & Stock & 22,000 \\ Creditors & 10,000 & Debtors & 26,000 \\ \text{Accrued wages} & 12,000& Bank & 40,000 \\ & \overline{325,000} & & \overline{325,000}\end{array}\)
The debt to equity ratio is
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(C)
1 : 3
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Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Ordinary Share Capital} & 140,000 & \text{Plant and Machinery} & 100,000 \\ \text{80% Preference share} & 63,000 & \text{Furniture} & 62,000 \\ \text{Retained earnings} & 40,000 & \text{Motor Van} & 75,000 \\ \text{10% Debentures} & 60,000 & Stock & 22,000 \\ Creditors & 10,000 & Debtors & 26,000 \\ \text{Accrued wages} & 12,000& Bank & 40,000 \\ & \overline{325,000} & & \overline{325,000}\end{array}\)
What is the working capital?
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(D)
N66,000
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Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Ordinary Share Capital} & 140,000 & \text{Plant and Machinery} & 100,000 \\ \text{80% Preference share} & 63,000 & \text{Furniture} & 62,000 \\ \text{Retained earnings} & 40,000 & \text{Motor Van} & 75,000 \\ \text{10% Debentures} & 60,000 & Stock & 22,000 \\ Creditors & 10,000 & Debtors & 26,000 \\ \text{Accrued wages} & 12,000& Bank & 40,000 \\ & \overline{325,000} & & \overline{325,000}\end{array}\)
The equity capital is
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(B)
N180,000
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Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Ordinary Share Capital} & 140,000 & \text{Plant and Machinery} & 100,000 \\ \text{80% Preference share} & 63,000 & \text{Furniture} & 62,000 \\ \text{Retained earnings} & 40,000 & \text{Motor Van} & 75,000 \\ \text{10% Debentures} & 60,000 & Stock & 22,000 \\ Creditors & 10,000 & Debtors & 26,000 \\ \text{Accrued wages} & 12,000& Bank & 40,000 \\ & \overline{325,000} & & \overline{325,000}\end{array}\)
What is the quick ratio?
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(B)
3 : 1
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A suspense Account is used to
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(A)
recoed difference in the books until errors are located
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The purpose of the trading account is to ascertain
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(B)
gross profit
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A trial Balance is the
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(C)
list of all balances extracted from the ledger
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Which of the following entries is made damaged goods are returned to the supplier?
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(D)
supplier's account is debited and the returns Outwards Account creddited
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A balance sheet is a
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(D)
statement showing assets and liabilities at a cretain date
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Yinka bought goods worth N800.00 and sold at a margin of 20% on selling price. How much did she sell the goods?
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(B)
N960
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Recurrent expenditure of government is paid from
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(D)
consilidated fund
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A bond acknowledging a loan to a company under the company's seal, bearing a fixed rate of interest is known as
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(D)
debenture
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One mega byte is equal to
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(A)
8 bytes
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Purchases of goods from Obi had been entered in Obike's Account. This is an error of
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(C)
commission
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The authority of the Accountant General to disburse from government fund is called
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(B)
warrant
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Umana Ltd. issued 200,000 shares at N1 each out of its Authorized Share capital of N300,000 at N1 each. At the end of the first call, all shareholders paid in full, except for one shareholder who owes N10,000. The company's paid-up capital is
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(D)
N190,000
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Umana Ltd. issued 200,000 shares at N1 each out of its Authorized Share capital of N300,000 at N1 each. At the end of the first call, all shareholders paid in full, except for one shareholder who owes N10,000. The unissued capital of the company is
Answer
(D)
N100,000
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The total share capital which a company would be allowed to issue is known as
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(B)
authorised share capital
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Creditors at start was N4,650 and at close N2,480, cash paid to suppliers during the year amounted to N12,000. Credit purchases for the year is valued at
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(C)
N9,830
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A sale of goods to audu was not posted. This is an error of
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(A)
omission
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Into how many major types can general purpose computers be classified?
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(D)
three
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Which of the following is nit a petty cash book item? purchase of
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(A)
machinery