WAEC - Accounts Principles Of Accounts (2008)

1
Which of the following is the basis accounting equation?
Answer
(A)
assets = capital + liabilities
2
A sales Day book is used for recording
Answer
(A)
credit sales
3
An analytical cash book is used to
Answer
(C)
separate cash and bank balance
4
Which of the following concepts is exposed to hold when a proprietor makes a drawing of goods or cash from the business?
Answer
(A)
business entity
5
In a partnership business, the net profit serves as opening figure for
Answer
(D)
appropriation account
6
Which of the following is the effect of an increase in the provision for discount allowed?
Answer
(C)
decrease in net profit
7
In the preparation of manufacturing accounts, prime cost plus factory overheads equal to cost of
Answer
(B)
production
8
Returns inwards is also called
Answer
(B)
sales returns
9
Tale LTd. has 100,000 ordinary shares of ₦1 each and 60,000 5% preference shares of ₦1 each. Both were fully paid as shown below,
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦\\ \text{Profit and loss appropriation b/f} & 10,000\\ \text{Net profit for the year} & 6,000\\ \text{Proposed dividend on ordinary shares} & 4,000\\ \text{Interim dividend} & 6,000\\ \text{Goodwill written off} \\ 600\end{array}\)
The balance of the profit and loss appropriation account as at the end of the year was
Answer
(C)
₦5,400
10
Tale LTd. has 100,000 ordinary shares of ₦1 each and 60,000 5% preference shares of ₦1 each. Both were fully paid as shown below,
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦\\ \text{Profit and loss appropriation b/f} & 10,000\\ \text{Net profit for the year} & 6,000\\ \text{Proposed dividend on ordinary shares} & 4,000\\ \text{Interim dividend} & 6,000\\ \text{Goodwill written off} \\ 600\end{array}\)
The authorized capital of Tale Ltd is
Answer
(C)
₦160,000
11
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a computer?
Answer
(C)
highly accurate
12
Tale LTd. has 100,000 ordinary shares of ₦1 each and 60,000 5% preference shares of ₦1 each. Both were fully paid as shown below,
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦\\ \text{Profit and loss appropriation b/f} & 10,000\\ \text{Net profit for the year} & 6,000\\ \text{Proposed dividend on ordinary shares} & 4,000\\ \text{Interim dividend} & 6,000\\ \text{Goodwill written off} \\ 600\end{array}\)
The dividend payable to preference shareholders is
Answer
(C)
₦3,000
13
Final accounts of a not-for-profit making organization is made up of
Answer
(C)
income and expenditure account and balance sheet
14
Which of the following is a debit entry in debtors control account?
Answer
(A)
credit sales
15
Which of the following is not a debit item in a partnership appropriation account?
Answer
(B)
drawings
16
Use the following information
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\\hline \text{Opening capital} & 60,000 \\ \text{Drawings} & 4,000\\ \text{Cost of sales} & 50,000\\ \text{General expenses} & 7,000 \\ \text{Mark-up} & \text{50%} \end{array}\)
Net profit is
Answer
(D)
₦18,000
17
Use the following information
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦\\ \hline\text{Opening capital} & 60,000\\ \text{Drawings} & 4,000\\ \text{Cost of sales} & 50,000\\ \text{General expenses} & 7,000 \\ \text{Mark-up} & \text{50%} \end{array}\)
Closing capital is
Answer
(C)
₦74,000
18
Which of the following is not a debit item in partners appropriation account?
Answer
(D)
share of loss
19
The difference between factory cost of goods produced and its market value is
Answer
(C)
manufacturing profit
20
Which of the following is not an item in the appropriation account of a company?
Answer
(C)
debenture interest
21
The purchase of furniture, an asset to the company was debited to purchases account. This is an error of
Answer
(C)
principle
22
Which of the following terms is not used to describe the total amount stated in the memorandum of association approved by the registrar of companies?
Answer
(D)
norminal capital
23
A cash payment of ₦85 to Regina was entered in the books as ₦58. The entries to correct the error are: debit
Answer
(A)
regina's account ₦27 : credit cash account ₦27
24
Use the following information,
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le\\ \hline \text{Sales} & 183,400 \\ \text{Purchases} & 168000\\ \text{Opening stock} & 20,100\\ \text{Closing stock} & 48,800 \\ \text{Carriage outwards} & 2400\\ \text{Carriage inwards} & 5,000\\ \text{Returns inwards} & 10,000\\ \text{Expenses} & 15,000\\ \text{Returns outwards} & 8,000\end{array}\)
The gross profit is
Answer
(C)
Le 37,200
25
Use the following information,
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le\\ \hline \text{Sales} & 183,400 \\ \text{Purchases} & 168000\\ \text{Opening stock} & 20,100\\ \text{Closing stock} & 48,800 \\ \text{Carriage outwards} & 2400\\ \text{Carriage inwards} & 5,000\\ \text{Returns inwards} & 10,000\\ \text{Expenses} & 15,000\\ \text{Returns outwards} & 8,000\end{array}\)
The net profit is
Answer
(D)
Le 19,200
26
Use the following information,
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le\\ \hline \text{Sales} & 183,400 \\ \text{Purchases} & 168000\\ \text{Opening stock} & 20,100\\ \text{Closing stock} & 48,800 \\ \text{Carriage outwards} & 2400\\ \text{Carriage inwards} & 5,000\\ \text{Returns inwards} & 10,000\\ \text{Expenses} & 15,000\\ \text{Returns outwards} & 8,000\end{array}\)
The cost of goods sold is
Answer
(C)
Le 136,200
27
The class of shares to which payment of dividend depends on profit is
Answer
(B)
ordinary shares
28
Payment for shares in installments is done by means of
Answer
(A)
calls
29
Mark-up on goods sent to branch are recorded in the books by crediting
Answer
(C)
bank stock account; debiting stock adjustment account
30
Which of the following s not part of cost of production?
Answer
(D)
administrative overheads
31
Which of the following is not a subsidiary book?
Answer
(C)
purchases ledger
32
Use the following information,
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D\\ \hline \text{Construction of classrooms} & 500,000\\ \text{Sinking of boreholes} & 100,000\\ \text{Staff salaries} & 150,000\\ \text{Electricity} & 14,000 \\ \text{Transport and travels} & 7000\\ \text{office expenses} & 9,000 \end{array}\)
Recurrent expenditure is
Answer
(A)
D180,000
33
Use the following information,
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D\\ \hline \text{Construction of classrooms} & 500,000\\ \text{Sinking of boreholes} & 100,000\\ \text{Staff salaries} & 150,000\\ \text{Electricity} & 14,000 \\ \text{Transport and travels} & 7000\\ \text{office expenses} & 9,000 \end{array}\)
Capital expenditure is
Answer
(B)
D750,000
34
In bank reconciliation, when a cash book shows a credit balance, uncredited cheques are i. deducted from the cash book balance. ii. added to the bank statement balance. iii. added to the cash book balance
Answer
(D)
iii only
35
When provision is made for doubtful doubt, the accounting entries are
Answer
(A)
debit profit and loss account; credit provision for doubtful debt account
36
An approach for discovering missing figures in incomplete records is the use of
Answer
(B)
control accounts
37
A merchant paid ₦180,000 on rent for 18 months bu charged ₦120,000 to profit and loss account for the year. The concept applied is
Answer
(C)
accrual
38
Which of the following is an advantage of the imprest system?
Answer
(D)
reducing the posting for small expenses into the main ledger
39
Henik Plc has departments A and B and has made the following information available concerning its operations;
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{Departmental A} & \text{Departmental B} \\ \hline \text{Turn over} & ₦100,00 & ₦80,000\\ \text{Commission} & ₦3,600 & & \\ \text{Rent} & ₦6,000 & & \\ \text{Flor space} & & 200m^2 & 100m^2 \end{array}\)
How much commission was apportioned to Department a?
Answer
(C)
₦2,000
40
Henik Plc has departments A and B and has made the following information available concerning its operations;
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{Departmental A} & \text{Departmental B} \\ \hline \text{Turn over} & ₦100,00 & ₦80,000\\ \text{Commission} & ₦3,600 & & \\ \text{Rent} & ₦6,000 & & \\ \text{Flor space}& & 200m^2 & 100m^2 \end{array}\)
Rent apportioned to Department B is
Answer
(A)
₦4,000
41
The entries to record goods bought for cash are: debit
Answer
(B)
purchases account ; credit cash account
42
Carriage inwards is posted to
Answer
(A)
trading account
43
Repairs to air conditioners was debited to office equipment account. This is an error of
Answer
(A)
principle
44
The practice of identifying with one constant approach where a number of approach exist for solving an accounting problem is the convention of
Answer
(B)
consistency
45
Which of the following is a storage device?
Answer
(A)
diskette