WAEC - Accounts Principles Of Accounts (2012 - No. 44)
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le\\ \hline \text{Construction and hospital wards} & 300,000\\ \text{purchase of hospital beds} & 40,000 \\ \text{salaries and wages}& 80,000\\ \text{Purchase of drugs} & 55,000\\ \text{purchases of x-ray machine} & 150,000\end{array}\)
Capital expenditure for the year was
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le\\ \hline \text{Construction and hospital wards} & 300,000\\ \text{purchase of hospital beds} & 40,000 \\ \text{salaries and wages}& 80,000\\ \text{Purchase of drugs} & 55,000\\ \text{purchases of x-ray machine} & 150,000\end{array}\)
Capital expenditure for the year was
Le 545,000
Le 490,000
Le 450,000
Le 300,000
Explanation
capital expenditures; money spent by a business or organization on acquiring or maintaining fixed assets, such as land, buildings, and equipment.
300,000 + 40,000 + 150,000 = 490,000
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