WAEC - Accounts Principles Of Accounts (2020)

1
A debit entry in a fixed asset account represents 
Answer
(A)
an increase in the fixed asset account.
2
When bank charges are discovered in a bank statement, the adjustment is effected in the 
Answer
(B)
cash book
3
The double entry for interest on drawings by a partner is: debit 
Answer
(A)
Partner's Current Account; credit Appropriation Account
4
A credit purchase of N200 from Osae was posted to the account of Osei. This is an error of 
Answer
(B)
commission
5

Use the following information to answer the question below

Provision for doubtful debts------1,000Cr
Bad debts--------500Dr
Debtors-------50,000Dr
Additional bad debts to be written off-----500
New provision for doubtful debts to stand at 5% of debtors

The net figure for debtors in the balance sheet is 

Answer
(D)
Le 45,500
6

Use the following information to answer the question below

Provision for doubtful debts------1,000Cr
Bad debts--------500Dr
Debtors-------50,000Dr
Additional bad debts to be written off-----500
New provision for doubtful debts to stand at 5% of debtors

The provision for doubtful debts to be charged to the Profit and Loss Account is

Answer
(A)
Le 2,500
7
An office equipment bought for use was found to be defective and returned to the supplier. The subsidiary book to record this transaction is 
Answer
(A)
returns outwards journal
8
In a situation of incomplete records, profit is determined as 
Answer
(C)
closing capital drawings - opening capital
9
The document which serves as the authority to incur expenditure in the public sector is 
Answer
(A)
warrant
10
A debit balance of N420 on the purchases ledger control account means that the 
Answer
(A)
trade creditors were overpaid by N420
11
A total of D 9,160 was entered in the sales account as D9,610. To correct this error: debit 
Answer
(C)
Sales Account D450; credit Suspense Account D 450
12

Use the following information to answer the question below
Ata. Bubu and Chikum were in partnership sharing profits and losses in proportion to their capital contributions:

 Capital Drawings
Ata 40,000 8,000
Bubu  30,000  5000
Chikum 20,000  -
Net profit for the year was 40,500 and the interest on capital was 5% per annum.

The profit available for sharing by the partners is 
 

Answer
(C)
N36,000
13

Use the following information to answer the question below
Ata. Bubu and Chikum were in partnership sharing profits and losses in proportion to their capital contributions:

 Capital Drawings
Ata 40,000 8,000
Bubu  30,000  5000
Chikum 20,000  -
Net profit for the year was 40,500 and the interest on capital was 5% per annum.

The balance in Chikum's Current Account is
 

Answer
(B)
N9,000
14

Use the following information to answer the question below
Ata. Bubu and Chikum were in partnership sharing profits and losses in proportion to their capital contributions:

 Capital Drawings
Ata 40,000 8,000
Bubu  30,000  5000
Chikum 20,000  -
Net profit for the year was 40,500 and the interest on capital was 5% per annum

Bubu's share of profit is

Answer
(B)
N12,000
15
Recognition of profit when goods are sold and the buyer takes ownership of them is in line with
 
Answer
(A)
realization concept
16
The purpose of preparing a trading account is to ascertain 
Answer
(B)
gross profit
17
A trader adds 25% on cost as profit. The profit on sales of $300,000 would be 
Answer
(A)
$75,000
18
The accounting concept which distinguishes an enterprise from its owners is 
Answer
(D)
business entity concept
19
Eze introduces his private car into his business. The aspect of the accounting equation of the business that would be affected are
Answer
(A)
Assets and Capital
20
Debtors and credit sales for a period are D 120,00 and D 600,00 respectively. The debtor's payment period would be
Answer
(C)
73 days
21
A non-cash expense chargeable against profit and loss account is 
Answer
(C)
provision for doubtful debts
22
The cost incurred on goods purchased for production which can be traced to a particular unit is classified as
 
Answer
(B)
direct expenses
23

Use the following information to answer the questions below

A manufacturing company's cost of production was D 200,000. The finished goods were transferred to the warehouse at D 220,000. At the end of the year, 9% of these goods were still in stock.

The value of the closing stock of finished goods in the trading account is?

Answer
(C)
D19,800
24

Use the following information to answer the questions below

A manufacturing company's cost of production was D 200,000. The finished goods were transferred to the warehouse at D 220,000. At the end of the year, 9% of these goods were still in stock.

The value of the closing stock of finished goods that would be shown in the balance sheet is

Answer
(C)
D 19,800
25
Items shown in the manufacturing account include
i. Purchases of raw materials
ii. Purchases of finished goods
iii. Carriage inwards
iv. Carriage outwards 
 
Answer
(C)
I, ll and Il only
26

Kwamenah bought goods worth Le 50,000 from Doe and Sons Limited on the following terms: 3% trade discount: 10% cash discount. Kwamenah returned defective goods worth Le 8,000 the next day and made payment for the
remaining goods on the due date

The cash paid by Kwamenah was 

Answer
(D)
Le 36,660
27

Kwamenah bought goods worth Le 50,000 from Doe and Sons Limited on the following terms: 3% trade discount: 10% cash discount. Kwamenah returned defective goods worth Le 8,000 the next day and made payment for the
remaining goods on the due date.

Kwamenah would record the 10% discount in the
 

Answer
(C)
purchases journal
28
Doe and Sons Limited would enter the 3% discount in the 
Answer
(C)
purchases journal
29
A partner who contributes capital but does not participate in the day-to-day running of the business is 
Answer
(D)
a sleeping partner
30
An example of a real account is 
Answer
(C)
Office Computer Account
31
The concept that guides a firm to adopt a regular method of recording transactions in its books over a period is
 
Answer
(B)
consistency concept
32
A business extracted its trial balance and discovered that the total of the credit side exceeded the total of the debit side. Pending further investigation, the difference would be 
Answer
(B)
debited to suspense account
33
The accounting equation of a business shows the
 
Answer
(C)
assets and the sources of financing them
34
The internal users of accounting information are the
Answer
(B)
employees
35
A computer set bought for150,000 was disposed of for N45,000 after some years of use. The profit on disposal was 7,500. Accumulated depreciation at the time of disposal was 
Answer
(A)
112,500