WAEC - Accounts Principles Of Accounts (2023)

1

Use the following information to answer the question

The health department of Banjul Local Government incurred the following expenditure in 2020:
 

   Le

 Construction of hospital wards

200,000

 Purchase of hospital beds

20,000

 Purchase of stationeries

15,000

 Salaries and wages

60,000

 Purchase of drugs

50,000

 Purchase of x-ray machine

100,000



The capital expenditure for the year is

Answer
(B)
Le 320,000
2

Use the following information to answer the question

The health department of Banjul Local Government incurred the following expenditure in 2020:
 

   Le

 Construction of hospital wards

200,000
 Purchase of hospital beds 20,000
 Purchase of stationeries 15,000
 Salaries and wages 60,000
 Purchase of drugs 50,000
 Purchase of x-ray machine 100,000


The recurrent expenditure for the year is

Answer
(B)
Le 125,000
3
Memoradum branch account is prepared to determine
Answer
(A)
gross profit
4

Use the following information to answer the question

The following transactions were recorded in the cash book of Ibusah for the month of February 2019:
 

   D

 Balance b/f

 200,000
 Commission received  180,000
 Receipts from Ojah  98,000
 Electricity bill  40,000 

 Rent

 73,400
 Drawings  28,600
 Insurance  12,800



The total income for the month is

Answer
(A)
D 278,000
5

Use the following information to answer the question

The following transactions were recorded in the cash book of Ibusah for the month of February 2019:

 

   D 

 Balance b/f

 200,000
 Commission received  180,000
 Receipts from Ojah  98,000
 Electricity bill  40,000

 Rent

 73,400

 Drawings

 28,600

 Insurance  12,800


The balance brought down at the end of the month is

Answer
(D)
D 323,500
6

Use the following information to answer the question

The following transactions were recorded in the cash book of Ibusah for the month of February 2019:
 

   D

 Balance b/f

 200,000
 Commission received  180,000
 Receipts from Ojah  98,000

 Electricity bill

 40,000

 Rent

 73,400

 Drawings

 28,600

 Insurance  12,800


The total expenses for the month is

Answer
(D)
D 154,800
7
Reliability as a quality of accounting information means that accounting
Answer
(B)
information is prepared based on evidence
8
Use the following information to answer the question

Ant and Bee withdrew GH⊄ 14,000 and GH⊄ 10,000 respectively at 8% per annum from the partnership.

The interest on drawings for Ant is
Answer
(C)
GH⊄ 1,120
9
Use the following information to answer the question

Ant and Bee withdrew GH⊄ 14,000 and GH⊄ 10,000 respectively at 8% per annum from the partnership.
The total interest on drawings to be charged to profit and loss appropriation account is
Answer
(B)
GH⊄ 1,920
10
Which of the following items is a tangible asset?
Answer
(B)
Machinery
11

Use the following information to answer the question
 

   Le

 Capital (01/01/2020)

 1,934,600

 Capital (31/12/2020)

 2,530,000

 Expenses 3 45,900
 Drawings for 2020

 72,500

 Additional capital for 2020

 250,000



The gross profit for the year is

Answer
(C)
Le 417,900
12

Use the following information to answer the question
 

   Le

 Capital (01/01/2020)

 1,934,600
 Capital (31/12/2020)  2,530,000

 Expenses

 346,900
 Drawings for 2020  72,500
 Additional capital for 2020  250,000


The net profit for 2020 is

Answer
(B)
Le 417,900
13

Use the following information to answer the question

The following transactions relate to Osei Enterprises for the year ended 31st December 2020.

 

   D 

 Purchases

 160,000
 Returns outwards  880
 Carriage inwards  740
 Returns inwards  620
 Sales   195,000
 Salaries  27,600
 Closing stock  14,100



The cost of goods available for sale is

Answer
(D)
D 175,460
14

Use the following information to answer the question

The following transactions relate to Osei Enterprises for the year ended 31st December 2020.

 

   D

 Purchases

 160,000
 Returns outwards  880
 Carriage inwards  740
 Returns inwards  620
 Sales  195,000
 Salaries  27,600
 Closing stock  14,100


The gross profit

Answer
(C)
D 36,360
15

Use the following information to answer the question

The following transactions relate to Osei Enterprises for the year ended 31st December 2020.

 

   D
 Purchases  160,000
 Returns outwards  880
 Carriage inwards  740
 Returns inwards  620
 Sales  195,000

 Salaries

 27,600

 Closing stock

 14,100


The net profit is

Answer
(C)
D 21, 020
16
The source of funds available to a local government/district assembly includes
Answer
(B)
none of the above
17
A reason a business is not able to keep full set of accounting records is that
Answer
(B)
double entry is expensive to maintain
18
Which of the following items is classified as capital expenditure in public sector accounting?
Answer
(B)
Construction works's cost
19

Use the following information to answer the question

 

 

 Trade creditors (31/12/2020)

 4,000
 Paid for purchases in 2021: Cheques  110,000
 Carriage inwards  1,000
 Trade creditors (31/12/2021)  6,000



The total purchase in 2021 is

Answer
(D)
$111,000
20

Use the following information to answer the question

 

 

 $

 Trade creditors (31/12/2020)

 4,000
 Paid for purchases in 2021: Cheques  110,000
 Carriage inwards  1,000
 Trade creditors (31/12/2021)  6,000


The balance c/d on trade creditors will be recorded in the balance sheet as

Answer
(B)
short-term liability
21
In the final account of a limited liability company, debenture interest paid is recorded in the
Answer
(B)
profit and loss account
22
Suppliers' personal account are found in the
Answer
(C)
purchases ledger
23
One of the internal users of accounting information is the
Answer
(A)
management
24
The accounting concept which is the basis upon which assets of a business are valued is the
Answer
(D)
historical concept
25
Profit distributed to ordinary shareholders of a limited liability company is
Answer
(A)
dividend
26
The accounts maintained in the nominal ledger are
Answer
(D)
expenses and income
27
Beauty started business with ₦40,000, made a profit of ₦50,000 and ended the year with ₦70,000 capital. What would have accounted for the closing capital?
Answer
(C)
Beauty was paid a salary of ₦90,000
28
A partnership is formed by
Answer
(A)
two or more individuals
29
The purchase day book is used to record
Answer
(D)
credit purchase
30
A business should not lay claim to any profit before it is earned. This is in accordance with the
Answer
(B)
prudence concept
31
The allocation of funds from treasury to accounting heads in public sector is
Answer
(B)
vote
32
The accumulated fund for a not-for-profit making organization is
Answer
(B)
assets - liabilites
33

Use the following information to answer the questions

The transactions of All Girls' Social Club for the year 2021 are as follows:

Bar sales D 30,000; Bar purchases D 17,000 and Rent D 1,200
 

 31st December  2020  2021
   D  D
 Stock at bar  1400  1600
 Owing for bar supplies  6500 7300



The value of purchases for the year is

Answer
(B)
D 17,800
34

Use the following information to answer the questions

The transactions of All Girls' Social Club for the year 2021 are as follows:

Bar sales D 30,000; Bar purchases D 17,000 and Rent D 1,200
 

 31st December  2020  2021
   D   D
 Stock at bar  1400  1600
 Owing for bar supplies  6500  7300


The net profit on the bar to be transferred to the income an expenditure account for the year ended 31st December 2021 is

Answer
(A)
D 11,600
35
The reason for treating carriage inwards in the trading account is because
Answer
(C)
it is an expense on goods purchased
36
The concept which underlines double entry bookkeeping is
Answer
(D)
duality concept
37
Wages of machine operators in manufacturing account are treated as
Answer
(C)
direct labour
38
The error that affects the agreement of a trial balance totals is
Answer
(B)
undercasting
39
Which of the following items is found in the profit and loss account of a company?
Answer
(A)
Proposed dividends
40
Carriage inwards on raw materials is recorded in the
Answer
(D)
manufacturing account
41
If sales is D 12,000 and the gross profit mark -up percentage is 25%. What is the cost of sales?
Answer
(B)
D 9,000
42
Which of the following items are apportioned on the basis of purchases in preparing departmental accounts?
Answer
(C)
Carriage inwards
43
Use the following information to answer the question

Sammy acquired plant an machinery costing ₦120,000 with an estimated useful life of 4 years and residual value of ₦2,000. The sum of the year digits method is used.

The depreciation to be charged for the third year will be
Answer
(B)
₦4,000
44
Use the following information to answer the question

Sammy acquired plant an machinery costing ₦120,000 with an estimated useful life of 4 years and residual value of ₦2,000. The sum of the year digits method is used.
The value of the asset at the end of the first year is
Answer
(B)
₦8,000
45
Discount allowed is shown in financial statements as
Answer
(D)
an expenses