Accounts - Principles of Accounts JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

2332

Use the following information to answer the given question.
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st DECEMBER, 2010
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ & & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Capital}& 40,000 & \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000\\ \text{Less: Net loss} & \frac{5,000}{35,000} & \text{Stock} & 3,000\\ \text{Less: Drawings} & \frac{2,000}{33,000} & \text{Debtors} & 4,000\\ \text{Long term loan} & \frac{20,000}{53,000} & \text{Cash at bank} & 6,500\\ \text{Creditors} & 8,000\\ \text{Accrued expenses} & \frac{4,000}{65,000} & \text{Cash in hand} & 1,500\\ & & & \text{Total 65,000}\end{array}\)
The amount of working capital is

  • A. ₦11,000
  • B. ₦7,00
  • C. ₦4,000
  • D. ₦3,000
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2333

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le\\ \hline \text{Construction and hospital wards} & 300,000\\ \text{purchase of hospital beds} & 40,000 \\ \text{salaries and wages}& 80,000\\ \text{Purchase of drugs} & 55,000\\ \text{purchases of x-ray machine} & 150,000\end{array}\)
The amount of recurrent expenditure was

  • A. Le 245,000
  • B. Le 175,000
  • C. Le 135,000
  • D. Le 80,000
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2334

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

  • A. Le 545,000
  • B. Le 490,000
  • C. Le 450,000
  • D. Le 300,000
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2335

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array} {c|c} & D \\ \hline \text{Cash in hand}& 1,440\\ \text{Cash at bank} & 2440\\ \text{Stock} & 2,500\\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 2,200 \\ \text{Creditors} & 1,000\end{array}\)
The liability is

  • A. D7,580
  • B. D6,580
  • C. D5,380
  • D. D1,000
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2336

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D \\ \hline \text{Cash in hand}& 1,440\\ \text{Cash at bank} & 2440\\ \text{Stock} & 2,500\\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 2,200 \\ \text{Creditors} & 1,000\end{array}\)
The capital is

  • A. D1,440
  • B. D6,580
  • C. D5,380
  • D. D1,000
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2337

A loss made on the disposal of a fixed assets is debited to

  • A. sales account
  • B. purchases account
  • C. profit and loss account
  • D. capital account
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2338

Which of the following is not an item in the profit and loss account?

  • A. drawings
  • B. interest
  • C. salaries
  • D. bad debts
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2339

Which of the following is not a revenue to a local government?

  • A. fines
  • B. licenses
  • C. personal ncome tax
  • D. tenement rates
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2340

Administrative, selling and distribution expenses in a manufacturing firm are recorded in

  • A. trasing acccount
  • B. manufacturing account
  • C. profit and loss account
  • D. balance sheet
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2341

An underwriter for a company’s share is paid

  • A. interest
  • B. commision
  • C. dividend
  • D. salary
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2342

Which of the following is a form of memorandum of association

  • A. names of directors
  • B. appointment of directors
  • C. object of the business
  • D. payment of dividend
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2343

The double entry to record the proceeds on disposal of assets in debit

  • A. bank account; credit asset disposal account
  • B. asset disposal account; credit bank account
  • C. provision for depreciation account; credit asset disposal account
  • D. asset disposal account; credit provision for depreciation account
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2344

Which of the following is not part of the central processing unit of a computer?

  • A. arithmetical and lgical unit
  • B. memory unit
  • C. input unit
  • D. control unit
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2345

Which of the following is not the purpose of a control account?

  • A. check on errors of addition
  • B. locate errors
  • C. locate missing figures
  • D. monitor the cash book
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2346

The excess of value of assets over the purchase consideration on acquisition of a business is credited to

  • A. share capital account
  • B. goodwill account
  • C. capital reserved account
  • D. general reverse account
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2347

Which of the following errors affects the agreement of a Trial balance?

  • A. wrong addition in the sales account
  • B. crediting a purchase to the sales account
  • C. failure to enter sales in the books
  • D. posting the purchase of a van to the debit side of the purhases account
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2348

Share of ₦3 nominal value were issued at a price ₦4. The difference of ₦1 is a

  • A. commision
  • B. discount
  • C. premium
  • D. bonus
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2349

An increases in the provision for doubtful debts results is a\an

  • A. increase in the gross profit
  • B. decrease in the gross profit
  • C. decrease in the net profit
  • D. increase in the net profit
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2350

The sales ledger control account is also referred to as

  • A. bought ledger control account
  • B. purchases account
  • C. total debtors account
  • D. total creditor account
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2351

Which of the following is not found in the personal ledger?

  • A. debtors account
  • B. creditors account
  • C. capital account
  • D. nominal account
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2352

If creditors at 1\1\10 were Le 3,000; creditors at 31/12/10 Le 5,500 and payments to creditors Le 29,000. The purchases figure for 2010 is

  • A. Le 34,500
  • B. Le 32,000
  • C. Le 31,500
  • D. Le 26,500
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