WAEC Accounts - principles of accounts 1996 Past Questions

Which of the following is the book of original entry for all payments and receipts whether by cash or cheque?

Which of the following is not a cause for the difference between bank statement balance and cash book balance?

A sales journal is used to record

Which of the following fixed assets is not depreciable?

Payment is shown in the Balance Sheet as

Mr. B sod goods worth N200 on credit to Mr. C. Mr. B should debit this to

Mr. B sod goods worth N200 on credit to Mr. C. The credit sales should be entered into

An equipment costing N60,000 was bought on 1st January 1991. Depreciation was provided at 20 percent annually on straight line method. It was straight line method. it was sold on 30th June 1994 for N15,750. Its accumulated depreciation provision provision at the time of sale was

An equipment costing N60,000 was bought on 1st January 1991. Depreciation was provided at 20 percent annually on straight line method. It was straight line method. it was sold on 30th June 1994 for N15,750. The net book value of the equipment at the time sale was

An equipment costing N60,000 was bought on 1st January 1991. Depreciation was provided at 20 percent annually on straight line method. It was straight line method. it was sold on 30th June 1994 for N15,750. In the year of sale, profit was

Debentures issued at a price above the nominal value are said to be issued

A trial balance is

The balance sheet is a statement showing

Which of the following entries would be made for goods bought and paid for immediately? Debit

The purpose of a trading account is to ascertain

which of the following is not an Appropriation account item for a company?

Factory wages are always entered into the

The payee of a cheque is the

Which of the following is no part of prime cost of production?

The person who has applied for shares in a company is called

The total debtors account of a trading concern is N13,000. Out of this 2 percent is irrecoverable; 5 percent of the balance is unlikely to be collected. What is the provision for doubtful debts?

The total debtors account of a trading concern is N13,000. Out of this 2 percent is irrecoverable; 5 percent of the balance is unlikely to be collected. Bad debts is

Which of the following are examples of Nominal account?

A payment of N150 to a credit

Which of the following is not charged to Manufacturing Account?

Discount received is shown in the

Which of the following does not appear in a bank statement?

Impersonal Accounts contain

Which of the following is a charge against profit?

The cash realized from the sale of asset on dissolution of partnership is

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

The portion of the authorizes capital which has been allotted to members is

Which of the following is used before the appropriation bill is approved?

Which of the following is used where virement is not possible and where an application for additional provision reveals a degree of urgency?

A document which acknowledges that a company owes a named person a stated sum of money with the promise that a stated interest rate will be paid periodically is called

Which of the following is not a debit entry in the Bought Ledger?

Discount allowed is a charge made against

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Fixed assets} & 12,000 \\ \text{Current assets} & 5,000 \\ \text{Current liabilities} & 2,300 \\ Capital & 10,000 \\ \text{Long term liabilities} & 4,700\end{array}\)
What is the total assets?

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Fixed assets} & 12,000 \\ \text{Current assets} & 5,000 \\ \text{Current liabilities} & 2,300 \\ Capital & 10,000 \\ \text{Long term liabilities} & 4,700\end{array}\)
What is the total net assets?

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Fixed assets} & 12,000 \\ \text{Current assets} & 5,000 \\ \text{Current liabilities} & 2,300 \\ Capital & 10,000 \\ \text{Long term liabilities} & 4,700\end{array}\)
Total liabilities amount to

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Fixed assets} & 12,000 \\ \text{Current assets} & 5,000 \\ \text{Current liabilities} & 2,300 \\ Capital & 10,000 \\ \text{Long term liabilities} & 4,700\end{array}\)
The working capital is

Use the following to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock 1/1/93} & 4,500 \\ Sales & 13,500\\ Purchases & 5,000 \\ \text{Carriage inwards} & 500 \\ \text{Stock 31/12/93} & 4,200 \\ \text{Return inwards} & 600\end{array}\)
Cost of sales is

Use the following to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock 1/1/93} & 4,500 \\ Sales & 13,500\\ Purchases & 5,000 \\ \text{Carriage inwards} & 500 \\ \text{Stock 31/12/93} & 4,200 \\ \text{Return inwards} & 600\end{array}\)
Net sales is

Use the following to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock 1/1/93} & 4,500 \\ Sales & 13,500\\ Purchases & 5,000 \\ \text{Carriage inwards} & 500 \\ \text{Stock 31/12/93} & 4,200 \\ \text{Return inwards} & 600\end{array}\)
Gross profit is

Use the following to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Provision for bad debts} & 1,000 Cr \\ \text{Bad debts} & 500Dr \\ debtors & 50,000Dr \\ \text{Additional bad debts to be written off} & 500 \end{array}\)
New provision for bad debts to stand at 5% of debtors. In the balance sheet, the net figures for the profit is

Use the following to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Provision for bad debts} & 1,000 Cr \\ \text{Bad debts} & 500Dr \\ debtors & 50,000Dr \\ \text{Additional bad debts to be written off} & 500 \end{array}\)
New provision for bad debts to stand at 5% of debtors. The total amount of bad debts to be charges as expense in the profit and Loss Account is

Use the following to answer the given question
UCHENNA ENTERPRISES: Balance sheet as at 31st December, 1993
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & N & & N \\ \hline Capital & 84,000 & & \text{Land and building} & 45,000 \\ \text{Add net profit} & 15,000 & 99,000 & \text{Furniture and Fittings} & 34,000 \\ \text{Less drawings} & & 9,000 & Stock & 28,000 \\ & & \overline{90,000} & debtors & 22,000 \\ debtors Creditors & & 25,000 & cash & 1,000 \\ Accruals & & 15,000 & & \\ & & \overline{130,000} & & \overline{130,000} \end{array}\)
Capital employed is

Use the following to answer the given question
UCHENNA ENTERPRISES: Balance sheet as at 31st December, 1993
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & N & & N \\ \hline Capital & 84,000 & & \text{Land and building} & 45,000 \\ \text{Add net profit} & 15,000 & 99,000 & \text{Furniture and Fittings} & 34,000 \\ \text{Less drawings} & & 9,000 & Stock & 28,000 \\ & & \overline{90,000} & debtors & 22,000 \\ debtors Creditors & & 25,000 & cash & 1,000 \\ Accruals & & 15,000 & & \\ & & \overline{130,000} & & \overline{130,000} \end{array}\)
Current assets amount to

Use the following to answer the given question
UCHENNA ENTERPRISES: Balance sheet as at 31st December, 1993
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & N & & N \\ \hline Capital & 84,000 & & \text{Land and building} & 45,000 \\ \text{Add net profit} & 15,000 & 99,000 & \text{Furniture and Fittings} & 34,000 \\ \text{Less drawings} & & 9,000 & Stock & 28,000 \\ & & \overline{90,000} & debtors & 22,000 \\ debtors Creditors & & 25,000 & cash & 1,000 \\ Accruals & & 15,000 & & \\ & & \overline{130,000} & & \overline{130,000} \end{array}\)
Working capital amounts to