WAEC Accounts - principles of accounts 2007 Past Questions

The manufacturing account is prepared to determine the cost of

Factory costs excluding prime cost is

An example of direct expenses is

Which of the following is not shown in the trial balance?

Financial accounting information is for

Which of the following statements is not true?

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Opening stock} & 1,800\\ \text{Closing stock} & 1,350 \\ \text{Creditors- 1/01/2004} & 1,274 \\ \text{Creditors- 31/12/2004} & 1,140\\ \text{Cash paid to creditors} & 6,900\\ \text{Debtors 1/01/2004} & 465\\ \text{Cash received from debtors} & 11,130 \\ \text{Debtors 31/12/2004} & 300\end{array}\)
Sales for the year was

Adobaw extracted a trial balance on 31st December 2005 and realized that the total of debit balance exceeded the total of credit balance. Pending investigation the difference should be

A debit entry in the cash account and a corresponding credit in Alieu's account indicate a

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Opening stock} & 1,800\\ \text{Closing stock} & 1,350 \\ \text{Creditors- 1/01/2004} & 1,274 \\ \text{Creditors- 31/12/2004} & 1,140\\ \text{Cash paid to creditors} & 6,900\\ \text{Debtors 1/01/2004} & 465\\ \text{Cash received from debtors} & 11,130 \\ \text{Debtors 31/12/2004} & 300\end{array}\)
Cost of sales for the year was

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Opening stock} & 1,800\\ \text{Closing stock} & 1,350 \\ \text{Creditors- 1/01/2004} & 1,274 \\ \text{Creditors- 31/12/2004} & 1,140\\ \text{Cash paid to creditors} & 6,900\\ \text{Debtors 1/01/2004} & 465\\ \text{Cash received from debtors} & 11,130 \\ \text{Debtors 31/12/2004} & 300\end{array}\)
Gross profit for the year was

The total of the sales journal is posted to the

A rent ₦12,000 was paid by Taiwo to his landlord by cheque. The double entry in Taiwo's books is

The sum of money given to a petty cashier out of which small payments are made is a/an

The total of the discount from creditors is transferred to

The total of the discounts is transferred to

The profit of sole trader increases his

Use following information to answer the given
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦\\ \hline \text{Balance as per cash book} & 8,000 Cr\\ \text{Unpresented cheques} & 14,400\\ \text{Uncredited cheque} & 2,600\\ \text{Uncredited cheques} & 2,600\end{array}\)
A cheque for ₦2,000 paid to a creditor had been entered in error in the cash book.The debit side of the cash book(bank column) had been undercast by ₦5,000. The adjusted balance as per cash book is

Use following information to answer the given
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Balance as per cash book} & 8,000 Cr\\ \text{Unpresented cheques} & 14,400\\ \text{Uncredited cheque} & 2,600\\ \text{Uncredited cheques} & 2,600\end{array}\)
A cheque for ₦2,000 paid to a creditor had been entered in error in the cash book.The debit side of the cash book(bank column) had been undercast by ₦5,000. The balance as per bank statement is

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Rent receivable accrued 1/01/2005} & D3,000\\ \text{Rent received during the year 2005} & D5,000\\ \text{Rent receivable accrued 31/12/2005} & 2,600\end{array}\)
The entry for rent received in the profit and loss account for the year ended 31st December 2005 is

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Rent receivable accrued 1/01/2005} & D3,000\\ \text{Rent received during the year 2005} & D5,000\\ \text{Rent receivable accrued 31/12/2005} & 2,600\end{array}\)
The rent receivable accrued as at 31st December 2005 is shown in the balance sheet as

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Opening balance} & 1,894 Dr \\ \text{Cheques received from customers} & 7,286\\ \text{Cash received from customers} & 1,236 \\ \text{Returned from customers} & 296 \\ \text{Closing balance} & 3,368 Dr\end{array}\)
The closing balance of ₦3,368 Dr is classified in the balance sheet as a

Which of the following is not a cause of depreciation?

Items on the left-hand side of a total debtors account are debits in the

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Opening balance} & 1,894 Dr \\ \text{Cheques received from customers} & 7,286\\ \text{Cash received from customers} & 1,236 \\ \text{Returned from customers} & 296 \\ \text{Closing balance} & 3,368 Dr\end{array}\)
credit sales for the period is

The cost price of a book is Le 9,000 and the selling price is Le 12,000. The mark up s

In single entry and incomplete records, the net assets method used to ascertain profit is

The assumption that a business has perpetual existence is recognized by

Youngsters Club has a membership of 115 persons. Each member pays an annual subscription of ₦50. During the year ended 31st December 2005, 8 members had not paid their subscriptions. using the information, the subscriptions recorded in the income ans expenditure account for the year ended 31st December 2005 is

Youngsters Club has a membership of 115 persons. Each member pays an annual subscription of ₦50. During the year ended 31st December 2005, 8 members had not paid their subscriptions. using the information, the subscriptions recorded in the income ans expenditure account for the year ended 31st December 2005 is

Youngsters Club has a membership of 115 persons. Each member pays an annual subscription of ₦50. During the year ended 31st December 2005, 8 members had not paid their subscriptions. using the information, the subscriptions shown in the Balance sheet as at 31st December 2005 is

The accounting principle which states that for every debit entry, there is a corresponding credit entry is recognized by

Which of the following is not an accounting convention?

In the absence of partnership agreement, profits and losses are shared

Which of the following formulae is used to calculate stock turnover rate?

Which of the following bases of accounting does not make allowance for depreciation?

Use the following to answer the given question,
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline Premises & 100,000 \\ Plant & 50,000\\ Fixtures & 30,000\\ Stock & 2,000 \\ Debtor & 10,000\\ Cash & 10,000\\ Creditors & 20,000 \end{array}\)
Total assets is

Use the following to answer the given question,
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline Premises & 100,000 \\ Plant & 50,000\\ Fixtures & 30,000\\ Stock & 2,000 \\ Debtor & 10,000\\ Cash & 10,000\\ Creditors & 20,000 \end{array}\)
Quick ratio is

Which of the following is not used for determining working capital?

In the absence of partnership agreement, a loan by a partner attracts interest at

Which of the following is not a data processing method?

The correct sequence in data processing is

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c}year & profit \\ \hline 2003 & Le 40,000\\ 2004 & Le 48,000\\ 2005 & Le 62,000\end{array}\)
The value of goodwill calculated at 3 years purchase of annual profit is

The maximum amount which a company is allowed to raise through the sale of shares is

The double entry in the books to write off goodwill is

Holder of ordinary shares do not have the right to

Which of the following is not a real account?

An example of capital gain s

Which of the following attracts a fixed rate of dividend?