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Question 1
waec 2010

Which of the following is a prime cost?

Aroyalty
Bsalary
Ccommission
Ddiscounts allowed
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Question 2
waec 2010

The amount for which a business is sold is that

Agoodwill
Bcosiderated fund
Cpurchase
Dconsiderations
Ecapital reserve
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Question 3
waec 2010

Money received from a customer is recorded in the customer's account and bank account; the accounting concept applied is

Abusiness entity
Bdual aspect
Cgoing-concern
Dmoney measurement
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Question 4
waec 2010

On 1/7/07, a trader owed wages of Le 2,000. During the year ended 30/6/08, wages of Le 2,400 were owed and Le 8,000 were paid. Using the information, wages recorded in the balance sheet as at 30/6/08 is

ALe 12,400
BLe 6,000
CLe 2,400
DLe 2,000
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Question 5
waec 2010

The collection and organization of data is

Aaccounting process
Bcentral processing
Cdata processing
Ddata manipulation
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Question 6
waec 2010
On 1/7/07, a trader owed wages of Le 2,000. During the year ended 30/6/08, wages of Le, 2,400 were owed and Le 8,000 were paid. Using the information, the wages recorded in the balance sheet as at 30/6/08 is
ALe 2,400
BLe 8,400
CLe 8,000
DLe 7,600
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Question 7
waec 2010

Which of the following does not form part of shareholders fund?

Aordinary shares
Bshares premium
Cprofit
Ddebenture
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Question 8
waec 2010

When shares are sold 'at par' it means they are issued at

Athe market value
Bthe nominal value
Ca discount
Da premium
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Question 9
waec 2010

Which of the following reserves is not used for bonus shares?

Arevolutional reserve
Bshare premium
Ccapital redemption reserve fund?
Dgeneral reserve
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Question 10
waec 2010

A financial plan of action expressed in monetary terms is a/an

Awarrant
Bbudget
Cimprest
Dconsilidated fund
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Question 11
waec 2010
The document prepared for the disbursement of government fund is
Aan invoice
Ba receipt
Ca payment voucher
Da bill
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Question 12
waec 2010

The accounting treatment when goods are sent to branch at a cost is, debit branch stock account and credit

Abranch stock adjustment account
Bgoods sent to branch account
Cbranch debtors account
Dbranch profit and loss account
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Question 13
waec 2010

Carriage inwards is shown on the

Adebit side of the trading account
Bcredit side of the trading account
Ccredit side of the profit and loss account
Ddebit side of the profit and loss account
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Question 14
waec 2010

Use the following information to answer the given question, Aba and Baba are partners who agreed to share profits and losses in the ratio 4 : 3 respectively. Extracts from their books for the year ended 31/12/08 are:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{ABA} & \text{BABA} & \text{TOTAL}\\ & ₦ & ₦ & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Capital} & 20,000 & 15,000 & 35,000 \\ \text{Drawings} & 2,520 & - & 2,520 \\ \text{Interest on drawings} & 504 & - & 504\\ \text{Interest on capital} & 2,000 & 1,500 & 3,500 \\ \text{Net profit 31/12/08} & - & - & 34,636\end{array}\)
Aba's share of profit is

A₦21,504
B₦19,792
C₦18,352
D₦16,128
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Question 15
waec 2010

A partners whose liability goes beyond his capital is known as

Adormal partner
Blimited partner
Cgeneral partner
Dnominal partner
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Question 16
waec 2010

The method that provides a reliable check upon cash and stock at the branch and discloses the gross profit in the account is

Acost plus percentage
Bcost price
Caverage cost
Dselling price
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Question 17
waec 2010

Where fixed capitals are maintained, partners' drawings are transferred to the

Acredit of capital account
Bdebit of capital accounts
Ccredit of partners's current accounts
Ddebit of partners' currents account
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Question 18
waec 2010

The realization concept states that

Arevenue is recognized as being earned when ownership of goods passes to the customer
Brevenue and profit should not be anticipated
Csimilar way from one accounting period to another
Dtransaction must be expressed in monetary term
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Question 19
waec 2010

The accounting principle that states that insignificant expenditures are not to be taken into account is the

Arealization concept
Bmateriality convention
Cmarching concept
Dconsistency convention
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Question 20
waec 2010

Use the following information to answer given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of raw materials} & 24,750\\ \text{Purchases of raw materials} & 129,640\\ \text{Carriage on raw materials} & 10,000\\ \text{Closing stock of raw materials} & 45,000 \\ \text{Factory supervisor's salary} & 30,000\\ \text{Wages of factory hands} & 50,000 \\ \text{Royalties paid}& 18,000\\ \text{Insurance of factories} & 62,000\\ \text{Work-in-progress(opening)} & 23,000 \\ \text{Raw material returned} & 12,200\end{array}\)
The total overhead expenses is

A₦142,000
B₦151,000
C₦110,000
D₦92,000
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