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Question 1
waec 2017

An amount set aside to meet expenses whose value is not certain is a 

Areserve
Bliability
Cprovision
Dprepayment
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Question 2
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A reserve is an amount 

Aset aside from profit for an unknown liability
Bof loss from trading activities
Cof profit from trading activities
Dset aside from profit for a specific purpose 
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Question 3
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Use the following information to answer the question below

Nzemaman Local Government incurred the following expenditure in the year 2015. 

Construction of market stalls 120,000
Staff salaries-------------------    40,000
Purchase of stationery--------- - 9,000
Sinking of boreholes------------
Building of classrooms
Maintenance of vehicles 
Purchase of equipment

Capital expenditure for the local government is 

AD 473,000
BD438,000
CD 422,000
DD 410,000
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Question 4
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Use the following information to answer the question below

Nzemaman Local Government incurred the following expenditure in the year 2015. 

Construction of market stalls 120,000
Staff salaries-------------------    40,000
Purchase of stationery--------- - 9,000
Sinking of boreholes------------
Building of classrooms
Maintenance of vehicles 
Purchase of equipment 

Recurrent expenditure for the year is 

AD 112,000
BD 84,000
CD 77, 000
DD 49,000
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Question 5
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Which of the following is not a method of charging goods to the branch by its head office? 

ANet realizable value
BCost price
CCost-plus profit
DSelling price
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Question 6
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The accounting entries when goods are sold on credit at the branch are debit 

ABranch Debtors Account; credit Sales Accounts
BBranch Current Account; credit Head Office Current Account
CBranch Debtors Account; credit Head Office Current Account
DHead Office Current Account; credit Sales Accounts
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Question 7
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A branch that keeps its own records prepares the records of transactions with the head office in the 

ABranch Current Account
BBranch Stock Account
CHead Office Current Account
DProfit and Loss Account
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Question 8
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In departmental accounting, when goods are sent from one department to another for sale the transaction is treated as  

Ainterdepartmental transfer
Binter-departmental sales
Cintra-departmental purchases
Dintra-department sales
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Question 9
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The objective of a departmental accounts is to ascertain the 

Anumber of staff in the department
Bdepartmental performance
Cstock held by the department
Ddepartmental labour
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Question 10
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When allotment of shares is made applicants for shares of a company become 

Apromoters
Bcreditors
Cdebtors
Dshareholders
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Question 11
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Use the following information to answer the question below

Use the following information to answer the question below

Opening stock---------2,300
Purchases-------------11,874
Sales--------------------18,600
Closing stock-----------3,600
Cost of goods sold---11,500

What is the rate of stock turnover?

A7 times
B6 times
C5 times
D4 times
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Question 12
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Use the following information to answer the question below

Opening stock---------2,300
Purchases-------------11,874
Sales--------------------18,600
Closing stock-----------3,600
Cost of goods sold---11,500

The percentage of gross profit to sales is

A61.82%
B38.17%
C28.49%
D14.25%
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Question 13
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Share premium is classified in the balance sheet as 

Afixed capital
Bcapital reserve
Crevenue reserve
Dshort-term capital
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Question 14
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Working capital is the excess of

Acurrent assets over fixed assets
Bcurrent liabilities over current assets
Cfixed assets over currents liabilities
Dcurrent assests over current
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Question 15
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Goodwill may be brought into the books when
 

Ano partner retires
Bassets are more than liabilities
Cprofit for the period is high
Da new partner is admitted
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Question 16
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Interest on partners drawings are debited in the
 

Apartners current accounts and credited to the appropriation account
Bdrawings account and credited to the profit and loss account
Cprofit and loss account and credited to the partners current account
Dprofit and loss account and credited to the partners' drawings account 
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Question 17
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Where there is no agreement between the partners, the Partnership Act states that 

A5% interest is to be paid on capital
Bprofit and losses are to be shared in proportion to their capital
C50% interest is to be charged on drawings
Dno salary is to be paid to partners
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Question 18
waec 2017

In a not-for-profit making organization, the Receipts and Payments Accounts is the equivalent of 

AProfit and Loss Accounts
BIncome and expenditure Accounts
CCash Book
DBalance Sheet
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Question 19
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A statement of affairs shows 

Areceipt and payments
Brevenue and expenditure
Cfinancial position
Dprofit or loss
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Question 20
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Donations to a club are 

Acredited to the Income and Expenditure Account
Bcredit to the Receipts and Payments Account
Cdebited to the Income and Expenditure Account
Ddebited to Donation Accounts
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