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Question 1
waec 2021

The cost of goods sold for the year is Le200,000 and the mark-up is 30%. The sale for the year is 

ALe260,000
BLe200,000
CLe140,000
DLe60,000
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Question 2
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A transaction that would cause the cash book balance to be less than the bank statement balance is

Adirect debit
Bstanding order
Cbank charges
Dunpresented cheques
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Question 3
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Suspense account is used in the correction of

Aall errors in the trial balance
Berrors that affect the agreement of a trial balance
Cerrors that do not affect the agreement of a trial balance
Derrors that affect the accuracy of the net profit
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Question 4
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Use the following information to answer this question
                                                    GH¢
Monthly rent payable                  3,000
Rent paid on 01/01/2018          48,000

The balance of rent in the balance sheet would be

Acurrent asset of GH¢36,000
Bcurrent asset of GH¢12,000
Ccurrent liability of GH¢12,000
Dcurrent liability of GH¢48,000
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Question 5
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Use the following information to answer this question
                                                    GH¢
Monthly rent payable                  3,000
Rent paid on 01/01/2018          48,000

Rent expense for 2018 was 

AGH¢84,000
BGH¢48,000
CGH¢36,000
DGH¢12,000
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Question 6
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Accounting concepts are rules of accounting which are to be 

Ataught in all accounting classes
Bimplemented by all professional bodies
Cfollowed in the preparation of financial statements
Dapplied in correction of business errors
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Question 7
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Provision is made in the accounts when the amount involved in the anticipated loss is

Atoo much
Bnot significant
Cnot certain
Dwell known
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Question 8
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Wages accrued is shown in the balance sheet as 

Aan asset
Ban income
Can expense
Da liability
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Question 9
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Use the following information to answer this question.
Cost of assets (01/01/18) ₦ 600,000. Annual depreciation charge is 15% on reducing balance basis.

The net book value of the asset at 31/12/19 is

A₦523,500
B₦510,000
C₦433,500
D₦420,000
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Question 10
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Use the following information to answer this question.
Cost of assets (01/01/18) ₦ 600,000. Annual depreciation charge is 15% on reducing balance basis.

Depreciation for the year 2019 is 

A₦180,000
B₦166,500
C₦90,000
D₦76,500
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Question 11
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Acid test ratio of a firm measures the 

Aprofitability of a firm
Bcapital adequacy of a firm
Cliquidity of a firm
Dquality of debtors of a firm
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Question 12
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The partner who partakes in the management of the firm and assumes personal responsibility for the firm's debts is a

Ageneral partner
Bsleeping partner
Cquasi partner
Dlimited partner
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Question 13
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The objective of preparing departmental account is to determine the

Asales of each department
Btotal cost attributable to each department
Ccapital employed by each department
Dprofitability of each department
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Question 14
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Amount owed to creditors on 31/12/19 is

A₦ 406,000
B₦ 342,000
C₦ 316,000
D₦ 226,000
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Question 15
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Payment to creditors is 

A₦ 1,423,000
B₦ 1,359,000
C₦ 1,333,000
D₦ 1,295,000
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Question 16
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An amount set aside out of profit for a specific purpose is a

Areserve
Bliability
Cprovision
Ddiscount
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Question 17
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The concept the enables a business to determine the actual profit or loss for a particular period is

Aaccrual concept
Bbusiness entity concept
Cconsistency concept
Dgoing concern concept
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Question 18
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Manufacturing account is prepared to determine the

Acost of goods sold
Bcost of goods produced
Cprofit on goods produced
Dvalue of work-in-progress
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Question 19
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Accounting information that is useful for the intended purpose and would make a difference in decision making is 

Acomparable
Bconsistent
Crelevant
Dreliable
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Question 20
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Members of a not-for-profit making organization

Aearn dividend on their contributions
Bdo not receive surplus at the end of the year
Care paid interest on their contributions
Dshare profits according to their contributions
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