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Question 151
waec 2018

Use the following information to answer the question below

                                01/01/2016   31/12/2016
Trade debtors-------80,000           100,000
Trade creditors-----30,000            40,000
Stock-----------------70,000             90,000

Cheques received from trade debtors in 2016: 350,000
Payment made to trade creditors in 2016: 220,000

 

Credit purchase for 2016 is?

A290,000
B230,000
C220,000
D210,000
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Question 152
waec 2018

Use the following information to answer the question below

                                01/01/2016   31/12/2016
Trade debtors-------80,000           100,000
Trade creditors-----30,000            40,000
Stock-----------------70,000             90,000

Cheques received from trade debtors in 2016: 350,000
Payment made to trade creditors in 2016: 220,000

 

Credit sales for 2016 is?
 

A530,000
B370,000
C350,000
D330,000
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Question 153
waec 2018

The balance on the sales ledger control account at the end of the accounting year represents a total.........

Atrade debtors at the end of the year
Bcash sales for the year
Ccredit sales for the year
Damount transferred from the sales journal
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Question 154
waec 2018

Use the following information to answer the question that follows

                                                       N
Direct material used-----------------64,000
Direct labour--------------------------30,000
Production overheads--------------22,000
Work-in-progress at beginning-----9,000
Work-in-progress at close---------14,000

The total cost of production is

A94,000
B106,000
C111,000
D116,000
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Question 155
waec 2018

Use the following information to answer the question that follows

                                                       N
Direct material used-----------------64,000
Direct labour--------------------------30,000
Production overheads--------------22,000
Work-in-progress at beginning-----9,000
Work-in-progress at close---------14,000

Prime cost of production is?

AN64,000
BN94,000
CN111,000
DN116,000
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Question 156
waec 2018

One of the components of factory overhead is............

Araw materials consumed
Bmanufacturing wages
Ccarriage inwards
Ddepreciation of plant and machinery
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Question 157
waec 2018

In a manufacturing account, royalties paid

Adebited to the trading account
Bcredited to the profit and loss account
Ccredited to the manufacturing account
Ddebited to the manufacturing account
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Question 158
waec 2018

A credit entry is made in the plant and machinery account for the ......................

Apurchase of an additional plant and machinery
Bsale of plant and machinery
Cmaintenance of plant and machinery
Dappreciation of plant and machinery
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Question 159
waec 2018

A fall in the value of a fixed asset due to technological changes is described as?

Asuperfluity
Bwear and tear
Cobsolescence
Ddepletion
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Question 160
waec 2018

The amount set aside out of profits to strengthen the financial position of the business is

Aposition
Breserve
Cdepreciation
Dsurplus
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Question 161
waec 2018

Use the information below to answer the question that follows

Sales--------------- 120,000
Purchase-----------100,000
Opening stock-----10,000
Closing stock------20,000

The gross profit or loss is?

ALe 30,000 profit
BLe 20,000 profit
CLe 10,000 loss
DLe 30,000 loss
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Question 162
waec 2018

Use the information below to answer the question that follows

Sales--------------- 120,000
Purchase-----------100,000
Opening stock-----10,000
Closing stock------20,000

The cost of goods sold is-----------

ALe 120,000
BLe 110,000
CLe 90,000
DLe 30,000
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Question 163
waec 2018

The wages of an office cleaner is classified as

Adirect labour cost
Bdirect expenses
Cfactory overhead
Dadministrative overhead
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Question 164
waec 2018

Cost of goods sold is calculated as...................

Aopening stock+ purchase - closing
Bopening stock + sales - closing stock
Copening stock + purchase + closing stock
Dopening stock + sales + closing stock
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Question 165
waec 2018

The concept which states that revenue is recognized when goods are sold is

Agoing concern concept
Bmatching concept
Cperiodically concept
D
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Question 166
waec 2018

The consistency concept aims at?

Aensuring that all expenses are matched against revenue
Breducing cost
Ccomparability of accounting records
Dsuppressing profits to be declared
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Question 167
waec 2018

The concept that implies that a business will operate for an indefinitely long period of time is...............

Agoing concern concept
Baccrual concept
Cbusiness entity concept
Dperiodicity concept
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Question 168
waec 2018

Which of the following activities will increase profits?

Adepreciation charges
Breduction in provision for doubtful debts
Cundervalued closing stock
Dreturns inwards
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Question 169
waec 2018

Sales and purchases ledger are used in a business to keep records of?

Athe owner's capital and cash transactions
Baccounts of individual customers and suppliers
Ccurrent assets and fixed assets
Dcurrent liabilities and long term liabilities
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Question 170
waec 2018

A debit balance of N420 on the purchase ledger control account means that as at that date............

Atrade creditors have been paid by N420
Btrade creditors are owed N420
Cgoods returned to trade creditors amounted to N420
Dtotal supplies from trade creditors amounted to N420
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