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Question 171
waec 2022

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  GH⊄
Sales 200000
Purchase 170000
Opening stock 40000
Closing stock 50000


 



The gross profit percentage is

A10%
B20%
C25%
D15%
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Question 172
waec 2022

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Kako Ltd bought a machine for D 1,200,000 on 1st January 2018. Depreciation was provided annually at a rate of 10% using the diminishing balance method. The machine was sold for D 880,000 on 31st December 2021.
 



The profit or loss on disposal of the machine was

AD 280,000 profit
BD 87,480 loss
CD 320,000 loss
DD 92,680 profit
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Question 173
waec 2022

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Kako Ltd bought a machine for D 1,200,000 on 1st January 2018. Depreciation was provided annually at a rate of 10% using the diminishing balance method. The machine was sold for D 880,000 on 31st December 2021.
 



The net book value of the machine in the balance sheet as at 31st December 2020 was

AD 874,800
BD 972,000
CD 1,080,000
DD 787,320
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Question 174
waec 2022

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Kako Ltd bought a machine for D 1,200,000 on 1st January 2018. Depreciation was provided annually at a rate of 10% using the diminishing balance method. The machine was sold for D 880,000 on 31st December 2021.
 



The accumulated depreciation as at the date of disposal was

AD 480,000
BD 325,200
CD 320,000
DD 412,680
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Question 175
waec 2022

One of the items on the debit side of sales ledger control account is

Abad debt
Breturns inwards
Cbills dishonored by debtors
Dbills accepted by debtors
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Question 176
waec 2022

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Trading Account of Umeh Enterprises for the year ended 31st December 2019

  GH⊄   GH⊄
Opening stock 10000 Sales 200000
Purchases 120000 Less: (4000)
  130000   196000
Closing stock (22800)    
Cost of goods sold -----    
Gross profit ------    
  196000   196000


 



The GH⊄ 4,000 on the credit side is

Acarriage outwards
Bcarriage inwards
Creturns outwards
Dreturns inwards
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Question 177
waec 2022

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Trading Account of Umeh Enterprises for the year ended 31st December 2019

  GH⊄   GH⊄
Opening stock 10000 Sales 200000
Purchases 120000 Less: (4000)
  130000   196000
Closing stock (22800)    
Cost of goods sold -----    
Gross profit ------    
  196000   196000


 



The gross profit is

AGH⊄ 88,800
BGH⊄ 43,200
CGH⊄ 152,800
DGH⊄ 107,200
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Question 178
waec 2022

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Trading Account of Umeh Enterprises for the year ended 31st December 2019

  GH⊄   GH⊄
Opening stock 10000 Sales 200000
Purchases 120000 Less: (4000)
  130000   196000
Closing stock (22800)    
Cost of goods sold -----    
Gross profit ------    
  196000   196000


 



The cost of goods sold is

AGH⊄ 152,800
BGH⊄ 107,200
CGH⊄ 43,200
DGH⊄ 88,800
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Question 179
waec 2022

The entries for cash drawn from the bank by a proprietor for the private use is: debit

ABank Account; credit Cash Account
BCash Account; credit Bank Account
CCash Account; credit Drawings Account
DDrawings Account; credit Bank Account
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Question 180
waec 2022

An item that would be considered a first charge against profit in a company's account is

Aordinary dividend
Bpreference dividend
Ccapital reserve
Dgeneral reserve
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Question 181
waec 2022

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  Le
Raw materials:  
Stock (01/01/2017) 822000
Stock (31/12/2017) 560000
Purchases 125000
Returns of raw materials 15000


 



The cost of raw materials consumed is

ALe 402,000
BLe 947,000
CLe 932,000
DLe 372,000
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Question 182
waec 2022

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  Le
Raw materials:  
Stock (01/01/2017) 822000
Stock (31/12/2017) 560000
Purchases 125000
Returns of raw materials 15000


 



The cost of raw materials available for production is

ALe 372,000
BLe 932,000
CLe 947,000
DLe 402,000
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Question 183
waec 2022

The principal book of account where accounts are classified and summarized is

Abalance sheet
Bledger
Ctrial balance
Djournal
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Question 184
waec 2022

Books of accounts are opened by the use of

Abalance sheet
Bgeneral ledger
Cgeneral journal
Dtrial balance
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Question 185
waec 2022

The authority to incur expenditure to address natural disaster is contained in

Acontingency warrant
Bsupplementary general warrant
Creserved expenditure warrant
Dvirement warrant
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Question 186
waec 2022

In the balance sheet of not-for-profit making organizations, subscription in arrears is shown under

Along-term liabilites
Bcurrent assets
Ccurrent liabilities
Dfixed assets
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Question 187
waec 2022

The maximum amount a company can raise through the issue of shares is

Apaid-up capital
Bauthorized capital
Creserve capital
Dloan capital
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Question 188
waec 2022

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Teteh and Kukuma are in partnership with capital balances of #300,000 and #200,000 respectively. They agreed to share profit on the basis of their capital. The profit for the year is #150,000 and the interest on capital is 5%.
 



Teteh's share of interest on capital is

A#15,000
B#25,000
C#10,000
D#75,000
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Question 189
waec 2022

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Teteh and Kukuma are in partnership with capital balances of #300,000 and #200,000 respectively. They agreed to share profit on the basis of their capital. The profit for the year is #150,000 and the interest on capital is 5%.
 



Kukuma's current account balance is

A#50,000
B#70,000
C#90,000
D#60,000
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Question 190
waec 2022

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Teteh and Kukuma are in partnership with capital balances of #300,000 and #200,000 respectively. They agreed to share profit on the basis of their capital. The profit for the year is #150,000 and the interest on capital is 5%.
 



Teteh's share of profit is

A#60,000
B#90,000
C#75,000
D#50,000
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