Accounting Past Questions

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Question 171
waec 2017

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 172
waec 2017

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 173
waec 2017

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 174
waec 2017

When allotment of shares is made applicants for shares of a company become 

Apromoters
Bcreditors
Cdebtors
Dshareholders
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Question 175
waec 2017

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 176
waec 2017

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 177
waec 2017

Share premium is classified in the balance sheet as 

Afixed capital
Bcapital reserve
Crevenue reserve
Dshort-term capital
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Question 178
waec 2017

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 179
waec 2017

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 180
waec 2017

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 181
waec 2017

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 182
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 183
waec 2017

A statement of affairs shows 

Areceipt and payments
Brevenue and expenditure
Cfinancial position
Dprofit or loss
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Question 184
waec 2017

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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Question 185
waec 2017

A trader sells goods at an average margin of 20%. His cost of sales for the month amounted to N720,000. What is his profit figure? 

AN900,000
BN864,000
CN840,000
DN180,000 
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Question 186
waec 2017

Which of the following accounts or statements is used to determine credit purchase figures in incomplete records?

ABank Account
BControl Account
CProfit and Loss Account
DStatement of Affairs
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Question 187
waec 2017

A disadvantage of single entry system of book-keeping is that 

Athe profit for the period is reduced
Bit is difficult to determine profit for the period
Ctotal sales for the period is reduced
Dthe owner of the firm withdraws money from the enterprise
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Question 188
waec 2017

Which of the following items will appear in the Total Creditors Account? 

ADiscount allowed
Bcredit sales
CDiscount received
Dcash purchases
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Question 189
waec 2017

The purpose of keeping Sales and Purchases Ledger Control Account is to 

Amatch credit ids Sales and credit purchases
Bequate debtors balance to creditors balance
Cverify total debtors and total creditors balances
Ddetermine cash sales and cash purchases
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Question 190
waec 2017

In a manufacturing enterprise depreciation of plant is treated in the

Atrading account
Bprofit be and loss account
Cmanufacturing account
Dappropriation account
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