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Question 11
waec 1993
Which of the following accounts is not kept by a local government?
Adepartmental votes revenue account
Bdepartmental votes expenditure account
Cdeposit account
Dadvances account
Eprofit and loss account
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Question 12
waec 1993
Carriage inwards are
Acredited to the trading account
Bdebited to the trading account
Ccredited to the profit account
Ddebited o the profit and loss account
Edebited to the profit and loss appropriation account
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Question 13
waec 1993
The excess of current assets over current liabilities is
Aauthorised capital
Bnorminal capital
Cissed capital
Downers capital
Eworking capital
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Question 14
waec 1993
Gavon. Ltd. failed to record N2,000 wages. The error committed is that of
Aomission
Bcommission
Cprinciple
Dcompensation
Eoriginal entry
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Question 15
waec 1993

Income received in advance is shown in the balance sheet as

Acurrent asset
Bintangible asset
Ctangible asset
Dlong term liabilities
Ecurrent liabilities
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Question 16
waec 1993
Which of the following is a fictitious asset?
Aplant and mechinery
Bprepayment
Cpreliminary expenses
Dinvestment
Efictures and fittings
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Question 17
waec 1993
Which of the following is a Revenue Income?
Athe sale proceeds of an old table
Bthe sale proceeds of shares
Cloan refund
Ddebt recovered
Ethe sale proceeds of an old typewriter
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Question 18
waec 1993
Debenture is a
Acurrent asset
Bfixed asset
Clong term liability
Dcurrent liability
Etangible asset
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Question 19
waec 1993
Trade debts amounting to N300 were written off. Which of the following would be affected?
Apurchases
Bprofit and losses
Ccreditors
Dsales ledger
Etrading account
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Question 20
waec 1993
A partner's drawing is debited to
Aprofit and loss appropriation account
Binterest account
Cloan account
Dcurrent account
Etrading account
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Question 21
waec 1993
Which of the following does not belong to the group?
APlant and machinery
Bstock
Cgoodwill
Dpreliminary expenses
Eoverdraft
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Question 22
waec 1993
Which of the following is the most liquid?
Aland and buildings
Bcash at bank
Cmachinery
Dgoodwill
Efurnitures and fittings
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Question 23
waec 1993
Interest on Johnson's drawing is
AN500
BN300
CN200
DN150
EN100
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Question 24
waec 1993
Which of the following does not belong to the group?
Adiscount allowed
Bsalaries and wages
Csundry expenses
Drates and rent
Ereturn inwards
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Question 25
waec 1993
The amount of individual items on a government budget is called
Aa vote
Ba deposit
Ca investment
Da loan
Ea grant
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Question 26
waec 1993
which of the following is not a Nominal Account?
Arent
Bwages
Cdiscount
Dland
Einterest
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Question 27
waec 1993
Purchases in accounting refers to goods bought for
Arepairs
Bowner's use
Cresale
Ddecorating offices
Epermanent use
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Question 28
waec 1993
Goodwill is
Aa current asset
Ba current liability
Ca long term liability
Da fictitious asset
Ean intangible asset
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Question 29
waec 1993
The equivalent of a club's Receipt and payment account is
Acash account
Brevenue account
Ctrading account
Dsuspense account
Eprofit and loss account
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Question 30
waec 1993
The term bad debts means debts
Arecorded in wrong account
Bowed by an employee
Cpaid with fake currency
Dthat cannot be collected
Eowed by a supplier
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