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50 questionsThe purchase day book is used to record
A partnership is formed by
Beauty started business with ₦40,000, made a profit of ₦50,000 and ended the year with ₦70,000 capital. What would have accounted for the closing capital?
The accounts maintained in the nominal ledger are
Profit distributed to ordinary shareholders of a limited liability company is
The accounting concept which is the basis upon which assets of a business are valued is the
One of the internal users of accounting information is the
Suppliers' personal account are found in the
In the final account of a limited liability company, debenture interest paid is recorded in the
Use the following information to answer the question
|
$ |
|
|
Trade creditors (31/12/2020) |
4,000 |
| Paid for purchases in 2021: Cheques | 110,000 |
| Carriage inwards | 1,000 |
| Trade creditors (31/12/2021) | 6,000 |
The balance c/d on trade creditors will be recorded in the balance sheet as
Use the following information to answer the question
| $ | |
|
Trade creditors (31/12/2020) |
4,000 |
| Paid for purchases in 2021: Cheques | 110,000 |
| Carriage inwards | 1,000 |
| Trade creditors (31/12/2021) | 6,000 |
The total purchase in 2021 is
Which of the following items is classified as capital expenditure in public sector accounting?
A reason a business is not able to keep full set of accounting records is that
The source of funds available to a local government/district assembly includes
Use the following information to answer the question
The following transactions relate to Osei Enterprises for the year ended 31st December 2020.
| D | |
| Purchases | 160,000 |
| Returns outwards | 880 |
| Carriage inwards | 740 |
| Returns inwards | 620 |
| Sales | 195,000 |
|
Salaries |
27,600 |
|
Closing stock |
14,100 |
The net profit is
Use the following information to answer the question
The following transactions relate to Osei Enterprises for the year ended 31st December 2020.
| D | |
|
Purchases |
160,000 |
| Returns outwards | 880 |
| Carriage inwards | 740 |
| Returns inwards | 620 |
| Sales | 195,000 |
| Salaries | 27,600 |
| Closing stock | 14,100 |
The gross profit
Use the following information to answer the question
The following transactions relate to Osei Enterprises for the year ended 31st December 2020.
| D | |
|
Purchases |
160,000 |
| Returns outwards | 880 |
| Carriage inwards | 740 |
| Returns inwards | 620 |
| Sales | 195,000 |
| Salaries | 27,600 |
| Closing stock | 14,100 |
The cost of goods available for sale is
Use the following information to answer the question
| Le | |
|
Capital (01/01/2020) |
1,934,600 |
| Capital (31/12/2020) | 2,530,000 |
|
Expenses |
346,900 |
| Drawings for 2020 | 72,500 |
| Additional capital for 2020 | 250,000 |
The net profit for 2020 is
Use the following information to answer the question
| Le | |
|
Capital (01/01/2020) |
1,934,600 |
| Capital (31/12/2020) |
2,530,000 |
| Expenses | 3 45,900 |
| Drawings for 2020 |
72,500 |
|
Additional capital for 2020 |
250,000 |
The gross profit for the year is