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Question 21
waec 2024

A sole trader received the sum of # 4,860 cash from a debtor. The effect of this transaction in the balance sheet is 

Adecrease in stock and increase in debtor.
Bdecrease in asse and increase in liability.
Cincrease in cash and decrease in debtor.
Dincrease in cash and decrease in capital. 
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Question 22
waec 2024

Use the following information to answer this question

                                          Le

Opening stock                 6,000  
Sales                               180,000  
Closing stock                   4,200  

Mark-up is 33\(\frac{1}{3}\)%

The gross profit is 

ALe 60,000.
BLe 45,000.
CLe 44,400  
DLe 33,750.  
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Question 23
waec 2024

Use the following information to answer this question

                                          Le

Opening stock                 6,000  
Sales                               180,000  
Closing stock                   4,200  

Mark-up is 33\(\frac{1}{3}\)%

The cost of goods sold is 
 

ALe 139,200.
BLe 135,000.
CLe 133,200.
DLe 127,200.  
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Question 24
waec 2024

Use the following information to answer this question

                                          Le

Opening stock                 6,000  
Sales                               180,000  
Closing stock                   4,200  

Mark-up is 33\(\frac{1}{3}\)%

 

The value of purchases is

ALe 139,200.  
BLe 135,000.
CLe 133,200.
DLe 127,200.
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Question 25
waec 2024

In manufacturing account, wages of machine operators are classified as 

Aprime cost.
Bfactory overheads.
Cwork-in- progress.
Dadministrative overheads.
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Question 26
waec 2024

Use the following information to answer the questions

The yearly depreciation charge using the straight line method is  
\(\frac{X-Y}{Z}\)  

The letter Z in the formula represents 

Acost of the asset.
Baccumulated depreciation.
Cestimated useful life of the asset.
Drate of depreciation.
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Question 27
waec 2024

The concept which assumes that transactions should be expressed using a common denominator is 

Ahistorical cost concept.
Bmoney measurement concept.
Cmateriality concept.
Dconsistency concept. 
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Question 28
waec 2024

An item recorded in the profit and loss account is 

Acreditors.
Bcash-in-hand.
Cdebtors.
Dgeneral expenses.  
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Question 29
waec 2024

A bank is interested in accounting information of a client for the purpose of  

Aevaluating the entity's share of the market. 
Bascertaining the tax payable by the entity.
Cassessing the credit worthiness of the customer.
Ddetermining the dividend payable to shareholders. 
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Question 30
waec 2023

A crane hired by a building construction company would be classified as

Aa financial cost
Ban administration cost
Ca direct manufacturing cost
Dan overhead cost
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Question 31
waec 2023

The two column cash book records

Aall receipts in cash only and payments by cheque
Breceipts and payments in cash only
Call receipts and payments both in cash and by cheque
Dreceipts and payments by cheque only
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Question 32
waec 2023

Which of the following rules is applicable in the absence of a partnership agreement? Interest is payable

Aon drawings at the rate of 5% per annum
Bon any contribution in excess of agreed capital at 5% per annum
Cat 5% per annum on the current account balances
Don agreed capital contributed at 5% per annum
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Question 33
waec 2023

Use the following information to answer the question

Taurus Ltd was incorporated with the legal right to issue five million ordinary shares. The company has issued three million of the shares at GH⊄ 0.60 per share. To date, the company has made calls of GH⊄ 0.40 per share. All calls have been paid by shareholders except for GH⊄ 100,000 owing from one shareholder.
The authorized number of shares is

A3,000,000
B8,000,000
C5,000,000
D100,000
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Question 34
waec 2023

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Taurus Ltd was incorporated with the legal right to issue five million ordinary shares. The company has issued three million of the shares at GH⊄ 0.60 per share. To date, the company has made calls of GH⊄ 0.40 per share. All calls have been paid by shareholders except for GH⊄ 100,000 owing from one shareholder.

The paid up share capital is

AGH⊄ 300,000
BGH⊄ 250,000
CGH⊄ 500,000
DGH⊄ 600,000
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Question 35
waec 2023

Discount allowed is shown in financial statements as

Aan asset
Ban income
Ca liability
Dan expenses
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Question 36
waec 2023

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Sammy acquired plant an machinery costing ₦120,000 with an estimated useful life of 4 years and residual value of ₦2,000. The sum of the year digits method is used.
The value of the asset at the end of the first year is

A₦5,000
B₦8,000
C₦2,000
D₦3,000
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Question 37
waec 2023

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Sammy acquired plant an machinery costing ₦120,000 with an estimated useful life of 4 years and residual value of ₦2,000. The sum of the year digits method is used.

The depreciation to be charged for the third year will be

A₦3,000
B₦4,000
C₦1,000
D₦2,000
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Question 38
waec 2023

Which of the following items are apportioned on the basis of purchases in preparing departmental accounts?

ALighting and cooling expenses
BCarriage outwards
CCarriage inwards
DSelling and distribution expenses
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Question 39
waec 2023

If sales is D 12,000 and the gross profit mark -up percentage is 25%. What is the cost of sales?

AD 2,400
BD 9,000
CD 9,600
DD 3,000
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Question 40
waec 2023

Carriage inwards on raw materials is recorded in the

Abalance sheet
Bprofit and loss account
Ctrading account
Dmanufacturing account
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