Accounting Past Questions

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Question 21
waec 2006
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{ordinary shares of ₦1 each} & 500,000\\ \text{8% preference shares of ₦1 each} & 200,000\\ \text{Interim dividends paid} & \\ \text{- ordinary shares} & 40,000\\ \text{-preference shares} & 12,000\\ \text{profit for the year} & 100,000\end{array}\)
If no profit is to be retained, proposed preference shares dividend is
A₦28,000
B₦16,000
C₦12,000
D₦4,000
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Question 22
waec 2006
Which of the following is not a revenue account?
Asales
Bpurchases
Cdiscount received
Dinterest received
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Question 23
waec 2006
The basis of accounting which eliminates debtors and creditors is
Acash basis
Baccral basis
Cfund basis
Dcommitment basis
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Question 24
waec 2006
A sales ledger contains
Acreditors' accounts
Bnominal accounts
Creal acounts
Ddebtors' accounts
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Question 25
waec 2006
A book that contains the account for the financial transactions of an organizations is the
Ajournal
Bledger
Cfolio
Dregister
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Question 26
waec 2006
Public sector accounting is practiced in
Apublic limited companies
Bgovernment organization
Cprofit making organization
Dpublic trainging company
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Question 27
waec 2006
A system where a separate cash book is maintained for small payments is
Asingle entry
Bimprest
Cfloat
Dreimbursement
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Question 28
waec 2006
The depreciation method in which the number of years of the useful life of an asset is allocated in a reverse order is
Astraight line
Breducing balance
Csum of the yeara; digits
Drevaluation
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Question 29
waec 2006
The art of collecting, recording, presenting and interpreting accounting data is
Acost accounting
Bmanagement accounting
Cfinancial accounting
Ddata processing
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