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Question 291
waec 2019

Goods bought from Sanmah for Le1,600 was entered into Shamail's Account. This is an error of

Acompensation
Bcommission
Coriginal entry
Dprinciple
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Question 292
waec 2019

In a single-entry accounting, purchases are ascertained using a

Atrading account
Bdebtors control account
Cstatement of affairs
Dcreditors control account
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Question 293
waec 2019

Use the following information to answer the question below

Opening capital ---10,800
Drawings----------- 2,500
Trade creditors ----2,560
Trade debtors ------2,880
Cash in hand -------1,000
Net profit------------- 6,000

The working capital is

A6,440
B3,880
C3,500
D1,320
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Question 294
waec 2019

Use the following information to answer the question below

Opening capital ---10,800
Drawings----------- 2,500
Trade creditors ----2,560
Trade debtors ------2,880
Cash in hand -------1,000
Net profit------------- 6,000

The closing capital is

A16,800
B14,300
C8,300
D7300
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Question 295
waec 2019

Quick ratio is calculated as X-y:z, where

Ax= stock; y=current assets and z= long-term liabilities
Bx = current assets; y = debtors and z= current liabilities.
Cx=current assets; y= stock and z=current labilities
Dx= debtors; y= stock and z=current assets.
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Question 296
waec 2019

The mark-up on a product is 2/3. The margin is 

A3/5
B2/5
C1/3
D2/9
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Question 297
waec 2019

The directors of Olu Ltd. recommended a dividend of 10% on 1,000,000 ordinary share capital of N2.00 each. The amount of dividend declared is 

AN200,000
BN100,000
CN20,000
DN10,000
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Question 298
waec 2019

Goodwill is recognized in partnership when 

Athe business makes a huge profit
Bthe business has adequate bank balance
Ca partner is dormant
Da new partner is admitted
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Question 299
waec 2019

Use the following information to answer the question below

April 11: Sold goods for cash N50,000 
April 20: Bought goods for cash N30,000
April 26: Bought postage stamp N5,000 
April 28: Cash sales N49,000
April 29: Cash purchases N11,000
April 30: Paid salaries N18,000

The cash balance at the end of the period is

AN99,000
BN64,000
CN35,000
DN34,000
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Question 300
waec 2019

Use the following information to answer question below

April 11:Sold goods for cash N50,000 
April 20: Bought goods for cash N30,000
April 26: Bought postage stamp N5,000 
April 28: Cash sales N49,000
April 29: Cash purchases N11,000 
April 30: Paid salaries N18,000 

Total cash receipts for the period is 

AN99,000
BN64,000
CN50,000
DN35,000
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Question 301
waec 2019

The concept which seeks to prevent profits from being overstated is 

Amateriality
Bconsistency
Cprudence
Dperiodicity
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Question 302
waec 2019

Kadiri paid his debt to Suleman by cheque. The accounting entries in Kadiri s books are: debit

ABank Account; credit Suleman's Account
BBank Account, credit Debtors Account
CSuleman's Account; credit
Bank Account
DSuleman's Account; credit Cash
Account
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Question 303
waec 2019

In public sector accounting, salaries of employees are classified as 

Acapital expenditure
Bcapital receipt.
Crecurrent expenditure
Drecurrent receipt
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Question 304
waec 2019

Use the following information to answer questions the question below
                         01/01/17    31/12/17
Trade creditors   630,000    780,000
Stock                 540,000     480,000
Trade creditors
Stock
Cash paid to trade creditors in 2017 was N2,700,000. 00

What was the purchase for 2017

AN3,480,000
BN2,850,000
CN2,700,000
D-N2,550,000
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Question 305
waec 2019

Use the following information to answer questions the question below
                         01/01/17    31/12/17
Trade creditors   630,000    780,000
Stock                 540,000     480,000
Trade creditors
Stock
Cash paid to trade creditors in 2017 was N2,700,000. 00

The cost of goods sold was? 

AN3,330,000
BN2,910,000
CN2,760,000
DN2,610,000
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Question 306
waec 2019

ln a not-for-profit organization, the accumulated fund is

Acurrent assets plus fixed assets less total liabilities
Blong-term liabilities plus current liabilities
Cfixed assets plus current assets plus long-term liabilities
Dfixed assets less long-term liabilities less current liabilities
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Question 307
waec 2019

The primary concern of shareholders in a business is the 

Aascertainment of taxable profit
Bdividend payable
Cability to pay interest
Dwelfare of employees
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Question 308
waec 2019

To show the evidence of payment to a government ministry, the revenue collector issues a 

A receipt voucher
Bpayment voucher
Ctreasury receipt
Dtreasury card
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Question 309
waec 2019

When the letter "C" is written in front of an entry in the folio column of a cash book, it shows a 

Adouble entry
Bcash entry
Ccontra entry
Djournal entry
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Question 310
waec 2019

A quality of accounting information is that it should be
 

Aprofitable
Bverifiable
Cappreciable
Ddepreciable
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