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Question 301
waec 2012

The portion of authorized capital that has been allotted to subscribers

Acalled up capital
Bpaid up capital
Cissued capital
Dnominal capital
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Question 302
waec 2012

The term used to denote the capital of a not-for-profit making organization is

Aannuity fund
Bnominal capital
Ccirculating capital
Daccumulated fund
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Question 303
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The equivalent of income and expenditure account in a trading concern is

Atrading account
Bprofit and loss account
Cappropriation account
Dbalance sheet
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Question 304
waec 2012

Which of the following is not an input device?

Acard reader
Bpaper top reader
Calpha-numeric keyboard
Dline partnership
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Question 305
waec 2012

Rent accrued in 2009 was D140, in 2010, D900 was paid while D160 was outstanding. Rent for 2010 was

AD1,200
BD1,060
CD920
DD880
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Question 306
waec 2012

The concept which establishes the rule for the periodic recognition of revenue as soon as it is capable of objective measurement is

Agoing concern
Bentity
Cconsistency
Drealization
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Question 307
waec 2012

which of the following is a component of prime cost?

Adepreciation
Broyalty
Cfactory rent
Dfactory electricity
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Question 308
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A partner who only make capital contribution but does not take part in the management of the partnership business is a/an

Aordinary partner
Blimited partner
Cdormant partner
Dnominal partner
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Question 309
waec 2012

Which of the following is not prepared by a partnership?

Atrading account
Bprofit and loss account
Cincome and expenditure account
Dprofit and loss appropriation account
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Question 310
waec 2012
The name given to a budget in public service accounting is
Avote
Bsubvention
Cgeneral order
Destimate
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Question 311
waec 2012

Branch stock account is used to determine the

Anet value of goods sent to branch
Bgross profit of the branch
Cbranch credit sales
Dbranch net profit or loss
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Question 312
waec 2012

Osa started business with Le 40,000 cash. The accounting entry is debit

Acash account; credit capital account
Bcapital account; credit cash account
Cpurchases account; credit cash account
Dexpenses account; credit capital account
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Question 313
waec 2012

Which of the following is an example of factory overheads?

Asalary of marketing officer
Bsalary of production officer
Csalary of accounting officer
Dwages of machine operator
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Question 314
waec 2012

Capital receipt is collected

Aon sales of motor vehicle
Bon sales of stock in trade
Cfrom trade debtors
Dfrom trading activities
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Question 315
waec 2012

The addition of prime cost and factory overhead is

Atotal factory overheads
Bmarket value of goods produced
Ccost of goods produced
Dwork-in-progress
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Question 316
waec 2012

Which of the following is a trading account item?

Adiscount allowed
Bdiscount recieved
Ccarriage outwards
Dcarriage inwards
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Question 317
waec 2012

The process of entering transaction from one book to another is

Areading
Bposting
Cnumbering
Dlisting
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Question 318
waec 2012

A balance sheet shows only

Afixed assets and current assets
Bassets and long term liabilities
Cassets and liabilities
Dassets and capital
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Question 319
waec 2012

Which of the following is a book of ordinary entry?

Aledger
Bbalance sheet
Cbank statement
Dsales journal
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Question 320
waec 2012

A fixed assets fully written-down by a trader is now considered to be worth ₦5,000. The double entry required to reflect this is debit

Aasset account credit purchase account
Basset account credit capital account
Ccapital account credit asset account
Dcapital account credit profit and loss account
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