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Question 341
waec 2010

A financial plan of action expressed in monetary terms is a/an

Awarrant
Bbudget
Cimprest
Dconsilidated fund
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Question 342
waec 2010
The document prepared for the disbursement of government fund is
Aan invoice
Ba receipt
Ca payment voucher
Da bill
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Question 343
waec 2010

The accounting treatment when goods are sent to branch at a cost is, debit branch stock account and credit

Abranch stock adjustment account
Bgoods sent to branch account
Cbranch debtors account
Dbranch profit and loss account
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Question 344
waec 2010

Carriage inwards is shown on the

Adebit side of the trading account
Bcredit side of the trading account
Ccredit side of the profit and loss account
Ddebit side of the profit and loss account
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Question 345
waec 2010

Use the following information to answer the given question, Aba and Baba are partners who agreed to share profits and losses in the ratio 4 : 3 respectively. Extracts from their books for the year ended 31/12/08 are:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{ABA} & \text{BABA} & \text{TOTAL}\\ & ₦ & ₦ & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Capital} & 20,000 & 15,000 & 35,000 \\ \text{Drawings} & 2,520 & - & 2,520 \\ \text{Interest on drawings} & 504 & - & 504\\ \text{Interest on capital} & 2,000 & 1,500 & 3,500 \\ \text{Net profit 31/12/08} & - & - & 34,636\end{array}\)
Aba's share of profit is

A₦21,504
B₦19,792
C₦18,352
D₦16,128
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Question 346
waec 2010

A partners whose liability goes beyond his capital is known as

Adormal partner
Blimited partner
Cgeneral partner
Dnominal partner
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Question 347
waec 2010

The method that provides a reliable check upon cash and stock at the branch and discloses the gross profit in the account is

Acost plus percentage
Bcost price
Caverage cost
Dselling price
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Question 348
waec 2010

Where fixed capitals are maintained, partners' drawings are transferred to the

Acredit of capital account
Bdebit of capital accounts
Ccredit of partners's current accounts
Ddebit of partners' currents account
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Question 349
waec 2010

The realization concept states that

Arevenue is recognized as being earned when ownership of goods passes to the customer
Brevenue and profit should not be anticipated
Csimilar way from one accounting period to another
Dtransaction must be expressed in monetary term
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Question 350
waec 2010

The accounting principle that states that insignificant expenditures are not to be taken into account is the

Arealization concept
Bmateriality convention
Cmarching concept
Dconsistency convention
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Question 351
waec 2010

Use the following information to answer given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of raw materials} & 24,750\\ \text{Purchases of raw materials} & 129,640\\ \text{Carriage on raw materials} & 10,000\\ \text{Closing stock of raw materials} & 45,000 \\ \text{Factory supervisor's salary} & 30,000\\ \text{Wages of factory hands} & 50,000 \\ \text{Royalties paid}& 18,000\\ \text{Insurance of factories} & 62,000\\ \text{Work-in-progress(opening)} & 23,000 \\ \text{Raw material returned} & 12,200\end{array}\)
The total overhead expenses is

A₦142,000
B₦151,000
C₦110,000
D₦92,000
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Question 352
waec 2010

Use the following information to answer given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of raw materials} & 24,750\\ \text{Purchases of raw materials} & 129,640\\ \text{Carriage on raw materials} & 10,000\\ \text{Closing stock of raw materials} & 45,000 \\ \text{Factory supervisor's salary} & 30,000\\ \text{Wages of factory hands} & 50,000 \\ \text{Royalties paid}& 18,000\\ \text{Insurance of factories} & 62,000\\ \text{Work-in-progress(opening)} & 23,000 \\ \text{Raw material returned} & 12,200\end{array}\)
The prime cost is

A₦152,190
B₦199,190
C₦169,190
D₦146,190
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Question 353
waec 2010

Use the following information to answer given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of raw materials} & 24,750\\ \text{Purchases of raw materials} & 129,640\\ \text{Carriage on raw materials} & 10,000\\ \text{Closing stock of raw materials} & 45,000 \\ \text{Factory supervisor's salary} & 30,000\\ \text{Wages of factory hands} & 50,000 \\ \text{Royalties paid}& 18,000\\ \text{Insurance of factories} & 62,000\\ \text{Work-in-progress(opening)} & 23,000 \\ \text{Raw material returned} & 12,200\end{array}\)
The value of raw material consumed is

A₦121,440
B₦119,390
C₦111,190
D₦101,190
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Question 354
waec 2010

The balance of the sales ledger control account represents

Atotal sales
Btotal credit sales
Ctotal creditors
Dtotal debtors
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Question 355
waec 2010

Bad debts written off is shown as

Adebit in the sales ledger
Bdebit in the purchases ledger
Ccredit in the sales ledger
Dcredit in the purchases ledger
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Question 356
waec 2010

Where records maintained are inadequate to facilitate the preparation of a trading and profit and loss accounts, this is described as

Acost accounting
Bbookkeeping
Cincomplete records
Ddouble entry
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Question 357
waec 2010

Subscriptions received in advance are

Aincluded in the income and expenditure account
Bnot included in the receipts and payment account
Cshown as a current asset in the balance sheet
Dshown in the Balance Sheet as a current liability
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Question 358
waec 2010

Which of the following is the equivalent of the receipts payment accounts?

Aincome and expenditure accounts
Bcash book
Csubscriptions account
Dprofit and loss account
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Question 359
waec 2010

Sales was D12,500, total expenses was D2,500 and net profit is 10% of sales what is the gross profit?

net profit = 0.1 x 12500 = 1250

gross profit = sales - cogs

net profit = gross profit - expenses

1250 + 2500

AD11,250
BD8,750
CD3,750
DD1,250
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Question 360
waec 2010

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{1/1/06 Debtors} & D2,600\\ \text{1/1/06 Provision for bad debts} & D60\\ \text{31/12/06 New provision provision for bad debts} & \text{5% on debtors}\end{array}\)
The provision for bad debts in the profit and loss account is

AD187
BD127
CD67
DD70
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