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Question 411
waec 2017

Working capital is the excess of

Acurrent assets over fixed assets
Bcurrent liabilities over current assets
Cfixed assets over currents liabilities
Dcurrent assests over current
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Question 412
waec 2017

Goodwill may be brought into the books when
 

Ano partner retires
Bassets are more than liabilities
Cprofit for the period is high
Da new partner is admitted
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Question 413
waec 2017

Interest on partners drawings are debited in the
 

Apartners current accounts and credited to the appropriation account
Bdrawings account and credited to the profit and loss account
Cprofit and loss account and credited to the partners current account
Dprofit and loss account and credited to the partners' drawings account 
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Question 414
waec 2017

Where there is no agreement between the partners, the Partnership Act states that 

A5% interest is to be paid on capital
Bprofit and losses are to be shared in proportion to their capital
C50% interest is to be charged on drawings
Dno salary is to be paid to partners
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Question 415
waec 2017

In a not-for-profit making organization, the Receipts and Payments Accounts is the equivalent of 

AProfit and Loss Accounts
BIncome and expenditure Accounts
CCash Book
DBalance Sheet
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Question 416
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A statement of affairs shows 

Areceipt and payments
Brevenue and expenditure
Cfinancial position
Dprofit or loss
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Question 417
waec 2017

Donations to a club are 

Acredited to the Income and Expenditure Account
Bcredit to the Receipts and Payments Account
Cdebited to the Income and Expenditure Account
Ddebited to Donation Accounts
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Question 418
waec 2017

A trader sells goods at an average margin of 20%. His cost of sales for the month amounted to N720,000. What is his profit figure? 

AN900,000
BN864,000
CN840,000
DN180,000 
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Question 419
waec 2017

Which of the following accounts or statements is used to determine credit purchase figures in incomplete records?

ABank Account
BControl Account
CProfit and Loss Account
DStatement of Affairs
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Question 420
waec 2017

A disadvantage of single entry system of book-keeping is that 

Athe profit for the period is reduced
Bit is difficult to determine profit for the period
Ctotal sales for the period is reduced
Dthe owner of the firm withdraws money from the enterprise
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Question 421
waec 2017

Which of the following items will appear in the Total Creditors Account? 

ADiscount allowed
Bcredit sales
CDiscount received
Dcash purchases
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Question 422
waec 2017

The purpose of keeping Sales and Purchases Ledger Control Account is to 

Amatch credit ids Sales and credit purchases
Bequate debtors balance to creditors balance
Cverify total debtors and total creditors balances
Ddetermine cash sales and cash purchases
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Question 423
waec 2017

In a manufacturing enterprise depreciation of plant is treated in the

Atrading account
Bprofit be and loss account
Cmanufacturing account
Dappropriation account
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Question 424
waec 2017

The production cost of a manufacturing firm is made up of 

Aindirect materials
Bfactory overheads and prime cost
Cdirect materials and wages
Dfactory overheads and directs materials
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Question 425
waec 2017

Factory wages from part of 

Aadministration cost
Bselling and distribution cost
Coverhead cost
Dprime cost
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Question 426
waec 2017

The excess of the market value of goods produced over the cost of production is 

Aprofit on manufacturing
Bnet profit
Cgoodwill
Dgross profit
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Question 427
waec 2017

Use the following information to answer the question below

Sales ledger balances 01/06/12------ 9,000
30/06/12------------------------------------30,000
Total for the month: Cash sales----- 10,000
Returns inwards --------------------------3,000
Cheque dishonoured-------------------- 4,000

The credit sales for the month is?

A36,000
B31,000
C20,000
D30,000
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Question 428
waec 2017

Use the following information to answer the question below

Sales ledger balances 01/06/12------ 9,000
30/06/12------------------------------------30,000
Total for the month: Cash sales----- 10,000
Returns inwards --------------------------3,000
Cheque dishonoured-------------------- 4,000

The total sales for the month is?

A36,000
B31,000
C30,000
D10,000
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Question 429
waec 2017

An organization purchased a piece of equipment for N112,000. It is expected to be used for 6 years then sold for N16,000. What is the annual amount of depreciation, if the straight-line method is used?

AN16,000
BN15,000
CN12,800
DN12,000
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Question 430
waec 2017

The cost of transporting purchased goods t0 the warehouse is charged to the 

Aprofit and loss account
Bappropriation account
Ctrading account
Dincome surplus account
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