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Question 571
waec 2014

Shares issued below nominal value are referred to as shares at

Apremium
Bdiscount
Cface value
Dcumulative value
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Question 572
waec 2014

When shares are issued above their nominal value, the excess above the nominal value is

Acredited to profit and loss account
Bdebited to share premium account
Ccredited to share capital account
Dcredited to share premium account
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Question 573
waec 2014

The concept that states that a business should not lay claim to any profits before it is earned with reasonable certainty is

Aconstitency concept
Bprudence concept
Caccrual concept
Dgoing corncern cocept
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Question 574
waec 2014

In a not-for-profit making organization, when the total income is less than the total expenditure, the difference is a

Asurplus
Bshortfall
Closs
Ddeficit
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Question 575
waec 2014

A petty cash account has an imprest of D28,000. The account has a debit balance of D5,000. How much cash is needed to restore the imprest?

AD33,000
BD28,000
CD23,000
DD5,000
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Question 576
waec 2014

When an asset is sold, the entries for the accumulated depreciation are; debit

Aassets disposal account; credit provision for depreciation account
Bprovision for depreciation account; credit asset disposal account
Cfixed asset account; credit asset disposal account
Dasset disposal account; credit fixed asset account
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Question 577
waec 2014

The sum of direct cost in a manufacturing account is

Aproduction cost
Bprime cost
Ctotal cost
Dfinance cost
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Question 578
waec 2014

The accounting concept underlying the treatment of personal expenses of the business owner as drawing is

Aperiodicity
Baccrual
Centity
Dmateriality
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Question 579
waec 2014

Which of the following items is not contained in the Receipts and Payments Account?

ASubscription paid in advance
Bstock paid for in advance
Coutstanding wages and salaries
Ddonations
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Question 580
waec 2014

which of the following is not an administrative expenses in a manufacturing organization?

Adiscounts allowed
Boffice electricity
Cstationery
Dinsurance
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Question 581
waec 2014

Net profit in a business is

Athe amount of money taken out of the business by the owner
Bthe cash in the business bank account
Cthe difference between sales and cost of sales
Dsales revenue less cost of sales expenses
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Question 582
waec 2014

Which of the following accounts would appear in the nominal ledger? i. Sanison's account(a debtor) ii. Motor vehicle account iii. Sales account iv. Rent and rates account

Ai, ii and iii only
Bi, iii and iv only
Cii, iii and iv only
Diii and iv only
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Question 583
waec 2014

The purchase of ten ceiling fans by Akpan Electronic Enterprises will be recorded as

Aan acquisition of fixed asset
Ban expense in its general office expense account
Cpart of capital in the capital account
Dan acquisition of stock
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Question 584
waec 2014
Use the information to answer the question given.

\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Cost of motor vehicle - 1\1\12} & ₦ 85,000\\ \text{Residual value} & ₦5,000 \\ \text{Estimated useful lifespan 10 years} & \end{array}\).
The business make use of the straight line method for providing depreciation, the accumulated depreciation as at 31/12/2013 is
A₦18,500
B₦17,000
C₦16,000
D₦8,000
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Question 585
waec 2014
Us the following information to answer the question given.

\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Cost of motor vehicle - 1\1\12} & ₦ 85,000 \\ \text{Residual value} & ₦5,000 \\ \text{Estimated useful lifespan 10 years} & \end{array}\).
The business make use of the straight line method for providing depreciation, the annual depreciation is
A₦9,000
B₦8,500
C₦8,000
D₦6,500
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Question 586
waec 2014

Which of the following is entered in the general journal?

Apurchase of goods
Bsale of goods on credit
Creturns inward
Daquisition of fixed assets
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Question 587
waec 2014

An error of principle is made, if

Aan entry has been made on the wrong class of account
Ba transaction has been completely omitted
Can entry has been made on the wrong side of the two accounts corcened
Da transaction is entered in both accounts for the wrong amount
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Question 588
waec 2014

Which of the following is used to record the disposal of a fixed asset?

Ajournal proper
Bpetty cash book
Csales day book
Dpurchase day book
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Question 589
waec 2014

Purchase account is overcast by ₦200, while wages account is undercast by ₦200. This is

Aan error of omission
Ba compensating error
Can error of commision
Dan error of principal
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Question 590
waec 2014

Which of the following transactions will result in disagreement between the cash book and the bank statements?

Aselling of goods on credit to a customer
Bwithdrawal of goods by the proprietor for his personel use
Ccheque paid directly into the bank account by a customer
Domission of purchases received from a supplier on credit
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