Accounting Past Questions

A machine bought for #35,000 was estimated to have a life span of 5 years with a scrap value of #9,000.

If the scrap value is presently #15,000 what will be the yearly depreciation using straight line method?

i The amount of the imprest is the same from one organization to another
ii.At the end of a fixed period, the petty cashier received a fixed sum of money.
iii At the end of a period, the petty cashier is reimbursed with the amount spent in that period.
iv The system is a method by which a measure of control is kept on petty cash expenses.

Which of the above is correct about the imprest system?

Alaka who owed Saka #15,000, settled his debt after deducting cash discount of 10percent. To record the discount in the book of Saka, debit

The corresponding entry of personal accounts found in the debit side of the cash is to

Which of the following items is a capital expenditure?

The total credit sales for a period can be extracted from the

July 1 - Started business with #10,500
July 31- Paid Agro machine x #6,000 owing them

The double entry for July 31 would be

July 1 - Started business with #10,500
July 31- Paid Agromachinex #6,000 owing
them

The double entry for July 1 would be

When the debit side total of an account, it means that the account has

Accounting information seeks to provide

Use the following information to answer the given question.
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st DECEMBER, 2010
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ & & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Capital}& 40,000 & \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000\\ \text{Less: Net loss} & \frac{5,000}{35,000} & \text{Stock} & 3,000\\ \text{Less: Drawings} & \frac{2,000}{33,000} & \text{Debtors} & 4,000\\ \text{Long term loan} & \frac{20,000}{53,000} & \text{Cash at bank} & 6,500\\ \text{Creditors} & 8,000\\ \text{Accrued expenses} & \frac{4,000}{65,000} & \text{Cash in hand} & 1,500\\ & & & \text{Total 65,000}\end{array}\)
Working capital ratio is

Use the following information to answer the given question.
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st DECEMBER, 2010
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ & & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Capital}& 40,000 & \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000\\ \text{Less: Net loss} & \frac{5,000}{35,000} & \text{Stock} & 3,000\\ \text{Less: Drawings} & \frac{2,000}{33,000} & \text{Debtors} & 4,000\\ \text{Long term loan} & \frac{20,000}{53,000} & \text{Cash at bank} & 6,500\\ \text{Creditors} & 8,000\\ \text{Accrued expenses} & \frac{4,000}{65,000} & \text{Cash in hand} & 1,500\\ & & & \text{Total 65,000}\end{array}\)
The amount of working capital is

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le\\ \hline \text{Construction and hospital wards} & 300,000\\ \text{purchase of hospital beds} & 40,000 \\ \text{salaries and wages}& 80,000\\ \text{Purchase of drugs} & 55,000\\ \text{purchases of x-ray machine} & 150,000\end{array}\)
The amount of recurrent expenditure was

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le\\ \hline \text{Construction and hospital wards} & 300,000\\ \text{purchase of hospital beds} & 40,000 \\ \text{salaries and wages}& 80,000\\ \text{Purchase of drugs} & 55,000\\ \text{purchases of x-ray machine} & 150,000\end{array}\)
Capital expenditure for the year was

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array} {c|c} & D \\ \hline \text{Cash in hand}& 1,440\\ \text{Cash at bank} & 2440\\ \text{Stock} & 2,500\\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 2,200 \\ \text{Creditors} & 1,000\end{array}\)
The liability is

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D \\ \hline \text{Cash in hand}& 1,440\\ \text{Cash at bank} & 2440\\ \text{Stock} & 2,500\\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 2,200 \\ \text{Creditors} & 1,000\end{array}\)
The capital is

A loss made on the disposal of a fixed assets is debited to

Which of the following is not an item in the profit and loss account?