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Use the following information to answer the given question.
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & & N \\ \hline \text{Purchases:} & \text{raw materials} & 20,000 \\ & \text{finished goods} & 15,200 \\ \text{Stock 1/1/89:} & \text{ raw materials} & 3,000 \\ & \text{work-in-progress} & 2,500 \\ Wages: & direct & 22,800 \\ & indirect & 7,200 \\ \text{Factory expenses:} & electricity & 12,000 \\ & insurance & 2,000 \\ \text{Stock 31/12/89:} & \text{raw materials} & 4,000 \\ & \text{work-in-progress} & 4,500\end{array}\)
The cost of materials used is
AN23,000
BN21,000
CN20,000
DN19,000
EN16,000
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Question 762
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Use the following information to answer the given question.
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & & N \\ \hline \text{Purchases:} & \text{raw materials} & 20,000 \\ & \text{finished goods} & 15,200 \\ \text{Stock 1/1/89:} & \text{ raw materials} & 3,000 \\ & \text{work-in-progress} & 2,500 \\ Wages: & direct & 22,800 \\ & indirect & 7,200 \\ \text{Factory expenses:} & electricity & 12,000 \\ & insurance & 2,000 \\ \text{Stock 31/12/89:} & \text{raw materials} & 4,000 \\ & \text{work-in-progress} & 4,500\end{array}\)
What is the value of raw materials available?
AN23,000
BN22,500
CN20,000
DN19,000
EN16,000
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Question 763
waec1993
Use the following information to answer the given question.
John and Johnson are in partnership, sharing profit and losses in the ratio 3 : 2. Other information are as follows:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Capital} & \text{ - John} & N20,000 \\ & \text{ - Johnson} & N10,000 \\ Drawings & \text{ - John} & 2,000 \\ & \text{ - Johnson} & 3,000 \\ \text{Interest on capital} & & \text{5%} \\ \text{Interest on drawings} & & \text{10%} \\ Profit & & N6,000\end{array}\)
Interest on Johnson's drawing is?
AN500
BN300
CN200
DN150
EN100
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Question 764
waec1993
Use the following information to answer the given question.
John and Johnson are in partnership, sharing profit and losses in the ratio 3 : 2. Other information are as follows:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Capital} & \text{ - John} & N20,000 \\ & \text{ - Johnson} & N10,000 \\ Drawings & \text{ - John} & 2,000 \\ & \text{ - Johnson} & 3,000 \\ \text{Interest on capital} & & \text{5%} \\ \text{Interest on drawings} & & \text{10%} \\ Profit & & N6,000\end{array}\)
The balance on John's current account is
AN4,000 Dr
BN3,800 Cr
CN3,300Cr
DN2,000 Cr
EN18,000 Cr
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Question 765
waec1993
Use the following information to answer the given question.
John and Johnson are in partnership, sharing profit and losses in the ratio 3 : 2. Other information are as follows:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Capital} & \text{ - John} & N20,000 \\ & \text{ - Johnson} & N10,000 \\ Drawings & \text{ - John} & 2,000 \\ & \text{ - Johnson} & 3,000 \\ \text{Interest on capital} & & \text{5%} \\ \text{Interest on drawings} & & \text{10%} \\ Profit & & N6,000\end{array}\)
The balance on Johnson's current account is
AN3,300 Cr
BN2,200 Cr
CN1,200 Cr
DN800 Dr
EN500Dr
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Question 766
waec1993
Use the following information to answer the given question.
John and Johnson are in partnership, sharing profit and losses in the ratio 3 : 2. Other information are as follows:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Capital} & \text{ - John} & N20,000 \\ & \text{ - Johnson} & N10,000 \\ Drawings & \text{ - John} & 2,000 \\ & \text{ - Johnson} & 3,000 \\ \text{Interest on capital} & & \text{5%} \\ \text{Interest on drawings} & & \text{10%} \\ Profit & & N6,000\end{array}\)
What is Johnson's share of the profit?
AN6,000
BN3,600
CN3,000
DN2,400
EN2,000
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Question 767
waec1993
Use the following information to answer the given question.
John and Johnson are in partnership, sharing profit and losses in the ratio 3 : 2. Other information are as follows:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Capital} & \text{ - John} & N20,000 \\ & \text{ - Johnson} & N10,000 \\ Drawings & \text{ - John} & 2,000 \\ & \text{ - Johnson} & 3,000 \\ \text{Interest on capital} & & \text{5%} \\ \text{Interest on drawings} & & \text{10%} \\ Profit & & N6,000\end{array}\)
What is John's share of the profit?
AN5,000
BN3,600
CN3,000
DN2,400
EN2000
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Question 768
waec1993
Use the following information to answer the given question.
John and Johnson are in partnership, sharing profit and losses in the ratio 3 : 2. Other information are as follows:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Capital} & \text{ - John} & N20,000 \\ & \text{ - Johnson} & N10,000 \\ Drawings & \text{ - John} & 2,000 \\ & \text{ - Johnson} & 3,000 \\ \text{Interest on capital} & & \text{5%} \\ \text{Interest on drawings} & & \text{10%} \\ Profit & & N6,000\end{array}\)
Interest on John's drawings is
AN500
BN300
CN200
DN150
EN100
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Question 769
waec1993
Use the following information to answer the given question.
John and Johnson are in partnership, sharing profit and losses in the ratio 3 : 2. Other information are as follows:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Capital} & \text{ - John} & N20,000 \\ & \text{ - Johnson} & N10,000 \\ Drawings & \text{ - John} & 2,000 \\ & \text{ - Johnson} & 3,000 \\ \text{Interest on capital} & & \text{5%} \\ \text{Interest on drawings} & & \text{10%} \\ Profit & & N6,000\end{array}\)
The interest on Johnson's capital is
AN3,000
BN2,000
CN1,500
DN1,000
EN500
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Question 770
waec1993
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{10,000 ordinary shares of N1 each} & N10,000\\ \text{5,000 5% preference shares of N1 each} & N5,000 \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & N8,000 \\ \text{8% debenture} & 10,000 \\ creditors & 3,000 \\ \text{Bank overdraft} & 2,000 \\ \text{Plants and machinery} & 10,000 \\ \text{Plant and machinery} & 10,000 \\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 8,000 \\ stock & 8,000 \\ debtors & 5,000 \end{array}\)
What is the total of current assets?
AN15,000
BN13,000
CN11,000
DN8,000
EN5,000
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Question 771
waec1993
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{10,000 ordinary shares of N1 each} & N10,000\\ \text{5,000 5% preference shares of N1 each} & N5,000 \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & N8,000 \\ \text{8% debenture} & 10,000 \\ creditors & 3,000 \\ \text{Bank overdraft} & 2,000 \\ \text{Plants and machinery} & 10,000 \\ \text{Plant and machinery} & 10,000 \\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 8,000 \\ stock & 8,000 \\ debtors & 5,000 \end{array}\)
What is the value of current liability?
AN13,000
BN10,000
CN5,000
DN3,000
EN2,000
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Question 772
waec1993
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{10,000 ordinary shares of N1 each} & N10,000\\ \text{5,000 5% preference shares of N1 each} & N5,000 \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & N8,000 \\ \text{8% debenture} & 10,000 \\ creditors & 3,000 \\ \text{Bank overdraft} & 2,000 \\ \text{Plants and machinery} & 10,000 \\ \text{Plant and machinery} & 10,000 \\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 8,000 \\ stock & 8,000 \\ debtors & 5,000 \end{array}\)
What is the total amount of fixed assets?
AN28,000
BN21,000
CN18,000
DN13,000
EN10,000
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Question 773
waec1993
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{10,000 ordinary shares of N1 each} & N10,000\\ \text{5,000 5% preference shares of N1 each} & N5,000 \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & N8,000 \\ \text{8% debenture} & 10,000 \\ creditors & 3,000 \\ \text{Bank overdraft} & 2,000 \\ \text{Plants and machinery} & 10,000 \\ \text{Plant and machinery} & 10,000 \\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 8,000 \\ stock & 8,000 \\ debtors & 5,000 \end{array}\)
What is the total value of long term liability?
AN33,000
BN25,000
CN25,000
DN15,000
EN10,000
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Question 774
waec1993
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{10,000 ordinary shares of N1 each} & N10,000\\ \text{5,000 5% preference shares of N1 each} & N5,000 \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & N8,000 \\ \text{8% debenture} & 10,000 \\ creditors & 3,000 \\ \text{Bank overdraft} & 2,000 \\ \text{Plants and machinery} & 10,000 \\ \text{Plant and machinery} & 10,000 \\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 8,000 \\ stock & 8,000 \\ debtors & 5,000 \end{array}\)
What is the value of shareholder's equity?
AN25,000
BN23,000
CN18,000
DN15,000
EN10,000
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Question 775
waec1993
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{10,000 ordinary shares of N1 each} & N10,000\\ \text{5,000 5% preference shares of N1 each} & N5,000 \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & N8,000 \\ \text{8% debenture} & 10,000 \\ creditors & 3,000 \\ \text{Bank overdraft} & 2,000 \\ \text{Plants and machinery} & 10,000 \\ \text{Plant and machinery} & 10,000 \\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 8,000 \\ stock & 8,000 \\ debtors & 5,000 \end{array}\)
What is the amount share capital?
AN33,000
BN25,000
C23,000
DN15,000
EN10,000
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Question 776
waec1993
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Rent paid 31/12/89} & N4,000\\ \text{Rent owing 1/1/89} & N500 \\ \text{Rent owing 31/12/89} & N300\end{array}\)
Rent for 1989 amounts to
AN4,500
BN4,300
CN4,000
DN3,800
EN3,500
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Question 777
waec1993
Which of the following accounts is not kept by a local government?
Adepartmental votes revenue account
Bdepartmental votes expenditure account
Cdeposit account
Dadvances account
Eprofit and loss account
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Question 778
waec1993
Carriage inwards are
Acredited to the trading account
Bdebited to the trading account
Ccredited to the profit account
Ddebited o the profit and loss account
Edebited to the profit and loss appropriation account
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Question 779
waec1993
The excess of current assets over current liabilities is
Aauthorised capital
Bnorminal capital
Cissed capital
Downers capital
Eworking capital
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Question 780
waec1993
Gavon. Ltd. failed to record N2,000 wages. The error committed is that of
