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Question 71
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An increase in provision for doubtful debts would result in

Adecrease in net profit
Bincrease in net profit
Cdecrease in gross profit
Dincrease in gross profit
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Question 72
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A unit of a company capital is?

Adebenture
Bstock
Cpremium
Dshare
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Question 73
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Use the following information to answer questions below

A trader bought goods worth #16,000 and sold three-quarter of it for #20,000

The margin would be

A1/2
B1/5
C2/5
D2/3
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Question 74
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Use the following information to answer questions below

A trader bought goods worth #16,000 and sold three-quarter of it for #20,000

The gross profit is

A#4,000
B#8,000
C#12,000
D#6,000
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Question 75
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The user of accounting information who is responsible for overall performance of the business is the

Acustomer
Bemployee
Cshareholder
Ddirector
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Question 76
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One of the items on the credit column of a trial balance is

Areturns outwards
Bcarriage outwards
Creturns inwards
Dcarriage inwards
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Question 77
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Use of following information to answer questions below

  D
Motor vehicle 500000
Stock 35000
Debtors 18000
Cash 12850
Bank overdraft 280000
Creditors 21500

 

The total current liability is

AD 301,500
BD 258,500
CD 264,350
DD 280,000
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Question 78
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Use of following information to answer questions below

  D
Motor vehicle 500000
Stock 35000
Debtors 18000
Cash 12850
Bank overdraft 280000
Creditors 21500

 

The total current asset is

AD 65,850
BD 367,350
CD 345,850
DD 87,850
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Question 79
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Use of following information to answer questions below

     D

Motor vehicle

 500000

Stock

  35000

Debtors

 18000

Cash

 12850

Bank overdraft

 280000

Creditors

  21500

The capital is

AD 867,350
BD 544,350
CD 264,350
DD 832,350
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Question 80
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The cost of goods sold for the year is Le200,000 and the mark-up is 30%. The sale for the year is 

ALe260,000
BLe200,000
CLe140,000
DLe60,000
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Question 81
waec 2021

A transaction that would cause the cash book balance to be less than the bank statement balance is

Adirect debit
Bstanding order
Cbank charges
Dunpresented cheques
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Question 82
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Suspense account is used in the correction of

Aall errors in the trial balance
Berrors that affect the agreement of a trial balance
Cerrors that do not affect the agreement of a trial balance
Derrors that affect the accuracy of the net profit
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Question 83
waec 2021

Use the following information to answer this question
                                                    GH¢
Monthly rent payable                  3,000
Rent paid on 01/01/2018          48,000

The balance of rent in the balance sheet would be

Acurrent asset of GH¢36,000
Bcurrent asset of GH¢12,000
Ccurrent liability of GH¢12,000
Dcurrent liability of GH¢48,000
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Question 84
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Use the following information to answer this question
                                                    GH¢
Monthly rent payable                  3,000
Rent paid on 01/01/2018          48,000

Rent expense for 2018 was 

AGH¢84,000
BGH¢48,000
CGH¢36,000
DGH¢12,000
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Question 85
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Accounting concepts are rules of accounting which are to be 

Ataught in all accounting classes
Bimplemented by all professional bodies
Cfollowed in the preparation of financial statements
Dapplied in correction of business errors
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Question 86
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Provision is made in the accounts when the amount involved in the anticipated loss is

Atoo much
Bnot significant
Cnot certain
Dwell known
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Question 87
waec 2021

Wages accrued is shown in the balance sheet as 

Aan asset
Ban income
Can expense
Da liability
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Question 88
waec 2021

Use the following information to answer this question.
Cost of assets (01/01/18) ₦ 600,000. Annual depreciation charge is 15% on reducing balance basis.

The net book value of the asset at 31/12/19 is

A₦523,500
B₦510,000
C₦433,500
D₦420,000
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Question 89
waec 2021

Use the following information to answer this question.
Cost of assets (01/01/18) ₦ 600,000. Annual depreciation charge is 15% on reducing balance basis.

Depreciation for the year 2019 is 

A₦180,000
B₦166,500
C₦90,000
D₦76,500
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Question 90
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Acid test ratio of a firm measures the 

Aprofitability of a firm
Bcapital adequacy of a firm
Cliquidity of a firm
Dquality of debtors of a firm
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