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Question 1
waec 2014

The principle of double entry bookkeeping states that

Aevery debtor must have a creditor
Bevery account debited must be immediately credited
Cfor every debit entry, there must be a corresponding credit entry
Dfor every double debit, there must be a double credit
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Question 2
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A collection of fields relating to one logically definable unit of business information is known as

Adatabase
Bcharacter
Cbyte
Drecord
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Question 3
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Which of the following is not a factory overhead cost? 

Amanufacturing wages
Bfactory rent
Cdepreciation of machinery
Dsalary of factory guard
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Question 4
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A manufacturing account is drawn up by

Afirms providing personal services
Bfirms engaged solely in buying and selling of goods
Cfirms which makes and sell articles
Dnon-trading organization
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Question 5
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The document prepared by a local/district government to present its annual estimates for a planning period is

Aa balance sheet
Ba budget
Can income and expendiure account
Da cash bppk
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Question 6
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Which of the following item is not treated in the profit and loss account?

Aoffice expenses
Bsalaries and allowances
Ccarriage inwards
Ddiscounts allowed
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Question 7
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subscription in advance is classified in the balance sheet as

Aan asset
Ba liability
Ca deficit
Da surplus
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Question 8
waec 2014
Use the information to answer the question given.

\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Branch stock account (at selling price)} & D346,000 - debit \\ \text{Branch mark-up account} & D62,000 - credit \end{array}\)

The concept applied in calculating the stock figure to be included in the balance sheet at the year end is
Amatching
Bconsistency
Cprudence
Dentiti
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Question 9
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Use the information to answer the question given.

\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Branch stock account (at selling price)} & D346,000 - debit \\ \text{Branch mark-up account} & D62,000 - credit \end{array}\)

Calculate the stock figure to be included in the balance sheet at the year end
AD408,000
BD346,000
CD284,000
DD62,000
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Question 10
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Which of the following information is recorded in the returns outwards book?

Agoods purchased on credit and susequently returned to suppliers
Bfixed asset bought on credit and subsequently returned to supplier
Ccash payment received from a customer and subsequently returned to supplier
Dgoods sold to a customer and subsequently returned to the business
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Question 11
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The accounting concept which states that expenditure involving insignificant amounts should be regarded as expenses and not assets is

Abusiness entity
Bmateriality
Cdual aspect
Drealization
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Question 12
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An example of input devices of a computer is

Aan optical character reader
Ba graph plotter
Ca visual display unit
Da printer
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Question 13
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The primary classification of government expenditure is based on
Aprograms
Bfund
Cactivity
Dproject
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Question 14
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When the purchase consideration exceeds the value of business, the difference is

Aprofit
Bdiscount
Cgoodwill
Dreserve
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Question 15
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The accounting ratio used to measure the average number of days for which suppliers remain unpaid is

Astock turnover
Bcreditor's payment period
Cdebtors collection period
Dreturn on capital employed
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Question 16
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Use the following information to answer the question given.

\(\begin{array}{c|c} Capital & Le\\ Aye & 20,000\\ Bee & 30,000\\ Drawings & \\ Aye & 8,000 \\ Bee & 2,000 \\ \text{Profit for the year} & 2,000\\ \{text{Interest on capital-6%} & \\ \text{Interest on drawings - 10%} & \end{array}\)
Profit sharing is in the ratio of capital. Bee's share of profit is
ALe 8,000
BLe 6,000
CLe 4,800
DLe 3,200
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Question 17
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Use the following information to answer the question given.

\(\begin{array}{c|c} Capital & Le\\ \hline Aye & 20,000\\ Bee & 30,000\\ Drawings & \\ Aye & 8,000 \\ Bee & 2,000 \\ \text{Profit for the year} & 2,000\\ \text{Interest on capital-6%} & \\ \text{Interest on drawings - 10%} & \end{array}\).
Profit sharing is in the ratio of capital. Aye;s share of profit is
ALe 6,000
BLe 4,800
CLe 4000
DLe 3,200
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Question 18
waec 2014
Use the following information to answer the question given.

\(\begin{array}{c|c} Capital & Le \\ \hline Aye & 20,000\\ Bee & 30,000\\ Drawings & \\ Aye & 8,000 \\ Bee & 2,000 \\ \text{Profit for the year} & 2,000\\ \text{Interest on capital-6%} & \\ \text{Interest on drawings - 10%} & \end{array}\)
Profit sharing is in the ratio of capital. The divisible profit is
ALe 14,000
BLe 12,000
CLe 10,000
DLe 8,000
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Question 19
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Shares issued below nominal value are referred to as shares at

Apremium
Bdiscount
Cface value
Dcumulative value
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Question 20
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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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