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Question 1
waec 2012

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

A5 : 4
B5 : 3
C4 : 5
D1 : 2
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Question 2
waec 2012

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

A₦11,000
B₦7,00
C₦4,000
D₦3,000
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Question 3
waec 2012

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

ALe 245,000
BLe 175,000
CLe 135,000
DLe 80,000
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Question 4
waec 2012

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

ALe 545,000
BLe 490,000
CLe 450,000
DLe 300,000
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Question 5
waec 2012

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

AD7,580
BD6,580
CD5,380
DD1,000
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Question 6
waec 2012

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

AD1,440
BD6,580
CD5,380
DD1,000
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Question 7
waec 2012

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

Asales account
Bpurchases account
Cprofit and loss account
Dcapital account
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Question 8
waec 2012

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

Adrawings
Binterest
Csalaries
Dbad debts
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Question 9
waec 2012

Which of the following is not a revenue to a local government?

Afines
Blicenses
Cpersonal ncome tax
Dtenement rates
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Question 10
waec 2012

Administrative, selling and distribution expenses in a manufacturing firm are recorded in

Atrasing acccount
Bmanufacturing account
Cprofit and loss account
Dbalance sheet
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Question 11
waec 2012

An underwriter for a company's share is paid

Ainterest
Bcommision
Cdividend
Dsalary
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Question 12
waec 2012

Which of the following is a form of memorandum of association

Anames of directors
Bappointment of directors
Cobject of the business
Dpayment of dividend
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Question 13
waec 2012

The double entry to record the proceeds on disposal of assets in debit

Abank account; credit asset disposal account
Basset disposal account; credit bank account
Cprovision for depreciation account; credit asset disposal account
Dasset disposal account; credit provision for depreciation account
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Question 14
waec 2012

Which of the following is not part of the central processing unit of a computer?

Aarithmetical and lgical unit
Bmemory unit
Cinput unit
Dcontrol unit
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Question 15
waec 2012

Which of the following is not the purpose of a control account?

Acheck on errors of addition
Blocate errors
Clocate missing figures
Dmonitor the cash book
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Question 16
waec 2012

The excess of value of assets over the purchase consideration on acquisition of a business is credited to

Ashare capital account
Bgoodwill account
Ccapital reserved account
Dgeneral reverse account
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Question 17
waec 2012
Which of the following errors affects the agreement of a Trial balance?
Awrong addition in the sales account
Bcrediting a purchase to the sales account
Cfailure to enter sales in the books
Dposting the purchase of a van to the debit side of the purhases account
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Question 18
waec 2012

Share of ₦3 nominal value were issued at a price ₦4. The difference of ₦1 is a

Acommision
Bdiscount
Cpremium
Dbonus
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Question 19
waec 2012

An increases in the provision for doubtful debts results is a\an

Aincrease in the gross profit
Bdecrease in the gross profit
Cdecrease in the net profit
Dincrease in the net profit
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Question 20
waec 2012

The sales ledger control account is also referred to as

Abought ledger control account
Bpurchases account
Ctotal debtors account
Dtotal creditor account
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