Accounting Past Questions

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Question 1
waec 2016

Which of the following errors will affect the agreement of the trial balance?

AError of original entry
BError of commission
CError of transposition
DError of omission
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Question 2
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The financial statement which is an expression of the accounting equation is the

ATrading account
BProfit and loss account
CBalance sheet
DStatement of cash flow
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Question 3
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When a fixed asset is disposed off, the accounting entries to write off the asset are Debit

AProfit and loss account; credit asset disposal account
BAsset disposal account; credit profit and loss account
CAsset disposal account, credit asset account
DProfit and loss account; credit provision for depreciation account
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Question 4
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Debts that a firm is unable to recover are debited to bad debts account and credited to

ASuppliers account
BSales account
CCustomers account
DCash account
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Question 5
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A loan to a company under the company's seal is

AFixed deposit
BMortgage
CBond
DDebenture
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Question 6
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Assets which are readily convertible into cash are termed as

ALiquid assets
BFixed assets
CIntangible assets
DTangible assets
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Question 7
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In the purchase of a business, a buyer has paid more than the value of the net assets of the business. The excess payment is referred to as

ABonus
BGoodwill
CNet profit
DPremium
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Question 8
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Which of the following expenses is apportioned between departments based on sales?

ADiscount received
BElectricity
CCarriage inwards
DCarriage outwards
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Question 9
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The total of the discounts received column in the three column cash book is?

ADebited to discounts received account
BCredited to discounts received account
CDebited to discounts allowed account
DCredited to discount allowed account
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Question 10
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The transfer of money from one sub-head to another in the public sector is

ABudgeting
BAllocation
CVirement
DVote
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Question 11
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Which of the following is a source of local government revenue?

AExcise duties
BMarket dues
CImport duties
DLoans and grants
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Question 12
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The cost of goods returned by branch to head office is debited

ABranch stock adjustment account
BGoods sent to branch account
CBranch stock account
DBranch profit and loss account
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Question 13
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The branch current account records

AHead office transactions with the branch
BBranch transactions with the head office
CGoods sent to branch at selling price
DCash received from branch as sales
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Question 14
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The entries for credit sales at branch where the head office keeps all records are:Debit

ABranch stock account; credit branch debtors account
BBranch debtors account; credit branch stock account
CBranch debtors account; credit branch adjustment account
DBranch adjustment account; credit branch debtors account
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Question 15
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Use the following information and answer the question below.
Oruma Ltd issued 300,000 ordinary shares at N100 each. Applications were received for 200,000 shares and all those who applied, paid in full.

The authorized share capital is

AN300,000
BN250,000
CN200,000
DN150,000
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Question 16
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Use the following information and answer the question below.
Oruma Ltd issued 300,000 ordinary shares at N100 each. Applications were received for 200,000 shares and all those who applied, paid in full.

The unsubscribed share capital is
AN300,000
BN250,000
CN200,000
DN150,000
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Question 17
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Use the following information and answer the question below.
Oruma Ltd issued 300,000 ordinary shares at N100 each. Applications were received for 200,000 shares and all those who applied, paid in full.

The subscribed share capital is
AN300,000
BN250,000
CN200,000
DN150,000
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Question 18
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When allotments have been fully paid, subscribers are referred to as
AAllotters
BApplicants
CNon-members
DShareholders
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Question 19
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In preparing partnership accounts, interest on drawings is debited to current accounts and credited to

ACapital account
BAppropriation account
CDrawings account
DProfit and loss account
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Question 20
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In the absence of a partnership agreement, additional capital contributions by partners attract interest of

A5%
B10%
C12%
D15%
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