Financial Accounting — 2001
WASSCE · 55 questions · Answers included
55 questions
The income accruing to debenture holders is called
The amount by which assets exceed specific liabilities is called
Which of the following has a debit balance at the end of the year?
Which of the following is not an example of a fictitious asset?
Prime cost consist of
Use the following information to answer the given question, Taiwo is a sole trader who keeps his petty cash on the imprest system, the imprest amount being N4,000. The following transactions took place for a particular month: \(\begin{array}{c|c} & & & N \\ \hline Dec. & 1 & \text{petty cash in hand} & 517 \\ & 1 & \text{petty cash to imprest amount} & 3,483 \\ & 6 & \text{Bought notebooks} & 328\\ & 7 & \text{Paid wages} & 914\\ & 14 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 375 \\ & 16 & \text{Paid to J. Thomas, a creditor} & 536 \\ & 21 & \text{Paid wages} & 928 \\ & 23 & \text{Bought envelopes} & 437 \\ & 27 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 210\end{array}\) Amount to be posted to the personal ledger is
Use the following information to answer the given question, Taiwo is a sole trader who keeps his petty cash on the imprest system, the imprest amount being N4,000. The following transactions took place for a particular month: \(\begin{array}{c|c} & & & N \\ \hline Dec. & 1 & \text{petty cash in hand} & 517 \\ & 1 & \text{petty cash to imprest amount} & 3,483 \\ & 6 & \text{Bought notebooks} & 328\\ & 7 & \text{Paid wages} & 914\\ & 14 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 375 \\ & 16 & \text{Paid to J. Thomas, a creditor} & 536 \\ & 21 & \text{Paid wages} & 928 \\ & 23 & \text{Bought envelopes} & 437 \\ & 27 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 210\end{array}\) Amount soent on stationery is
Use the following information to answer the given question, Taiwo is a sole trader who keeps his petty cash on the imprest system, the imprest amount being N4,000. The following transactions took place for a particular month: \(\begin{array}{c|c} & & & N \\ \hline Dec. & 1 & \text{petty cash in hand} & 517 \\ & 1 & \text{petty cash to imprest amount} & 3,483 \\ & 6 & \text{Bought notebooks} & 328\\ & 7 & \text{Paid wages} & 914\\ & 14 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 375 \\ & 16 & \text{Paid to J. Thomas, a creditor} & 536 \\ & 21 & \text{Paid wages} & 928 \\ & 23 & \text{Bought envelopes} & 437 \\ & 27 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 210\end{array}\) Amount to be reimbursed at the end of the month is
Which of the following explains the short term solvency of a company?
Which of the following is a fictitious asset?
A subsidiary record is a book
In which ledger is the control account prepared?
Suppliers personal accounts are found in the
Commission of N5,000 to a sales representative is debited to salaries account. This is an error of
Purchase of goods of N2,000 was treated as sales and entered in the sales day book and had been carried through the account as such. This error of
Which of the following is not correct?
A business firm incurs labour cost in installing machinery. This should be treated as
Use the following information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} & N\\ \hline \text{Motor Van} & 120,000\\ \text{Buildings} & 300,000 \\ \text{Stock of goods} & 40,000\end{array}\) In addition, he had cash ofN60,000 out of which N20,000 was borrowed from a friend. The capital of the business is
Use the following information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} & N\\ \hline \text{Motor Van} & 120,000\\ \text{Buildings} & 300,000 \\ \text{Stock of goods} & 40,000\end{array}\) In addition, he had cash ofN60,000 out of which N20,000 was borrowed from a friend. The liabilities of the business amount to
What is the effect on a firm for making a payment of N10,000 to creditor? its liabilities
The depreciation method that allocates higher value to the use of an asset in its earlier years is
Given a purchases invoice showing 5 items at N40,000 each less trade discount of 25% and cash discount of 10% the amount to be paid within the credit period is
The purchases Ledger control Account is also referred to as
Which of the following is a primary source of entry into the debtors ledger?
Which of the following is a primary source of entry into the debtors ledger?
Use the following information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of raw materials} & 8,000\\ \text{Purchases} & 45,000 \\ \text{Closing stock of raw materials} & 9,500 \\ \text{Direct wages} & 6,450 \\ \text{Indirect wages} & 2,800 \\ \text{Depreciation - Plant and Machinery} & 3,200 \\ \text{Factory rents and rates} & 350 \\ \text{Opening work-in-progress} & 3,250 \\ \text{Closing work-in-progress} & 3,750\end{array}\) Cost of raw materials consumed is
Use the following information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of raw materials} & 8,000\\ \text{Purchases} & 45,000 \\ \text{Closing stock of raw materials} & 9,500 \\ \text{Direct wages} & 6,450 \\ \text{Indirect wages} & 2,800 \\ \text{Depreciation - Plant and Machinery} & 3,200 \\ \text{Factory rents and rates} & 350 \\ \text{Opening work-in-progress} & 3,250 \\ \text{Closing work-in-progress} & 3,750\end{array}\) Prime cost is N53,000
Use the following information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of raw materials} & 8,000\\ \text{Purchases} & 45,000 \\ \text{Closing stock of raw materials} & 9,500 \\ \text{Direct wages} & 6,450 \\ \text{Indirect wages} & 2,800 \\ \text{Depreciation - Plant and Machinery} & 3,200 \\ \text{Factory rents and rates} & 350 \\ \text{Opening work-in-progress} & 3,250 \\ \text{Closing work-in-progress} & 3,750\end{array}\) Factory cost of production is
Use the following information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of raw materials} & 8,000\\ \text{Purchases} & 45,000 \\ \text{Closing stock of raw materials} & 9,500 \\ \text{Direct wages} & 6,450 \\ \text{Indirect wages} & 2,800 \\ \text{Depreciation - Plant and Machinery} & 3,200 \\ \text{Factory rents and rates} & 350 \\ \text{Opening work-in-progress} & 3,250 \\ \text{Closing work-in-progress} & 3,750\end{array}\) Production cost is
The accounting entries for recording cash withdrawal by the proprietor for personal use are, debit
The head office usually issues goods to branches at
Which of the following does not relate to government accounting system?
Jeng Limited disposed a fixed asset in 1999 for N2,000. The asset was purchased in 1996 at a cost of N10,000 and has been depreciated at the rate of 20% per annum using the straight line method. What was the book value when the asset was sold?
Jeng Limited disposed a fixed asset in 1999 for N2,000. The asset was purchased in 1996 at a cost of N10,000 and has been depreciated at the rate of 20% per annum using the straight line method. What is the correct entry for the sale of the asset in the Asset Account and Disposal of Asset Account? Debit
Jeng Limited disposed a fixed asset in 1999 for N2,000. The asset was purchased in 1996 at a cost of N10,000 and has been depreciated at the rate of 20% per annum using the straight line method. What is the profit or loss on the disposal asset?
"The Accountant thinks the investment in the books are worthless". This is
Profits are recognised when goods are sold. What concept is this
Ali ant Baba are in partnership sharing profits and losses if the ratio of 3 : 2 respectively. Net profit for the year was n4,000,000.00. The extract from the provisions of the partnership agreement and other information relating to 1999 are as follows: \(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{Ali} & \text{Baba} \\ \hline \text{Interest on capital} & \text{5%} & \text{5%} \\ \text{Partner's salary} & N500,000 & N300,000 \\ \text{Capital Account b/d} & N5,000,000 & N4,000,000 \\ \text{Current account b/d} & N400,000 & N500,000 \\ \text{Partner's Drawings} & N2,300,000 & N500,000 \end{array}\) What is Baba's share of profit?
Ali ant Baba are in partnership sharing profits and losses if the ratio of 3 : 2 respectively. Net profit for the year was n4,000,000.00. The extract from the provisions of the partnership agreement and other information relating to 1999 are as follows: \(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{Ali} & \text{Baba} \\ \hline \text{Interest on capital} & \text{5%} & \text{5%} \\ \text{Partner's salary} & N500,000 & N300,000 \\ \text{Capital Account b/d} & N5,000,000 & N4,000,000 \\ \text{Current account b/d} & N400,000 & N500,000 \\ \text{Partner's Drawings} & N2,300,000 & N500,000 \end{array}\) What is Ali's share of profit?
Ali ant Baba are in partnership sharing profits and losses if the ratio of 3 : 2 respectively. Net profit for the year was n4,000,000.00. The extract from the provisions of the partnership agreement and other information relating to 1999 are as follows: \(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{Ali} & \text{Baba} \\ \hline \text{Interest on capital} & \text{5%} & \text{5%} \\ \text{Partner's salary} & N500,000 & N300,000 \\ \text{Capital Account b/d} & N5,000,000 & N4,000,000 \\ \text{Current account b/d} & N400,000 & N500,000 \\ \text{Partner's Drawings} & N2,300,000 & N500,000 \end{array}\) What is the closing balance in Ali's Current Account?
An agreement made by partners to regulate and govern their business activities is known as
Issue of prospectus is an invitation to members of the public to
Which of the following are correct about a limited liability company? i. Members have power to bind the company ii. Perpetual succession iii. Certificate of incorporation iv. Wound-up on death of a share holder
Use the following information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline Sales & 200,000 \\ \text{Opening Stock} & 20,000 \\ purchases & 140,000 \\ \text{Closing Stock} & 10,000 \\ Expenses & 10,000\\ Bank & 10,000 \\ Capital & 85,000 \\ Creditors & 35,000 \\ Debtors & 50,000 \\ \text{Fixtures and fittings, cost} & 10,000 \\ \text{Freehold land and building} & 70,000 \\ Drawings & 10,000\end{array}\) Percentage of net profit to sales is
Use the following information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline Sales & 200,000 \\ \text{Opening Stock} & 20,000 \\ purchases & 140,000 \\ \text{Closing Stock} & 10,000 \\ Expenses & 10,000\\ Bank & 10,000 \\ Capital & 85,000 \\ Creditors & 35,000 \\ Debtors & 50,000 \\ \text{Fixtures and fittings, cost} & 10,000 \\ \text{Freehold land and building} & 70,000 \\ Drawings & 10,000\end{array}\) Acid test ratio is
Use the following information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline Sales & 200,000 \\ \text{Opening Stock} & 20,000 \\ purchases & 140,000 \\ \text{Closing Stock} & 10,000 \\ Expenses & 10,000\\ Bank & 10,000 \\ Capital & 85,000 \\ Creditors & 35,000 \\ Debtors & 50,000 \\ \text{Fixtures and fittings, cost} & 10,000 \\ \text{Freehold land and building} & 70,000 \\ Drawings & 10,000\end{array}\) Gross profit is
The Chief accounting officer of the federation is
Which of the following serve as the main Government Fund used to service all operations of the government?
Which of the government serves as an input, storage and output device of a computer?
The expenditure on a good or service which is consumed either immediately or within a current accounting government?
Which of the following is not an intangible asset?
Which of the following is a capital expenditure?
Sale of goods for N600 to Ade was not posted, This is an error of
Shares sold at the nominal value are issued at
The excess of current assets over current liabilities is