Financial Accounting — 2005
WASSCE · 49 questions · Answers included
49 questions
The systematic recording of business transactions is
An allowance given to a customer by a supplier for prompt payment is
Which of the following is not contained in a journal? To record
A trial balance is a list of
Which of the following is found in the private ledger?
Which of the following is not one of the uses of a journal proper? To record
Which of the following is an example of direct expense?
Use the information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} Dr & & & & & Cr \\ \hline & N & & & N & Cr \\ \hline \text{Jan 5 Hassan} & 3,080 & \text{Jan 1} & \text{Balance b/s} & 7,090 & \\ \text{Jan 24 malik} & 1,200 & \text{Jan 9} & \text{Dauda} & 1,400 & \\ \text{Jan 29 Rasaq} & 1,240 & \text{Jan 31} & \text{Hussein} & 630 & \\ \text{Jan 31 Lukman} & 1,060 & & & \\ \text{Jan. 31 Balance c/d} & 2,540 & & & \\ & \overline{9,120} & & & \overline{9,120} \\ & & \text{Feb 1} & \text{Balance b/d} & \overline{2,540} & \end{array}\) Bank statement: \(\begin{array}{c|c} & Dr & Cr & Balance \\ \hline & N & N & N \\ \hline \text{Jan 1 Balance b/d} & & & 7,090 O/D \\ \text{Jan 5 Hassan} & & 3,080 & 4,010 O/D \\ \text{Jan 9 Dauda} & 1,400 & & 5,410 O/D \\ \text{Jan 24 malik} & & 1,200 & 4,210 O/D \\ \text{Jan 29 Rasaq} & & 1,240 & 2,970 O/D \\ \text{Jan 30 Standing order} & 770 & & 3,740 O/D \\ \text{Jan 31 Bank charges} & 490 & & 4,230 O/D \end{array}\) Unpresented cheque(s) totalled
Use the information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} Dr & & & & & Cr \\ \hline & N & & & N & Cr \\ \hline \text{Jan 5 Hassan} & 3,080 & \text{Jan 1} & \text{Balance b/s} & 7,090 & \\ \text{Jan 24 malik} & 1,200 & \text{Jan 9} & \text{Dauda} & 1,400 & \\ \text{Jan 29 Rasaq} & 1,240 & \text{Jan 31} & \text{Hussein} & 630 & \\ \text{Jan 31 Lukman} & 1,060 & & & \\ \text{Jan. 31 Balance c/d} & 2,540 & & & \\ & \overline{9,120} & & & \overline{9,120} \\ & & \text{Feb 1} & \text{Balance b/d} & \overline{2,540} & \end{array}\) Bank statement: \(\begin{array}{c|c} & Dr & Cr & Balance \\ \hline & N & N & N \\ \hline \text{Jan 1 Balance b/d} & & & 7,090 O/D \\ \text{Jan 5 Hassan} & & 3,080 & 4,010 O/D \\ \text{Jan 9 Dauda} & 1,400 & & 5,410 O/D \\ \text{Jan 24 malik} & & 1,200 & 4,210 O/D \\ \text{Jan 29 Rasaq} & & 1,240 & 2,970 O/D \\ \text{Jan 30 Standing order} & 770 & & 3,740 O/D \\ \text{Jan 31 Bank charges} & 490 & & 4,230 O/D \end{array}\) Unpresented cheque(s) totalled Uncredited cheques totalled
Use the information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} Dr & & & & & Cr \\ \hline & N & & & N & Cr \\ \hline \text{Jan 5 Hassan} & 3,080 & \text{Jan 1} & \text{Balance b/s} & 7,090 & \\ \text{Jan 24 malik} & 1,200 & \text{Jan 9} & \text{Dauda} & 1,400 & \\ \text{Jan 29 Rasaq} & 1,240 & \text{Jan 31} & \text{Hussein} & 630 & \\ \text{Jan 31 Lukman} & 1,060 & & & \\ \text{Jan. 31 Balance c/d} & 2,540 & & & \\ & \overline{9,120} & & & \overline{9,120} \\ & & \text{Feb 1} & \text{Balance b/d} & \overline{2,540} & \end{array}\) Bank statement: \(\begin{array}{c|c} & Dr & Cr & Balance \\ \hline & N & N & N \\ \hline \text{Jan 1 Balance b/d} & & & 7,090 O/D \\ \text{Jan 5 Hassan} & & 3,080 & 4,010 O/D \\ \text{Jan 9 Dauda} & 1,400 & & 5,410 O/D \\ \text{Jan 24 malik} & & 1,200 & 4,210 O/D \\ \text{Jan 29 Rasaq} & & 1,240 & 2,970 O/D \\ \text{Jan 30 Standing order} & 770 & & 3,740 O/D \\ \text{Jan 31 Bank charges} & 490 & & 4,230 O/D \end{array}\) Unpresented cheque(s) totalled Adjusted Cash Book balance is
A debit balance of N1,000 in cash account means that
The maximum level of cash held by by a cashier under an imprest system is a/an
The total of the sales journal is entered on the
Gross profit is calculated in the
An example of fixed asset is
Use the following information to answer the question \(\begin{array}{c|c} & Ade & Bola\\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Capital Accounts} & 60,000 & 40,000\\ \text{Current Accounts} & 10,000 Cr & 6,000 Cr \\ \text{Drawings} & 8,000 & 2,000 \end{array}\) Interest on drawings is 5%, interest on capital is 10%. Profit and losses are shared equally. Net profit for the year is N30,000. The amount of distributable profit is
Use the following information to answer the question Use the following information to answer the question \(\begin{array}{c|c} & Ade & Bola\\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Capital Accounts} & 60,000 & 40,000\\ \text{Current Accounts} & 10,000 Cr & 6,000 Cr \\ \text{Drawings} & 8,000 & 2,000 \end{array}\) Interest on drawings is 5%, interest on capital is 10%. Profit and losses are shared equally. Net profit for the year is N30,000. Ade's share of profit is
Use the following information to answer the question \(\begin{array}{c|c} & Ade & Bola\\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Capital Accounts} & 60,000 & 40,000\\ \text{Current Accounts} & 10,000 Cr & 6,000 Cr \\ \text{Drawings} & 8,000 & 2,000 \end{array}\) Interest on drawings is 5%, interest on capital is 10%. Profit and losses are shared equally. Net profit for the year is N30,000. The total amount credit to the Profit and Loss Appropriation Account is
Use the following information to answer the question \(\begin{array}{c|c} & Ade & Bola\\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Capital Accounts} & 60,000 & 40,000\\ \text{Current Accounts} & 10,000 Cr & 6,000 Cr \\ \text{Drawings} & 8,000 & 2,000 \end{array}\) Interest on drawings is 5%, interest on capital is 10%. Profit and losses are shared equally. Net profit for the year is N30,000. Bola's current account balance is
Capital expenditure is the
Depreciation of assets is provided for provided for in consideration of
Which of the following is a factory overhead?
Which of the following is used to derive missing figures in a system of incomplete records?
Which of the following is not contained in sales ledger control account?
Which of the following is not credited to debtors control account?
Where a firm has not kept proper books of account, an increase in closing capital over opening capital represents
Use the following information to answer the given question RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT: \(\begin{array}{c|c} Dr & & & Cr \\ \hline & D & & D \\ \text{Balance b/f} & 1,000 & Salaries & 2,000 \\ \text{Subscriptions} & 15,000 & \text{Rent} & 1,000 \\ & & \text{Rates} & 1,500\\ & & \text{Expenses} & 500 \\ & & \text{Balance c/f} & 11,000\\ & \overline{16,000} & & \overline{16,000} \\ \text{Balance b/f} & \overline{11,000} & & \end{array}\) \(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1st January,2004} & \text{31st December, 2004} \\ & D & D \\ \hline \text{Fixed Assets} & 50,000 & 50,000\\ \text{Rent(accrued)} & 200 & 250 \\ \text{Rates(prepaid)} & 300 & 400\\ \text{Subscriptions in arrears} & 1,500 & 1,000\\ \text{Subscriptions in advance} & 1,300 & 800 \end{array}\) Accumulated fund as at 1st January 2004 is
Use the following information to answer the given question RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT: \(\begin{array}{c|c} Dr & & & Cr \\ \hline & D & & D \\ \text{Balance b/f} & 1,000 & Salaries & 2,000 \\ \text{Subscriptions} & 15,000 & \text{Rent} & 1,000 \\ & & \text{Rates} & 1,500\\ & & \text{Expenses} & 500 \\ & & \text{Balance c/f} & 11,000\\ & \overline{16,000} & & \overline{16,000} \\ \text{Balance b/f} & \overline{11,000} & & \end{array}\) \(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1st January,2004} & \text{31st December, 2004} \\ & D & D \\ \hline \text{Fixed Assets} & 50,000 & 50,000\\ \text{Rent(accrued)} & 200 & 250 \\ \text{Rates(prepaid)} & 300 & 400\\ \text{Subscriptions in arrears} & 1,500 & 1,000\\ \text{Subscriptions in advance} & 1,300 & 800 \end{array}\) Rates charged to the income and expenditure Account for the year 2004 is
Use the following information to answer the given question RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT: \(\begin{array}{c|c} Dr & & & Cr \\ \hline & D & & D \\ \text{Balance b/f} & 1,000 & Salaries & 2,000 \\ \text{Subscriptions} & 15,000 & \text{Rent} & 1,000 \\ & & \text{Rates} & 1,500\\ & & \text{Expenses} & 500 \\ & & \text{Balance c/f} & 11,000\\ & \overline{16,000} & & \overline{16,000} \\ \text{Balance b/f} & \overline{11,000} & & \end{array}\) \(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1st January,2004} & \text{31st December, 2004} \\ & D & D \\ \hline \text{Fixed Assets} & 50,000 & 50,000\\ \text{Rent(accrued)} & 200 & 250 \\ \text{Rates(prepaid)} & 300 & 400\\ \text{Subscriptions in arrears} & 1,500 & 1,000\\ \text{Subscriptions in advance} & 1,300 & 800 \end{array}\) Subscriptions relating to the year 2004 is
Which of the following is not an accounting concept?
"Transactions are governed by legal principles, but are nevertheless accounted for and presented in accordance with the substance and financial reality". This is in compliance with the principle of
Which of the following statements is no correct?
Direct material + direct expenses is
Books of account are opening by means of a
When both debit and credit entries of a transaction are shown in the cash book, it is described as
The correct order of liquidity is
Which of the following ratios measure the ability of a firm to meet short-term obligations?
Which of the following is a capital reserve?
When shares are sold at less than the nominal value, it means they are issued at
Where goods are invoiced by a firm its branch at cost-plus, the branch stock adjustment accounts is used to determine
Which of the following is apportioned in proportion of the purchases of each department?
Using the following information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post} & Rate \\ \hline \text{Chief Accountant} & 15 & 1 & N371,748\\ \text{Asst, Chief Accountant} & 14 & 2 & N301,452\\ \text{Principal Accountant} & 12 & 4 & N243,732\\ \text{Accountant} & 7 & 6 & N113,632\\ \text{Clerk} & 3 & 10 & N54,166\end{array}\) Additional information: (a) All employees are on the first step of their (b) Allowances \(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade Level} & \text{Transport Allowance} & \text{Housing Allowance} & \text{Responsibility Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 per annum} & \text {N120,000 per annum} & \text{N30,000 per annum} \\ \text{1 to 7} & \text{N13,200 per annum} & \text{N48,000 per annum} & - \end{array}\) The total basic salary for the year was
Using the following information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post} & Rate \\ \hline \text{Chief Accountant} & 15 & 1 & N371,748\\ \text{Asst, Cheif Accountant} & 14 & 2 & N301,452\\ \text{Principal Accountant} & 12 & 4 & N243,732\\ \text{Accountant} & 7 & 6 & N113,632\\ \text{Clerk} & 3 & 10 & N54,166\end{array}\) Additional information: (a) All employees are on the first step of their (b) Allowances \(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade Level} & \text{Transport Allowance} & \text{Housing Allowance} & \text{Responsibility Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 per annum} & \text {N120,000 per annum} & \text{N30,000 per annum} \\ \text{1 to 7} & \text{N13,200 per annum} & \text{N48,000 per annum} & - \end{array}\) The total transport allowance was
Using the following information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post}& Rate \\ \hline \text{Chief Accountant} & 15 & 1 & N371,748\\ \text{Asst, Cheif Accountant} & 14 & 2 & N301,452\\ \text{Principal Accountant} & 12 & 4 & N243,732\\ \text{Accountant} & 7 & 6 & N113,632\\ \text{Clerk} & 3 & 10 & N54,166\end{array}\) Additional information: (a) All employees are on the first step of their (b) Allowances \(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade Level} & \text{Transport Allowance} & \text{Housing Allowance} & \text{Responsibility Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 per annum} & \text {N120,000 per annum} & \text{N30,000 per annum} \\ \text{1 to 7} & \text{N13,200 per annum} & \text{N48,000 per annum} & - \end{array}\) The total housing allowance was
Using the following information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post} & Rate \\ \hline \text{Chief Accountant} & 15 & 1 & N371,748\\ \text{Asst, Cheif Accountant} & 14 & 2 & N301,452\\ \text{Principal Accountant} & 12 & 4 & N243,732\\ \text{Accountant} & 7 & 6 & N113,632\\ \text{Clerk} & 3 & 10 & N54,166\end{array}\) Additional information: (a) All employees are on the first step of their (b) Allowances \(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade Level} & \text{Transport Allowance} & \text{Housing Allowance} & \text{Responsibility Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 per annum} & \text {N120,000 per annum} & \text{N30,000 per annum} \\ \text{1 to 7} & \text{N13,200 per annum} & \text{N48,000 per annum} & - \end{array}\) The responsibility allowance of grade leaves 14 and 15 was
The part of the C.P.U used for the processing of data is
Resources consumed but to be paid for within the next accounting period are classified in the balance sheet as
Where a proprietor withdraws stock for personal consumption, the accounting entries to record the transaction are
Where there is a loss on disposal of a fixed asset, it means