2014 - WAEC Accounting Past Questions and Answers - page 4

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The accounting ratio used to measure the average number of days for which suppliers remain unpaid is

A
stock turnover
B
creditor's payment period
C
debtors collection period
D
return on capital employed
correct option: b

The Creditor (or payables) days number is a similar ratio to debtor days and it gives an insight into whether a business is taking full advantage of trade credit available to it. Creditor days estimates the average time it takes a business to settle its debts with trade suppliers.

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32

When the purchase consideration exceeds the value of business, the difference is

A
profit
B
discount
C
goodwill
D
reserve
correct option: c

Goodwill is an intangible asset associated with the purchase of one company by another. It  is a company's value that exceeds its assets minus its liabilities.

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33
The primary classification of government expenditure is based on
A
programs
B
fund
C
activity
D
project
correct option: b
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34

An example of input devices of a computer is

A
an optical character reader
B
a graph plotter
C
a visual display unit
D
a printer
correct option: a

Example of input devices are

  • Keyboard.
  •  Mouse,
  • Joystick
  •  Light Pen,
  • Track Ball, Scanner, Digitizer, Microphone, 
  • Magnetic Ink Card Reader(MICR)
  • Optical Character Reader(OCR)
  •  Bar Code Reader
  • Optical Mark Reader(OMR)
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35

The accounting concept which states that expenditure involving insignificant amounts should be regarded as expenses and not assets is

A
business entity
B
materiality
C
dual aspect
D
realization
correct option: b

The materiality principle states that an accounting standard can be ignored if the net impact of doing so has such a small impact on the financial statements that a reader of the financial statements would not be misled.

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36

A company made a net profit of ₦2,000,000 for the year and its net profit percentage is 25%. What is the total sales for the year?

A
₦8,000000
B
₦6,00000
C
800,000
D
₦500,000
correct option: d

2,000,000 x 0.25 = 500,000

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37

Which of the following information is recorded in the returns outwards book?

A
goods purchased on credit and susequently returned to suppliers
B
fixed asset bought on credit and subsequently returned to supplier
C
cash payment received from a customer and subsequently returned to supplier
D
goods sold to a customer and subsequently returned to the business
correct option: a

Returns outwards are goods returned by the customer or business to the supplier. For the supplier, this results in the following accounting transaction: A debit (reduction) in revenue in the amount credited back to the customer.

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38
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
A
D408,000
B
D346,000
C
D284,000
D
D62,000
correct option: c
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Use the information to answer the question given.

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

The concept applied in calculating the stock figure to be included in the balance sheet at the year end is
A
matching
B
consistency
C
prudence
D
entiti
correct option: a
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40

subscription in advance is classified in the balance sheet as

A
an asset
B
a liability
C
a deficit
D
a surplus
correct option: b

When a company receives money in advance of earning it, the accounting entry is a debit to the asset Cash for the amount received and a credit to the liability account such as Customer Advances or Unearned Revenues. The subscription in advance is a liability because it is a future earning that will be due in future, it means the company is owing outsiders the said amount tied to the payment.

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