Accounting Questions and Answers

One of the objectives of accounting is that it can be used for

Use the following information to answer the given question
The department of Administration of Odi Naka Chukwu State Water Corporation has underlisted staff position on 31st December, 1993

\(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post} & Rate \\ \hline - & - & - & - \\ \text{Director of Audit} & 16 & 1 & \text{N200,000 x N20,000 - N3000,000} \\ \text{Assistant Director (Audit)} & 15 & 2 & \text{N160,000 x N18,000 - N268,000} \\ \text{Asst. Chief Internal Auditor} & 13 & 1 & \text{N140,000 x N12,000 - N224,000} \\ \text{Internal Auditor II} & 08 & 2 & \text{N60,000 x N6,000 - N120,000} \\ \text{Higher Executive Officer (Audit)} & 08 & 4 &\text{N60,000 x N6,000 - N120,000}\end{array}\)
NOTE: (a) All employees are on the first step of their salary
(b) \(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade level} & \text{Housing allowance} & \text{Transport Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 p.a} & \text{N18,000 p.a} \\ \text{07 to 11} & \text{N18,000 p.a} & \text{N12,000 p.a} \end{array}\)

The total basic salary for the period is

Departments K Y
Opening 2,500 800
Purchases 120,000 100,000
Sales 180,000 200,000
Salary 8,000 30,000
Closing stock 3,000 1,500
Rate expenses of 1,500 are apportioned in the ratio 1:2

The gross profit for K is

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Halima & Ibinabo \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Capital accounts 1st Jan, 1992} & 100,000 & 50,000 \\ \text{Current accounts 1st Jan, 1992} & 20,000 & 40,000 \\ \text{Drawing during the year} & 10,000 & 15,000 \\ \text{Annual salaries} & 14,000 & 12,000\end{array}\)

Interest on capital is 10%. The net profit for the year is N60,000. The balance on Ibinabo's current account on 32st December, 1992 is

The major advantage of the journal proper is that it