WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 1076

5,376.

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le\\ \hline \text{Construction and hospital wards} & 300,000\\ \text{purchase of hospital beds} & 40,000 \\ \text{salaries and wages}& 80,000\\ \text{Purchase of drugs} & 55,000\\ \text{purchases of x-ray machine} & 150,000\end{array}\)

The amount of recurrent expenditure was

A.

Le 245,000

B.

Le 175,000

C.

Le 135,000

D.

Le 80,000

Correct answer is C

Recurrent expenditure on goods and services is expenditure, which does not result in the creation or acquisition of fixed assets (new or second-hand). It consists mainly of expenditure on wages, salaries and supplements, purchases of goods and services and consumption of fixed capital (depreciation).

80000 + 55000 = 135000

 

5,377.

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le\\ \hline \text{Construction and hospital wards} & 300,000\\ \text{purchase of hospital beds} & 40,000 \\ \text{salaries and wages}& 80,000\\ \text{Purchase of drugs} & 55,000\\ \text{purchases of x-ray machine} & 150,000\end{array}\)

Capital expenditure for the year was

A.

Le 545,000

B.

Le 490,000

C.

Le 450,000

D.

Le 300,000

Correct answer is B

Capital expenditures; money spent by a business or organization on acquiring or maintaining fixed assets, such as land, buildings, and equipment.

300,000 + 40,000 + 150,000 = 490,000

5,378.

Use the following information to answer the given question

\(\begin{array} {c|c} & D \\ \hline \text{Cash in hand}& 1,440\\ \text{Cash at bank} & 2440\\ \text{Stock} & 2,500\\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 2,200 \\ \text{Creditors} & 1,000\end{array}\)

The liability is

A.

D7,580

B.

D6,580

C.

D5,380

D.

D1,000

Correct answer is D

liability is an obligation arising from a past business event. They are obligations owed to outsiders by a business

Creditor; is a person or company to whom money is owed.

From the table above, liabilities is 1,000. 

 

5,379.

Use the following information to answer the given question

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D \\ \hline \text{Cash in hand}& 1,440\\ \text{Cash at bank} & 2440\\ \text{Stock} & 2,500\\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 2,200 \\ \text{Creditors} & 1,000\end{array}\)

The capital is

A.

D1,440

B.

D6,580

C.

D5,380

D.

D1,000

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.