WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 1237

6,183.

The balance of the sales ledger control account represents

A.

Total sales

B.

Total credit sales

C.

Total creditors

D.

Total debtors

Correct answer is D

It represents the total of all credit sales. Also known as trade debtors. 

6,184.

Bad debts written off is shown as

A.

Debit in the sales ledger

B.

Debit in the purchases ledger

C.

Credit in the sales ledger

D.

Credit in the purchases ledger

Correct answer is C

The journal entry is a debit to the bad debt expense account and a credit to the accounts receivable account. (Remember your account receivables are credit sales that is the sales journal). 

6,185.

If \(P = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 5 & 1 \end{pmatrix}\) and \(Q = \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 3 \end{pmatrix}\), find PQ.

A.

\(\begin{pmatrix} 5 & 1 \\ 16 & 5 \end{pmatrix}\)

B.

\(\begin{pmatrix} 2 & 16 \\ 1 & 10 \end{pmatrix}\)

C.

\(\begin{pmatrix} 2 & 7 \\ 1 & 8 \end{pmatrix}\)

D.

\(\begin{pmatrix} 2 & 5 \\ -1 & -8 \end{pmatrix}\)

Correct answer is C

\(\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 5 & 1 \end{pmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 3 \end{pmatrix}\)

= \(\begin{pmatrix} 1\times 0 + 2\times 1 & 1\times 1 + 2\times3 \\ 5\times0 + 1\times1 &  5\times1 + 1\times 3 \end{pmatrix}\)

= \(\begin{pmatrix} 2 & 7 \\ 1 & 8 \end{pmatrix}\)