WAEC Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 20

96.

Use of following information to answer questions below

  D
Motor vehicle 500000
Stock 35000
Debtors 18000
Cash 12850
Bank overdraft 280000
Creditors 21500

The total current liability is

A.

D 301,500

B.

D 258,500

C.

D 264,350

D.

D 280,000

Correct answer is A

Total current liability = 280,000 + 21,500
= 301,500

97.

Use of following information to answer questions below

  D
Motor vehicle 500000
Stock 35000
Debtors 18000
Cash 12850
Bank overdraft 280000
Creditors 21500

 

The total current asset is

A.

D 65,850

B.

D 367,350

C.

D 345,850

D.

D 87,850

Correct answer is A

Total current asset = 35,000 + 18,000 + 12,850

= 65,850

98.

Use of following information to answer questions below

     D

Motor vehicle

 500000

Stock

  35000

Debtors

 18000

Cash

 12850

Bank overdraft

 280000

Creditors

  21500

The capital is

A.

D 867,350

B.

D 544,350

C.

D 264,350

D.

D 832,350

Correct answer is C

Capital = Total Asset - Total Liabilities

= ( 500,000 + 35,000 + 18,000 +12,850) - (280,000 + 21,500)

= 264,350

 

99.

 ''Below the line'' item in public sector accounting means such an item is.........

A.

Not budgeted for in the current fiscal year

B.

Less than what is budgeted for

C.

Budgeted for in the current fiscal year

D.

To be carried forward to the next fiscal year

Correct answer is A

In public sector accounting, an item categorized as ''below the line'' is an income or expense in accounting which have no noticeable effect on company profits in the current period.

It means the item does not affect the profit or loss from normal operations for that accounting period.

100.

The authority to incur expenditure in the public sector is.........

A.

Warrant

B.

Vote

C.

Budget

D.

Voucher

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.