WAEC Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 328

1,636.

Which of the following is used to record the disposal of a fixed asset?

A.

Journal proper

B.

Petty cash book

C.

Sales day book

D.

Purchase day book

Correct answer is A

The journal proper is in recording books with original entries used for miscellaneous credit transactions that do not fit into other recorded books. The journal is maintained like a simple journal to record opening entries, closing entries, transfer entries, adjustment entries,rectification entries, and rare transactions.

 

1,637.

Purchase account is overcast by ₦200, while wages account is undercast by ₦200. This is

A.

An error of omission

B.

A compensating error

C.

An error of commision

D.

An error of principal

Correct answer is B

Compensating errors are errors equal in amount but opposite in sense that cancel each other. It occurs when one wrong entry neutralizes the impact of another incorrect entry. 

For instance when the effect of one transaction is neutralized by another error. When the effect of errors committed cancels out such errors it is called compensating errors.

1,638.

Prime cost is derived by adding i. cost of raw materials consumed ii. indirect expenses iii. direct labour iv. factory expenses v. work-in-progress vi. direct expenses

A.

I, ii and iv

B.

I, iii and vi

C.

Iv, v and vi

D.

Ii, iii and v

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,639.

Which of the following transactions will result in disagreement between the cash book and the bank statements?

A.

Selling of goods on credit to a customer

B.

Withdrawal of goods by the proprietor for his personel use

C.

Cheque paid directly into the bank account by a customer

D.

Omission of purchases received from a supplier on credit

Correct answer is C

A cheque payment is recorded in the cash book when the cheque is despatched. The bank only records such a cheque when it is paid by the bank, which may be several days later. Items such as interest may appear on the bank statement but are not recorded in the cash book as the business is unaware that they have arisen.

 

1,640.

The document from which entries are transferred to the purchases day book is the

A.

Waybill

B.

Credit note

C.

Receipt

D.

Invoice

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.