WAEC Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 33

161.

The objective of preparing departmental account is to determine the

A.

sales of each department

B.

total cost attributable to each department

C.

capital employed by each department

D.

profitability of each department

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

162.

Use the following information to answer this question 

                                                                       ₦
Creditors (01/01/19)                                   223,000
Creditors (31/12/19)                                   316,000
Credit purchases                                     1,426,000
Discount received                                         64,000
Company's cheque dishonoured                  90,000

Amount owed to creditors on 31/12/19 is

A.

₦406,000

B.

₦342,000

C.

₦316,000

D.

₦226,000

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

163.

Use the following information to answer this question 

                                                                       ₦
Creditors (01/01/19)                                   223,000
Creditors (31/12/19)                                   316,000
Credit purchases                                     1,426,000
Discount received                                         64,000
Company's cheque dishonoured                  90,000

Payment to creditors is 

A.

₦ 1,423,000

B.

₦ 1,359,000

C.

₦ 1,333,000

D.

₦ 1,295,000

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

164.

An amount set aside out of profit for a specific purpose is a

A.

Reserve

B.

Liability

C.

Provision

D.

Discount

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

165.

The concept the enables a business to determine the actual profit or loss for a particular period is

A.

accrual concept

B.

business entity concept

C.

consistency concept

D.

going concern concept

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.