WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 847

4,231.

One of the items on the credit column of a trial balance is

A.

Returns outwards

B.

Carriage outwards

C.

Returns inwards

D.

Carriage inwards

Correct answer is A


The rule of a trial balance is :
- debit all expenses and assets
- credit all income and gain and liabilities

Returns outwards is the total value of goods returned to suppliers out of the goods bought and it is also known as purchases returns. Therefore, returns outwards will be credited to the trial balance.

4,232.

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

4,233.

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

4,234.

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

 

4,235.

 ''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.