WAEC Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 86

426.

In preparing a profit and loss account, a decrease in provision for doubtful debts accounts is treated as

A.

Current liability

B.

Expenses

C.

Income

D.

Current asset

Correct answer is C

The effects of provision for doubtful debts in financial statements may be summed up as follows:

(1) Income Statement: Only change (increase or decrease) in provision for doubtful is shown in the income statement. When there is an increase, then its considered an expense which will be (deducted from profit) and when it decreases, then it is an income and will be (added in profits).

427.

Which of the following is not a method of depreciating fixed assets?

A.

Revaluation

B.

Straight Line

C.

Diminishing balance

D.

Obsolescence

Correct answer is D

Depreciation methods

  1. Straight-line
  2. Double declining balance
  3. Units of production
  4. Sum of years digits
  5. Revaluation

 

428.

The cost of putting goods into a saleable condition is charged to

A.

Balance sheet

B.

Trial balance

C.

Profit and loss account

D.

Trading account

Correct answer is C

Profit and loss account is an account in the books of an organization to which incomes and gains are credited and expenses and losses debited, so as to show the net profit or loss over a given period. It includes the cost of materials both direct and indirect that were used up in the production process to convert the product into a saleable and consumable goods.

429.

Unpresented cheques are cheques_________

A.

That have been recorded in the cash book but not by the bank

B.

That have been received by the bank, but not recorded in the cash book

C.

Returned by the bank

D.

Written but not handed over to customers

Correct answer is A

Unpresented cheques are cheques which have not yet cleared through the banking system. It is a term used in the preparation of a bank reconciliation statement. For example, if a business writes a cheque, it will post it to its cash book that day and then send it on to its supplier.

 

430.

Which of the following expresses the accounting equation?

A.

Capital + assets = liabilities

B.

Assets - liabilities = Capital

C.

Liabilities + Current Assets = Fixed assets

D.

Liabilities - Capital = Current assets

Correct answer is B

The net working capital formula is calculated by subtracting the current liabilities from the current assets. Here is what the basic equation looks like. Typical current assets that are included in the net working capital calculation are cash, accounts receivable, inventory, and short-term investments.