WAEC Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 89

441.

Which of the following errors will affect the agreement of the trial balance?

A.

Error of original entry

B.

Error of commission

C.

Error of transposition

D.

Error of omission

Correct answer is C

A transposition error is a simple error of data entry that occurs when two digits that are either individual or part of a larger sequence of numbers are accidentally reversed (transposed) when posting a transaction.

 

442.

The financial statement which is an expression of the accounting equation is the

A.

Trading account

B.

Profit and loss account

C.

Balance sheet

D.

Statement of cash flow

Correct answer is C

 A balance sheet is a financial statement that reports a company's assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity at a specific point in time, and provides a basis for computing rates of return and evaluating its capital structure.


 

443.

When a fixed asset is disposed off, the accounting entries to write off the asset are Debit

A.

Profit and loss account; credit asset disposal account

B.

Asset disposal account; credit profit and loss account

C.

Asset disposal account, credit asset account

D.

Profit and loss account; credit provision for depreciation account

Correct answer is C

How to record the disposal of assets

  • No proceeds, fully depreciated. Debit all accumulated depreciation and credit the fixed asset.
  • Loss on sale. Debit cash for the amount received, debit all accumulated depreciation, debit the loss on sale of assetaccount, and credit the fixed asset.
  • Gain on sale.

 

444.

Debts that a firm is unable to recover are debited to bad debts account and credited to

A.

Suppliers account

B.

Sales account

C.

Customers account

D.

Cash account

Correct answer is A

The entry to write off a bad debt account affects only balance sheet accounts: a debit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and a credit to Accounts Receivable.

Accounts receivable is money owed to a company by its debtors.

445.

A loan to a company under the company's seal is

A.

Fixed deposit

B.

Mortgage

C.

Bond

D.

Debenture

Correct answer is B

Some common uses of company seals include:

– Company resolutions
– Important Contracts and Deeds
– Property transfer (landed in most cases) and execution of land contracts.
– Execution of loan documents, mortgages, and guarantees.
– Occasions where a document will be utilized outside the country.

In this case a loan to a company under the company seal is a mortgage