Use the following information to answer the question
The health department of Banjul Local Government incurred the following expenditure in 2020:
| Le | |
|
Construction of hospital wards |
200,000 |
| Purchase of hospital beds | 20,000 |
| Purchase of stationeries | 15,000 |
| Salaries and wages | 60,000 |
| Purchase of drugs | 50,000 |
| Purchase of x-ray machine | 100,000 |
The recurrent expenditure for the year is
Le 370,000
Le 125,000
Le 320,000
Le 445,000
Correct answer is B
From the given information, the expenditures that are likely to be classified as recurrent expenditures are:
Purchase of stationeries: Le15,000
Salaries and wages: Le60,000
Purchase of drugs: Le50,000
To calculate the recurrent expenditure for the year, we add these amounts together:
Le15,000 + Le60,000 + Le50,000 = Le125,000
Therefore, the recurrent expenditure for the year is Le125,000.