WAEC Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 10

46.

Use the following information to answer the question

The following transactions were recorded in the cash book of Ibusah for the month of February 2019:

   D

 Balance b/f

 200,000
 Commission received  180,000
 Receipts from Ojah  98,000

 Electricity bill

 40,000

 Rent

 73,400

 Drawings

 28,600

 Insurance  12,800


The total expenses for the month is

A.

D 278,300

B.

D 323,500

C.

D 478,300

D.

D 154,800

Correct answer is D

Total Expenses = Electricity bill + Rent + Drawings + Insurance

Total Expenses = D40,000 + D73,400 + D28,600 + D12,800

Total Expenses = D154,800

47.

Use the following information to answer the question

The following transactions were recorded in the cash book of Ibusah for the month of February 2019:

   D 

 Balance b/f

 200,000
 Commission received  180,000
 Receipts from Ojah  98,000
 Electricity bill  40,000

 Rent

 73,400

 Drawings

 28,600

 Insurance  12,800

The balance brought down at the end of the month is

A.

D 278,300

B.

D 154,800

C.

D 478,300

D.

D 323,500

Correct answer is D

Balance Brought Down = Opening Balance + Income - (Expenses + Drawings)

Balance Brought Down = (D200,000 + D180,000 + D98,000) - (D40,000 + D73,400 + D28,600 + D12,800)

= 478,000 - 154,800

48.

Use the following information to answer the question

The following transactions were recorded in the cash book of Ibusah for the month of February 2019:

   D

 Balance b/f

 200,000
 Commission received  180,000
 Receipts from Ojah  98,000
 Electricity bill  40,000 

 Rent

 73,400
 Drawings  28,600
 Insurance  12,800

The total income for the month is

A.

D 278,000

B.

D 180,000

C.

D 154,800

D.

D 306,900

Correct answer is A

To calculate the total income for the month, we add up the commission received:

Total Income = Commission received + Receipt

Total Income = D180,000 + D 98,000

= D 278,000

49.

The document issued by a revenue collector as evidence of payment to a government ministry is a

A.

Receipt voucher card

B.

Stores receipt voucher

C.

Treasury receipt

D.

Payment voucher

Correct answer is A

Receipt voucher are document used to acknowledge the receipt of public revenue.

 

 

50.

The following appears in the trading account except

A.

Carriage inward

B.

Opening stock

C.

Carriage outward

D.

Sales

Correct answer is C

Carriage outward is an expenses and it does not appear in the trading account but appears in the profit and loss account.