WAEC Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 125

621.

Which of the following accounts belongs to the private ledger?

A.

Drawing accounts

B.

Premises account

C.

Machinery account

D.

Depreciation account

E.

V. Okafor's account

Correct answer is A

Private Ledger – Private ledger consists of accounts that are confidential in nature such as capital, drawings, salaries, etc. These accounts are only accessible by selected individuals.

Examples – Salaries, Drawings, Sales, Purchases, Returns Inward/Outward, Rent, Stationery, Insurance, etc. 

Since drawings are used by the businessman for personal purposes it is a personal account.

 

622.

Which of the following accounts belongs to the personal ledger?

A.

Purchases account

B.

Capital account

C.

Machinery account

D.

Depreciation account

E.

Rent and rentals

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

623.

Which of the following may have been recorded in the cash book and fail to appear in the Bank statement?

A.

Bank charges and commission

B.

Cheques issued, presented and cashed

C.

Bank lodgements

D.

Payments made by the bank on a tanding order

E.

Opening bank overdraft

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

624.

The petty cash book can have 

A.

A debit balance only

B.

A credit balance only

C.

Both debit and credit balances

D.

A debit or nil balance

E.

A nill balance only

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

625.

The sales account is written up from

A.

Cash sales to customers only

B.

Credit sales to customers only

C.

Credit sales less cash sales

D.

Cash sales less cash discounts

E.

Both credit and cash sales

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.