WAEC Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 155

771.

Which of the following is not a profit and loss appropriation account item?

A.

Staff salaries

B.

Interest on capital

C.

Interest on money advanced by partners

D.

Share of profit

E.

Interest and drawings

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

772.

Which of the following does not appear on the debit side of a company's profit and loss appropriation account?

A.

Company tax

B.

Unappropriated surplus

C.

Proposed dividend

D.

Transfer to reserve

E.

Interim dividend paid

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

773.

Bosun bought goods worth N500 and sold it at a margin of 20% on selling price. For how much did he sell the goods?

A.

N100

B.

N125

C.

N500

D.

N600

E.

N625

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

774.

Profit expressed as a proportion of cost price is known as

A.

Gross profit

B.

Profit make-up

C.

Profit margin

D.

Profit percentage

E.

Profit ratio

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

775.

Which of the following errors will not allow a trial balance to agree?

A.

Where a transaction is completely omitted from the books

B.

Where the correct amount is entered but in the wrong account

C.

Where the figure entered on one side is different from the one entered on the other side

D.

Where an item is entered in the wrong class of account

E.

Where the correct amount is used but each item is shown on the wrong side of the account

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.