WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 172

856.

Which of the following is not an acceptable collateral security for a bank loan?

A.

Certificate of occupancy

B.

Life assurance policy

C.

Lien on deposit account

D.

Family building

E.

Warehouse warrant

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

857.

Debenture is an example of

A.

fixed capital

B.

share capital

C.

loan capital

D.

working capital

E.

circulating capital

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

858.

A retailer's mark-up is his

A.

total cost less total sales

B.

total sales less total returns

C.

gross profit less expenses

D.

sales dividend be average stock

E.

selling price less cost price

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

859.

The Manager,
Afribank,
Lagos.
Please pay to Great Nigeria Insurance Company, from my account, a sum of #125.00 at the end of every month until further notice, starting from this month.

The above instruction is a

A.

bill of exchange

B.

certified cheque

C.

promissory notestanding order

D.

standing order

E.

letter of credit

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

860.

When a Public Limited Company is incorporated it means that

A.

it is entitled to commence business

B.

It has been given certificate of trading

C.

It has a legal existence

D.

its shares cannot be transffered

E.

it has to issue a statutory declaration

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.