WAEC Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 204

1,019.

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le\\ \hline \text{Construction and hospital wards} & 300,000\\ \text{purchase of hospital beds} & 40,000 \\ \text{salaries and wages}& 80,000\\ \text{Purchase of drugs} & 55,000\\ \text{purchases of x-ray machine} & 150,000\end{array}\)

The amount of recurrent expenditure was

A.

Le 245,000

B.

Le 175,000

C.

Le 135,000

D.

Le 80,000

Correct answer is C

Recurrent expenditure on goods and services is expenditure, which does not result in the creation or acquisition of fixed assets (new or second-hand). It consists mainly of expenditure on wages, salaries and supplements, purchases of goods and services and consumption of fixed capital (depreciation).

80000 + 55000 = 135000

 

1,020.

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le\\ \hline \text{Construction and hospital wards} & 300,000\\ \text{purchase of hospital beds} & 40,000 \\ \text{salaries and wages}& 80,000\\ \text{Purchase of drugs} & 55,000\\ \text{purchases of x-ray machine} & 150,000\end{array}\)

Capital expenditure for the year was

A.

Le 545,000

B.

Le 490,000

C.

Le 450,000

D.

Le 300,000

Correct answer is B

Capital expenditures; money spent by a business or organization on acquiring or maintaining fixed assets, such as land, buildings, and equipment.

300,000 + 40,000 + 150,000 = 490,000