WAEC Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 291

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le\\ \hline \text{Sales} & 183,400 \\ \text{Purchases} & 168000\\ \text{Opening stock} & 20,100\\ \text{Closing stock} & 48,800 \\ \text{Carriage outwards} & 2400\\ \text{Carriage inwards} & 5,000\\ \text{Returns inwards} & 10,000\\ \text{Expenses} & 15,000\\ \text{Returns outwards} & 8,000\end{array}\)

The net profit is

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le\\ \hline \text{Sales} & 183,400 \\ \text{Purchases} & 168000\\ \text{Opening stock} & 20,100\\ \text{Closing stock} & 48,800 \\ \text{Carriage outwards} & 2400\\ \text{Carriage inwards} & 5,000\\ \text{Returns inwards} & 10,000\\ \text{Expenses} & 15,000\\ \text{Returns outwards} & 8,000\end{array}\)

The gross profit is

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦\\ \hline\text{Opening capital} & 60,000\\ \text{Drawings} & 4,000\\ \text{Cost of sales} & 50,000\\ \text{General expenses} & 7,000 \\ \text{Mark-up} & \text{50%} \end{array}\)

Closing capital is

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦\\ \text{Profit and loss appropriation b/f} & 10,000\\ \text{Net profit for the year} & 6,000\\ \text{Proposed dividend on ordinary shares} & 4,000\\ \text{Interim dividend} & 6,000\\ \text{Goodwill written off} \\ 600\end{array}\)

The dividend payable to preference shareholders is