WAEC Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 3

11.

Carriage inwards on raw materials is recorded in the

A.

Balance sheet

B.

Profit and loss account

C.

Trading account

D.

Manufacturing account

Correct answer is D

Carriage inwards on raw materials is recorded in the manufacturing account. It is added to the opening stock of raw materials and purchase of raw materials.

 

12.

Which of the following items is found in the profit and loss account of a company?

A.

Proposed dividends

B.

Transfer to general reserves

C.

Director's remuneration

D.

Proceeds from issue of shares

Correct answer is A

Proposed dividends (ordinary) is shown on the debit side of the profit and loss appropriation account of a company.

13.

The error that affects the agreement of a trial balance totals is

A.

Error of commission

B.

Undercasting

C.

Compensating error

D.

Error of principle

Correct answer is B

The errors that will affect the agreement of the trial balance are: one sided omission, two entries on the same side, undercasting or overcasting of balances etc.

 

14.

Wages of machine operators in manufacturing account are treated as

A.

Indirect expenses

B.

Direct expenses

C.

Direct labour

D.

Indirect labour

Correct answer is C

Direct labour are cost of labour services which are easily and directly traceable to the creation of a product e.g wages of operators, assembly line workers wages etc.

 

15.

The concept which underlines double entry bookkeeping is

A.

Money measurement concept

B.

Historical cost concept

C.

Accrual concept

D.

Duality concept

Correct answer is D

Dual aspect concept ensures the mathematical accuracy of all records. It states that there are two aspects of accounting: one debit and one credit.