WAEC Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 320

1,596.

Osa started business with Le 40,000 cash. The accounting entry is debit

A.

Cash account; credit capital account

B.

Capital account; credit cash account

C.

Purchases account; credit cash account

D.

Expenses account; credit capital account

Correct answer is B

Debit capital account (i.e the money used in starting a business) and credit cash 

1,597.

Which of the following is an example of factory overheads?

A.

Salary of marketing officer

B.

Salary of production officer

C.

Salary of accounting officer

D.

Wages of machine operator

Correct answer is A

Factory overhead is the costs incurred during the manufacturing process, not including the costs of direct labor and direct materials. 

Examples of factory overhead costs include: indirect materials, indirect labor, depreciation of the factory equipment and plant, amortization of patents, the cost of small tools used, factory utilities, insurance on the factory and equipment, property taxes on plant and equipment, property taxes on materials and goods

1,598.

Capital receipt is collected

A.

On sales of motor vehicle

B.

On sales of stock in trade

C.

From trade debtors

D.

From trading activities

Correct answer is A

Capital receipts are receipts that create liabilities or reduce financial assets. Option A is correct, because when a business sells its motor van, it leads to a reduction in assets

 

1,599.

The addition of prime cost and factory overhead is

A.

Total factory overheads

B.

Market value of goods produced

C.

Cost of goods produced

D.

Work-in-progress

Correct answer is C

The cost of goods manufactured equation is calculated by adding the total manufacturing costs; including all direct materials, direct labor (prime cost) and factory overhead; to the beginning work in process inventory and subtracting the ending goods in process inventory.

 

1,600.

Which of the following is a trading account item?

A.

Discount allowed

B.

Discount recieved

C.

Carriage outwards

D.

Carriage inwards

Correct answer is D

Carriage inwards is the shipping and handling costs incurred by a company that is receiving goods from suppliers. It is added to the cost of purchase and recorded in the trading account