WAEC Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 344

1,716.

John received a cheque from Dawda, a debtor, in payment for goods purchased by Dawda on credit. The transaction will be recorded in john's

A.

Cash book and sals ledger

B.

Nominal ledger and sales ledger

C.

Cash book and purchases ledger

D.

Nominal ledger and purchases ledger

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,717.

An error of principle is made, if

A.

An entry has been made on the wrong class of account

B.

A transaction has been completely omitted

C.

An entry has been made on the wrong side of the two accounts corrected

D.

A transaction is entered in both accounts for the wrong amount

Correct answer is A

An error of principle is an accounting mistake in which an entry is recorded in the incorrect account, violating the fundamental principles of accounting. An error of principle is a procedural error, meaning that the value recorded was the correct value but placed incorrectly.

 

1,718.

A bookkeeper debited Motor Vehicle Account instead of Motor Expenses Account. This is an error of

A.

Commission

B.

Original entry

C.

Complete reversal of entry

D.

Principle

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,719.

Which of the following is used to record the disposal of a fixed asset?

A.

Journal proper

B.

Petty cash book

C.

Sales day book

D.

Purchase day book

Correct answer is A

The journal proper is in recording books with original entries used for miscellaneous credit transactions that do not fit into other recorded books. The journal is maintained like a simple journal to record opening entries, closing entries, transfer entries, adjustment entries,rectification entries, and rare transactions.

 

1,720.

Purchase account is overcast by ₦200, while wages account is undercast by ₦200. This is

A.

An error of omission

B.

A compensating error

C.

An error of commision

D.

An error of principal

Correct answer is B

Compensating errors are errors equal in amount but opposite in sense that cancel each other. It occurs when one wrong entry neutralizes the impact of another incorrect entry. 

For instance when the effect of one transaction is neutralized by another error. When the effect of errors committed cancels out such errors it is called compensating errors.