WAEC Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 76

376.

Which of the following relates to cash basis of accounting?

A.

Accruals and prepayments are considered

B.

Debtors and creditors are recorded

C.

Fixed assets are written off in the year of purchase

D.

Profits are maximized

Correct answer is A

The cash basis is a method of recording accounting transactions for revenue and expenses only when the corresponding cash is received or payments are made. Thus, you record revenue only when a customer pays for a billed product or service, and you record a payable only when it is paid by the company.

 

377.

The instrument used to release fund which the minister of finance has earlier withheld is

A.

Reserve expenditure warrant

B.

Supplementary general warrant

C.

Provisional general warrant

D.

Supplementary statutory warrant

Correct answer is B

Supplementary general warrant: This is the authority authorizing the account General and the officer controlling expenditure to release fund as contained in the approved supplementary budget.

 

378.

Which of the following is a source of revenue for a local government?

A.

Personal income tax

B.

Company registration fees

C.

Royalties

D.

Market tolls

Correct answer is D

Local revenue comes from property, sales, and other taxes; dues, fines, charges and fees; and transfers from federal and state governments