Accounts Principles Of Accounts 2001 Waec Past Questions and Answers

Question 6 :

• WAEC 2001

Prime cost consist of

A. Direct material and direct labour cost
B. Direct material, direct labour and direct expenses
C. Direct material, direct labour, direct expenses overhead
D. Direct material and direct expenses

Question 7 :

• WAEC 2001

Use the following information to answer the given question,
Taiwo is a sole trader who keeps his petty cash on the imprest system, the imprest amount being N4,000. The following transactions took place for a particular month:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & & & N \\ \hline Dec. & 1 & \text{petty cash in hand} & 517 \\ & 1 & \text{petty cash to imprest amount} & 3,483 \\ & 6 & \text{Bought notebooks} & 328\\ & 7 & \text{Paid wages} & 914\\ & 14 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 375 \\ & 16 & \text{Paid to J. Thomas, a creditor} & 536 \\ & 21 & \text{Paid wages} & 928 \\ & 23 & \text{Bought envelopes} & 437 \\ & 27 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 210\end{array}\)
Amount to be posted to the personal ledger is

A. N765
B. N585
C. N536
D. N517

Question 8 :

• WAEC 2001

Use the following information to answer the given question,
Taiwo is a sole trader who keeps his petty cash on the imprest system, the imprest amount being N4,000. The following transactions took place for a particular month:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & & & N \\ \hline Dec. & 1 & \text{petty cash in hand} & 517 \\ & 1 & \text{petty cash to imprest amount} & 3,483 \\ & 6 & \text{Bought notebooks} & 328\\ & 7 & \text{Paid wages} & 914\\ & 14 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 375 \\ & 16 & \text{Paid to J. Thomas, a creditor} & 536 \\ & 21 & \text{Paid wages} & 928 \\ & 23 & \text{Bought envelopes} & 437 \\ & 27 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 210\end{array}\)
Amount soent on stationery is

A. N765
B. N585
C. N538
D. N437

Question 9 :

• WAEC 2001

Use the following information to answer the given question,
Taiwo is a sole trader who keeps his petty cash on the imprest system, the imprest amount being N4,000. The following transactions took place for a particular month:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & & & N \\ \hline Dec. & 1 & \text{petty cash in hand} & 517 \\ & 1 & \text{petty cash to imprest amount} & 3,483 \\ & 6 & \text{Bought notebooks} & 328\\ & 7 & \text{Paid wages} & 914\\ & 14 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 375 \\ & 16 & \text{Paid to J. Thomas, a creditor} & 536 \\ & 21 & \text{Paid wages} & 928 \\ & 23 & \text{Bought envelopes} & 437 \\ & 27 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 210\end{array}\)
Amount to be reimbursed at the end of the month is

A. N4,000
B. N3,728
C. N3,483
D. N1,842

Question 10 :

• WAEC 2001

Which of the following explains the short term solvency of a company?

A. Acid test ratio
B. Debtor to equity ratio
C. Net profit margin ratio
D. Gross profit margin ratio