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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Waec Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions

Question 176:
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Ade & Okon \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Fixed Capital} & 15,000 & 25,000 \\ \text{Salary per annum} & 6,000 & 8,000 \\ \text{Interest on capital per annum} & \text{8%} & \text{8%} \\ \text{Profit or loss sharing ratio} & \text{40%} & \text{60%}\end{array}\)
The net profit for the year ended 31st December 1990 is N28,000 while drawing are N3,000 and N4,000 for Ade and Okon respectively. What is the interest on capital?
  • A N6,400
  • B N4,000
  • C N3,200
  • D N2,000
  • E N1,2000
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Question 177:
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Ade & Okon \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Fixed Capital} & 15,000 & 25,000 \\ \text{Salary per annum} & 6,000 & 8,000 \\ \text{Interest on capital per annum} & \text{8%} & \text{8%} \\ \text{Profit or loss sharing ratio} & \text{40%} & \text{60%}\end{array}\)
The net profit for the year ended 31st December 1990 is N28,000 while drawing are N3,000 and N4,000 for Ade and Okon respectively. What is the profit available for distribution?
  • A N17,800
  • B N14,000
  • C N10,800
  • D N7,000
  • E N3,800
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Question 178:
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Ade & Okon \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Fixed Capital} & 15,000 & 25,000 \\ \text{Salary per annum} & 6,000 & 8,000 \\ \text{Interest on capital per annum} & \text{8%} & \text{8%} \\ \text{Profit or loss sharing ratio} & \text{40%} & \text{60%}\end{array}\)
The net profit for the year ended 31st December 1990 is N28,000 while drawing are N3,000 and N4,000 for Ade and Okon respectively. What is Ade's share of the profit?
  • A N11,200
  • B N7,120
  • C N6,480
  • D N5,600
  • E N4,320
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Question 179:
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Ade & Okon \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Fixed Capital} & 15,000 & 25,000 \\ \text{Salary per annum} & 6,000 & 8,000 \\ \text{Interest on capital per annum} & \text{8%} & \text{8%} \\ \text{Profit or loss sharing ratio} & \text{40%} & \text{60%}\end{array}\)
The net profit for the year ended 31st December 1990 is N28,000 while drawing are N3,000 and N4,000 for Ade and Okon respectively. What is Okon's share of the profit?
  • A N16,800
  • B N10,680
  • C N8,400
  • D N6,480
  • E N4,320
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Question 180:
Use the following information to answer the given question
Rufai, a vulcanize bought 4 machines for N20,200 and incurred the following expenses for the year ended 31st December, 1990
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Glue & N2,100 \\ Thread & N600 \\ Kerosene & N900 \\ Rubber & N558 \\ Matched & N110 \end{array}\)
He received N5,772 from customers. Two machines were later sold for N6,990 and N5,670 respectively. What is his revenue expenditure?
  • A N24,468
  • B N24,358
  • C N23,800
  • D N22,900
  • E N20,000
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