Waec Accounting Past Questions For Year 1997

Question 1

A suspense account is used to

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  • A. agree the trial balance
  • B. recoord sales
  • C. record purchases
  • D. correct errors
  • E. prepare the balance sheet
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Question 2

A Receipt and Payments Account reveals

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  • A. net profit
  • B. surplus
  • C. cash in hand
  • D. gross profit
  • E. net loss
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Question 3

Which of the following is not a capital expenditure to a local government?

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  • A. beds
  • B. theatre equipment
  • C. incubators
  • D. x-ray machine
  • E. drugs
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Question 4

A sales day book is used to record

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  • A. cash sales of stock
  • B. credit sales of stock
  • C. cash and credit sales of stock
  • D. cash sales of fixed assets
  • E. credit sales of fixed assets
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Question 5

Subscription in advance is treated in the Balance sheet of non-profit making organizations as

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  • A. current asset
  • B. fixed asset
  • C. current liability
  • D. accumulated fund
  • E. goodwill
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