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WAEC Accounts (Principles of Accounts) questions: Branch and departmental accounts

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All topicsAccounting concepts and conventions · 17Accounts of not-for-profit organisations · 14Accruals, prepayments and provisions · 17Bank reconciliation statements · 16Branch and departmental accounts · 16Company accounts · 15Control accounts · 15Depreciation of non-current assets · 17Double entry and the ledger · 19Final accounts of a sole trader · 19Incomplete records · 15Manufacturing accounts · 14Nature and purpose of accounting · 14Partnership accounts · 15Petty cash and the imprest system · 14Public sector accounting · 14Source documents and books of original entry · 14The cash book and discounts · 16The trial balance and errors · 16

  1. Question 1· Branch and departmental accounts· WAEC

    Goods invoiced to a branch at ₦15,000 include a mark-up of 50% on cost. The cost of the goods is

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  2. Question 2· Branch and departmental accounts· WAEC

    In branch accounts, the goods sent to branch account is closed by transfer to

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  3. Question 3· Branch and departmental accounts· WAEC

    In departmental accounts, the salary of the general manager is best shared on the basis of

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  4. Question 4· Branch and departmental accounts· WAEC

    Branch accounts help the head office to

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  5. Question 5· Branch and departmental accounts· WAEC

    Head office sends goods costing ₦10,000 to a branch at cost plus 25%. The invoice price is

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  6. Question 6· Branch and departmental accounts· WAEC

    Rent of ₦60,000 is shared between departments A and B by floor area of 400 m² and 200 m². Department A's share is

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  7. Question 7· Branch and departmental accounts· WAEC

    Rent of a store may be shared among departments on the basis of

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  8. Question 8· Branch and departmental accounts· WAEC

    The goods sent to branch account records

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  9. Question 9· Branch and departmental accounts· WAEC

    Electricity shared between departments is best apportioned using

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  10. Question 10· Branch and departmental accounts· WAEC

    Rent of ₦120,000 is shared between departments A (300 m²) and B (200 m²) by floor area. Find A's share.

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  11. Question 11· Branch and departmental accounts· WAEC

    Goods sent to a branch at cost plus 25%. If goods invoiced at ₦50,000 were sent, the cost was

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  12. Question 12· Branch and departmental accounts· WAEC

    Expenses that cannot be traced to a particular department are shared

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  13. Question 13· Branch and departmental accounts· WAEC

    Departmental accounts are prepared mainly to

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  14. Question 14· Branch and departmental accounts· WAEC

    In the head office books, goods sent to a branch are recorded by

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  15. Question 15· Branch and departmental accounts· WAEC

    Departmental accounts help management to

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  16. Question 16· Branch and departmental accounts· WAEC

    A branch that keeps its own full set of books is called

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