Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Financial Accounting Question 23

Practice objective / multiple choice question 23 from the 2017 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 23 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2017 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

A local government prepared the following budget for the year (amounts in Naira): Budgeted revenues - Taxes ₦500,000; Grants ₦200,000; Total ₦700,000. Budgeted expenditures - Salaries ₦300,000; Maintenance ₦150,000; Interest ₦50,000; Total ₦500,000. At year‑end the actual cash receipts were Taxes ₦480,000 and Grants ₦210,000. Cash payments were Salaries ₦295,000; Maintenance ₦140,000; Interest ₦55,000. In addition, accrued expenses not yet paid were Salaries ₦5,000 and Maintenance ₦10,000. Based on this information, what amount of unspent appropriation, if any, can be carried forward to the next financial year?

Answer Options

A. Unspent appropriation of 5000
B. Unspent appropriation of 185000
C. No unspent appropriation; balanced budget
Correct Answer D. No unspent appropriation; overspend of 5000
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
No unspent appropriation; overspend of 5000

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Financial Accounting Question 23. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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