Neco 2020 Financial Accounting Question 29

Practice objective / multiple choice question 29 from the 2020 Neco Financial Accounting examination.

Neco 2020 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 29 NECO • 2020 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

The trial balance of a sole trader before adjustments (all figures in Naira) is as follows:\n\nDebit side: Cash \(15{,}000\), Bank \(15{,}000\), Debtors \(30{,}000\), Inventory (opening) \(20{,}000\), Prepaid rent \(3{,}000\), Equipment \(50{,}000\), Rent expense \(6{,}000\), Salaries expense \(20{,}000\), Purchases \(55{,}000\).\n\nCredit side: Capital \(80{,}000\), Sales \(100{,}000\), Creditors \(12{,}000\), Loan payable \(8{,}000\).\n\nTotal debits and credits both equal \(120{,}000\).\n\nAdditional information:\n- Depreciation on equipment is to be charged at \(10\%\) of its cost.\n- At year‑end an accrued rent expense of \(1{,}500\) has not been recorded.\n- The prepaid rent of \(3{,}000\) relates to rent for the next year and therefore should be deducted from this year's rent expense.\n- The gross profit ratio is known to be \(30\%\) of sales.\n\nDetermine (i) the closing inventory and (ii) the net profit for the year after all adjustments.

Answer Options

A. Closing inventory: 6000; Net profit: 400
B. Closing inventory: 5000; Net profit: 0
C. Closing inventory: 4000; Net profit: 600
Correct Answer D. Closing inventory: 5000; Net profit: 500
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Closing inventory: 5000; Net profit: 500

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This is Neco 2020 Financial Accounting Question 29. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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