Neco 2025 Financial Accounting Question 5

Practice objective / multiple choice question 5 from the 2025 Neco Financial Accounting examination.

Neco 2025 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 5 NECO • 2025 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

The trial balance of a sole trader for the year ended 31 December shows: Sales \(500,000\) naira, Purchases \(300,000\) naira, Opening stock \(70,000\) naira, Closing stock \(80,000\) naira, Salaries \(60,000\) naira, Rent \(30,000\) naira, Depreciation - building \(15,000\) naira, Depreciation - machinery \(20,000\) naira, Interest payable \(5,000\) naira, Capital (1 Jan) \(200,000\) naira, Drawings \(40,000\) naira, Trade receivables \(50,000\) naira. At year‑end a provision for doubtful debts equal to 2% of trade receivables is required. No other adjustments are needed. Determine the net profit for the year (before tax).

Answer Options

A. 85000
Correct Answer B. 79000
C. 90000
D. 84000
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
79000

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This is Neco 2025 Financial Accounting Question 5. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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