Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Financial Accounting Question 48

Practice objective / multiple choice question 48 from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 48 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

A company issued \(10,000\) ordinary shares with a nominal (par) value of \(10\) Naira each at a issue price of \(50\) Naira per share. During the year the company earned a profit before tax of \(200,000\) Naira, paid tax at \(30\%\), and declared a dividend equal to \(20\%\) of the nominal value of each share. The company also wrote off accumulated losses of \(40,000\) Naira from previous years against retained earnings. What amount is transferred to retained earnings at the end of the year?

Answer Options

A. 120000
Correct Answer B. 80000
C. 60000
D. 100000
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
80000

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Financial Accounting Question 48. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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