Neco Model Questions Vol1 2021 Financial Accounting Question 24

Practice objective / multiple choice question 24 from the 2021 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2021 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 24 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2021 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

For the year ended 31 December 2025, a company provides the following (all amounts in \(\text{₦ thousands}\)):\n\n- Opening retained earnings: \(500\)\n- Net profit before tax: \(300\)\n- Tax expense: \(90\)\n- Depreciation expense recorded: \(40\) (the correct depreciation should be \(60\))\n- Goodwill of \(120\) was acquired at the start of the year with a useful life of 5 years (annual amortisation \(24\)) but no amortisation was recorded.\n- Dividend declared and paid: \(80\)\n- An expense of \(20\) was omitted from the trial balance.\n\nDetermine the corrected closing retained earnings for the year.

Answer Options

A. 586000
B. 610000
Correct Answer C. 566000
D. 646000
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
566000

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2021 Financial Accounting Question 24. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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