Neco Model Questions Vol1 2025 Financial Accounting Question 36

Practice objective / multiple choice question 36 from the 2025 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2025 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 36 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2025 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

A company has the following equity information at the start of the year: share capital \(\text{₦}500,000\) and retained earnings \(\text{₦}120,000\). During the year the profit before tax was \(\text{₦}80,000\) and the tax rate is \(30\%\). The company paid dividends of \(\text{₦}10,000\). An equipment originally costing \(\text{₦}100,000\) with accumulated depreciation of \(\text{₦}15,000\) was revalued upward by \(\text{₦}25,000\). Depreciation is charged at \(10\%\) of the revalued amount. Assuming the profit before tax already includes depreciation on the original cost, calculate the total equity at the end of the year.

Answer Options

A. 691000
B. 687500
C. 684250
Correct Answer D. 686750
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
686750

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2025 Financial Accounting Question 36. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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