WAEC Commerce 2000 Question 43

Question 43

Purchase and Sale of Goods

A contract of sale where ownership passes to the buyer on the payment of the first instalment is known as

  1. A.hire purchase
  2. B.lease
  3. C.cash on delivery
  4. D.credit sale
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (credit sale)

Explanation

In a credit sale ownership passes at once (with the first payment); in hire purchase it passes only after the last.