WAEC Financial Accounting 1997 Question 36

Question 36

Departmental Accounts

Opening stock – Footwears Department N800; Stationery Department N600
Purchases – Footwears Department N1,600; Stationery Department N2,800
Wages of shoe packers – N600
Salaries – N1,200
Sales – Footwears N4,000; Stationery N6,000
Additional Information: (i) No closing stock (ii) Common expenses are to be shared in the ratio of sales.
The net profit of the Footwears Department is

  1. A.N1,880
  2. B.N1,600
  3. C.N880
  4. D.N520
  5. E.N280
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (N520)

Explanation

Cost of goods 800 + 1,600 = 2,400; share of salaries 4/10 × 1,200 = 480; profit = 4,000 − 2,400 − 600 wages − 480 = N520.