WAEC Financial Accounting 1998 Question 30

Question 30

Public Sector Accounting

The education department of Arimoro Local Government incurred the following expenses in 1995:
Construction of classrooms: N500,000
Purchase of tables and chairs: N50,000
Purchase of textbooks for library: N40,000
Annual inter-house sports competition: N20,000
Payment of teachers' salary: N80,000
Capital expenditure for the year was

  1. A.N690,000
  2. B.N590,000
  3. C.N500,000
  4. D.N140,000
  5. E.N100,000.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (N590,000)

Explanation

Capital items = classrooms 500,000 + tables and chairs 50,000 + library books 40,000 = N590,000.