WAEC Financial Accounting 2004 Question 37

Question 37

Not-for-Profit Organisations

Receipts and Payments Account
Receipts: Balance – 1st January, 2002 N200; Subscriptions received: 2002 N3,600, 2003 N250; Receipts from Bar N4,500; Receipts from dance N500; Sundry receipts N400; total N9,450
Payments: Bar supplies N2,850; Wages N350; General expenses N400; Printing expenses N120; Equipment N650; Repairs N200; Balance – 31st December N4,880; total N9,450
Additional information (1/01/02; 31/12/02): Equipment N4,500; N5,150. Stock – Bar N1,200; N3,200. Bar supplies N2,400; N5,600
Amount owing to Bar creditors is

  1. A.N8,450
  2. B.N6,050
  3. C.N5,600
  4. D.N2,850
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (N5,600)

Explanation

The amount owing at 31st December is the closing bar supplies creditor, N5,600.