WAEC Financial Accounting 2023 Question 35

Question 35

Not-for-Profit Organisations

Use the following information to answer questions 34 and 35.
The transactions of All Girls' Social Club for the year 2021 are as follows:
Bar Sales D 30,000; Bar purchases D 17,000 and Rent D 1,200
31st December: 2020 / 2021
Stock at bar: D 1,400 / D 1,600
Owing for bar supplies: D 6,500 / D 7,300
The net profit on the bar to be transferred to the income and expenditure account for the year ended 31st December 2021 is

  1. A.D 13,000.
  2. B.D 12,400.
  3. C.D 11,800.
  4. D.D 11,200.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (D 11,200.)

Explanation

Cost of bar sales = 1,400 + 17,800 − 1,600 = 17,600; gross profit 12,400; less rent 1,200 = D 11,200.