NECO Accounting 2022 Theory — Question 8
Question 8 of 9 from the National Examinations Council (NECO) Accounting 2022 Theory paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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(A) Prepare Omuga District Council's Statement of Capital Expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2020, given a schedule of project heads and amounts (construction of market stalls, health care centre, borehole, ambulance, office equipment, laboratory, hospital equipment, generator, water transplant, office furniture, daycare centre, toilet, street light). (B) Prepare Omuga District Council's Statement of Revenue Expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2020, given a schedule of recurrent items (road maintenance, vehicle repairs, lubricants, electricity, yellow fever vaccine, generator servicing, travelling expenses, stationery, drugs, sanitation, staff benefit, telephone, refuse disposal, salaries, hospitality).
Model answer
(A) Statement of Capital Expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2020 (students record only expenditure of a capital nature - items that add to the value of a fixed asset and are executed by the development fund): Construction of market stalls D100,000; Construction of health care centre D120,000; Sinking of borehole D80,000; Purchase of ambulance D60,000; Office equipment and machines D20,000; Construction of laboratory D130,000; Purchase of hospital equipment D90,000; Purchase of generator D40,000; Purchase of water transplant D110,000; Purchase of office furniture D80,000; Construction of daycare centre D110,000; Construction of toilet D60,000; Provision of street light D90,000 TOTAL Capital Expenditure = D1,090,000 (B) Statement of Revenue Expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2020 (recurrent day-to-day running costs, charged to the consolidated fund): Maintenance of road D30,000; Repairs of vehicles D10,000; Lubricants D20,000; Electricity bill D15,000; Yellow fever vaccine D12,000; Servicing generator D5,000; Travelling expenses D10,000; Stationery D5,000; Drugs for health care D30,000; Environmental sanitation D40,000; Staff benefit D20,000; Telephone expenses D12,000; Refuse disposal D30,000; Salaries D100,000; Hospitality expenses D30,000 TOTAL Revenue Expenditure = D369,000
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