Free account: track your progress — Sign up free

WAEC Accounting 2015 Objective — Question 33

Question 33 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Accounting 2015 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Advertisement

The accounting concept that states that a firm's financial affairs must be separated from that of the owner's private transactions is

  • A. business entityCorrect
  • B. going concern
  • C. consistency
  • D. duality

Explanation

The business entity concept states that the business is treated as separate and distinct from its owner(s); the business can sue and be sued in its own name.

Advertisement

Sign up free to unlock

  • Score tracking
  • Practice history
  • Saved questions
  • Progress dashboard
  • Personalized sessions
  • Weak-topic breakdown

…and/or go further with premium services and No Ads.