2026 NECO BOOK KEEPING: 2026 NECO Book keeping (BookKeeping) Verified Answers (1653)

(2a)

A trading account is prepared to determine the gross profit or gross loss of a business from buying and selling goods during an accounting period. It shows the difference between sales and cost of goods sold (COGS).

(2b)

(i) Fixed Capital: This is capital invested in long-term assets like buildings, machinery, and land. It is not intended for day-to-day operations.

(ii) Working Capital: This is the capital used for daily operations of the business. It is calculated as current assets minus current liabilities.

(iii) Loan Capital: This is money borrowed by the business from external sources such as banks, to be repaid with interest.

(iv) Equity Capital: This refers to the money invested in the business by its owners/shareholders in return for ownership.

(v) Venture Capital: This is funding provided by investors to startups or small businesses with growth potential, often in exchange for equity or partial ownership.

(2c)

(i) Business Entity Concept 

(ii) Money Measurement Concept 

(iii) Going Concern Concept

(iv) Accrual Concept

(v) Consistency Concept

(vi) Prudence Concept.

(3a)

(i) First In First Out (FIFO): This method assumes that the earliest (first) stock purchased is the first to be issued or sold. It values closing stock using the cost of the most recent purchases.

(ii) Last In First Out (LIFO): This method assumes that the most recent (last) stock purchased is the first to be issued or sold. It values closing stock using the cost of the earliest purchases.

(iii) Weighted Average Price (WAP): This method calculates the average cost of all available stock (total cost divided by total quantity). All stock issued or remaining is valued at this average cost

(3b)

(i) Salaries and wages

(ii) Rent and rates

(iii) Insurance expenses

(iv) Depreciation of assets

(v) Repairs and maintenance

(vi) Advertising expenses

(vii) Electricity and water bills

(3c)

(i) Invoice

(ii) Receipt

(iii) Credit note

(iv) Debit note

(v) Cheque counterfoil

(vi) Payment voucher

(4a)

A suspense account is a temporary account used in bookkeeping to record transactions when there is uncertainty about where they should be posted. 

(4b) 

(i) It helps in controlling petty cash expenses.

(ii) It reduces the risk of fraud or misuse of funds.

(iii) It allows easy accountability and transparency of petty cash.

(iv) It ensures that records are always up to date.

(v) It saves time as petty expenses are recorded and handled separately from the main cashbook.

(4c)

Fixed Assets :

(i) Land

(ii) Buildings

(iii) Motor vehicles

(iv) Machinery

(v) Furniture and fittings

Four Current Assets:

(i) Cash at hand

(ii) Debtors

(iii) Inventory (stock)

(iv) Bank balance