All Questions

The statement below described various types of goods. Identify the type of goods best described by each statement.   (4mks)

(a) Owned by the government on behalf of its citizens.

 

 

(b) Goods that are capable of directly satisfying human  want.

 

 

(c) Goods that are used to make other goods.

 

 

(d) Goods that get spoilt within a very short time.

State four natural sources of energy in Kenya.  (4mks)

a)……………………………………………………………………………………….

b)……………………………………………………………………………………….

c)……………………………………………………………………………………….

d)………………………………………………………………………………………..

Highlight four types of advertising.                     (4mks)

a)………………………………………………………………………………...

b)………………………………………………………………………………….

c)…………………………………………………………………………………….

d)……………………………………………………………………………………….

Indicate the subsidiary ledger in which each of the following should be recorded.  ( 4mks)

Account                                                                       Subsidiary ledger

(a) Return inwards 

(b) Bank

(c) Drawings

(d) Juma traders (  a debtor)

(e) Discount received

(f) Uchumi wholesalers (a supplier)     

Apex traders provided you with the following

Margin                                  25%

Cost of sales                    15,000

Opening stock                   2,000

Closing stock                     1,000

Operating expenses 2% of capital

Sales and capital are in the ratio of 1:4

 

Calculate :

(a) Rate of stock turnover

 

 

 

(b) Purchases

 

 

 

(c) Return on capital

Outline four important characteristics of a general journal.   (4mks)

a)…………………………………………………………………………………………..

b)………………………………………………………………………………………….

c)…………………………………………………………………………………………...

d)………………………………………………………………………………………….

The following information was extracted from the books of farmers choice supermarket on 31st Dec 2009

                                                                     shs

Average stock                                          30,000

Closing stock                                            40,000

Purchases                                               336,000

Carriage inwards                                       2,000

Return outwards                                     18,000

Margin                                                         1/6

Required. Calculate sales for the year .                      (4mks)

Match each of the statements given below with the relevant type of capital.  (4mks)

Statement                                                                                                    Type of capital

(a) Resource invested into a business by the owner

(b) Excess of current assets over current liabilities

(c) Amount invested into the business by outsiders

(d) Represents total finance in a firm

State four benefits that would accrue to a customer who borrows a loan from a non-bank financial institution.        (4mks)

a)…………………………………………………………………………………………..

b)………………………………………………………………………………………….

c)………………………………………………………………………………………….

d)…………………………………………………………………………………………..

Name four sources of public finance. (4mks)

a)……………………………………………………………………………………….

b)…………………………………………………………………………………………..

c)………………………………………………………………………………………….

d)………………………………………………………………………………………….