Accounts - Principles of Accounts JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

1

Subscriptions received are always put at 125% of the total donations received and refreshment sales.

Compute the subscriptions received.

  • A. N30000
  • B. N28000
  • C. N24000
  • D. N20000
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2

Subscriptions received are always put at 125% of the total donations received and refreshment sales.

What is the closing cash balance ?

  • A. N11500
  • B. N12000
  • C. N13000
  • D. N13500
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3

Miscellaneous expense is 10% of revenue Calculate the net income.

  • A. N583,000
  • B. N563,000
  • C. N483,000
  • D. N581,000
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4

It is the tradition of the club to write off an amount equal to 25% of the subscriptions received as other expenses.

Determine the club’s excess of income over expenditure

  • A. N12000
  • B. N15000
  • C. N10000
  • D. N14500
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5

It is the tradition of the club to write off an amount equal to 25% of the subscriptions received as other expenses.

What is the amount to be written off as other expenses?

  • A. N4500
  • B. N6000
  • C. N4000
  • D. N5000
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6

The working capital of the club is

  • A. N5000
  • B. N4000
  • C. N3000
  • D. N7000
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7

Use the information below to answer this question.

………….Total……… Dept.P………….Dept.Q
……………N……………N……………..N
Sales………10000…………6000…………..4000
Purchases……4000…………1000…………..3000
Discount received.1000……….?………………
Discounts allowed..2000………………………?.
Discount (allowed and received) are apportioned to the two departments on the basis of departmental sales and purchases.

What is department Q’s share of discount allowed?

  • A. N2000
  • B. N1500
  • C. N800
  • D. N1200
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8

Use the information below to answer this question.

………….Total……… Dept.P………….Dept.Q
……………N……………N……………..N
Sales………10000…………6000…………..4000
Purchases……4000…………1000…………..3000
Discount received.1000……….?………………
Discounts allowed..2000………………………?.
Discount (allowed and received) are apportioned to the two departments on the basis of departmental sales and purchases.

Department P’s share of discount received is

  • A. N750
  • B. N1000
  • C. N250
  • D. N500
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9

The gross profit on manufactured goods is the difference between the cost of goods manufactured and the

  • A. market value of goods produced
  • B. prime cost of production
  • C. indirect cost of production
  • D. goods produced.
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10

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The partnership agreement between Abba, Baba and Kaka contains the following provision:
(i) 5% interest to be paid on capital and no interest to be charged on drawings
(ii) Profits and losses to be shared in the ratio 3:2:1 respectively
(iii) net profit as at 31/12/95 N 2,250.
……………..Abba……Baba…….Kake
Capital……….5000……4000……3000
Current account…250……100…….175
Salary…………300……300…….—
Drawings……….600……500……..250

Current account balance of Kaka at the end of the year will be

  • A. N250
  • B. N350
  • C. N175
  • D. N325
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11

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The partnership agreement between Abba, Baba and Kaka contains the following provision:
(i) 5% interest to be paid on capital and no interest to be charged on drawings
(ii) Profits and losses to be shared in the ratio 3:2:1 respectively
(iii) net profit as at 31/12/95 N 2,250.
……………..Abba……Baba…….Kake
Capital……….5000……4000……3000
Current account…250……100…….175
Salary…………300……300…….—
Drawings……….600……500……..250

Abba’s capital balance at the end of the year will be

  • A. N5475
  • B. N5725
  • C. N4400
  • D. N5000
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12

Use the information below to answer this question

Date………….QTY. …..RATE……..TOTAL
……………(Units)…..N………..N
January 2nd…..500……..25……….12500
March 7th…….250……..28……….7000
Issues were made as follows:
Date…………QTY. (uNITS)
January 9th …..200
February 14th …200
March 11th ……200

The value of closing stock as at February 14th by simple average method is

  • A. N3900
  • B. N2500
  • C. N4100
  • D. N2700
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13

Use the information below to answer this question

Date………….QTY. …..RATE……..TOTAL
……………(Units)…..N………..N
January 2nd…..500……..25……….12500
March 7th…….250……..28……….7000
Issues were made as follows:
Date…………QTY. (uNITS)
January 9th …..200
February 14th …200
March 11th ……200

The closing stock on March 11th by LIFO valuation is

  • A. N4200
  • B. N2700
  • C. N4500
  • D. N3900
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14

In the public sector, the method of accounting that reports revenues and expenditures in the period in which they are received and paid is called?

  • A. fund accounting
  • B. commitment accounting
  • C. cash accounting
  • D. accrual accounting
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15

Upon the dissolution of a partnership, the Partnership Act provides that the amount realized should be?

  • A. used to pay all taxes due to government
  • B. used to start a new partnership business by members who are willing
  • C. shared equally by the existing partners
  • D. used in paying the debts and liabilities of the firm to persons who are not partners
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16

Given:

Balance at 31st December …………N14,744m

Treasury Bills issued Jan-Dec……..N7124m

Revenue for the year …………….N6387m

Expenditure …………………….N8767m

What is the opening balance on the consolidated revenue fund account?

  • A. N10,000m
  • B. N12,000m
  • C. N90,000m
  • D. N11,000m
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17

Given:

Sales ……………………….N195,200
Stock 1st January……………..N34,000
Purchases ……………………N126,000
Sales returns ………………..N1,200
Purchases returns …………….N2,000
If the gross profit is N66,000, what is the value of stock at 31st December?

  • A. N30,000
  • B. N40,000
  • C. 50,000
  • D. N20,000
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18

Control accounts help to verify the arithmetic accuracy of the postings from the?

  • A. subsidiary books into the trial balance
  • B. ledger into the trial balance
  • C. journals into the ledgers
  • D. subsidiary books into the ledgers
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19

keeping records under the single entry system has the advantage of?

  • A. quality in terms of records
  • B. completeness in terms of records
  • C. accuracy in terms of operation
  • D. simplicity in terms of operation
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20

Given an incomplete record without sufficient information to determine profit, the necessary thing to do is to?

  • A. draw up the statement of affairs
  • B. draw up a T-account to establish the amount
  • C. compare the journal entries with the cash book
  • D. cross-check the cash book for further information
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21

In an incomplete record system a trading account cannot be prepared until the?

  • A. day book has been balanced
  • B. amount of personal drawings has been established
  • C. cash book has been balanced
  • D. amount os sales and purchases has been established
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