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

1

What is the capital at start?

  • A. N53 000
  • B. N63 000
  • C. N73 000
  • D. N83 000
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2

Credit purchases are always put at 150% of the total cash paid to suppliers

Determine the credit purchases

  • A. N13 500
  • B. N15 500
  • C. N13 400
  • D. N12 000
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3

Credit purchases are always put at 150% of the total cash paid to suppliers

Calculate the closing balance of the ledger account

  • A. N6 900
  • B. N6400
  • C. N5000
  • D. N4000
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4

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Date………….Details……………………
Feb……..1 Purchased 400 units at N1.00 each
,, ……..5 Purchased 200 units at N2.00 each
,,………10 Purchased 200 units at N300 each
,, ………15 Issued 320 units
,,……….20 Issued 200 units at N4,00 each
,,……….25 Issued 120 units

Using the periodic simple average method, the cost per unit is

  • A. N4.25
  • B. N3.25
  • C. N2.25
  • D. N1.25
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5

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Date………….Details……………………
Feb……..1 Purchased 400 units at N1.00 each
,, ……..5 Purchased 200 units at N2.00 each
,,………10 Purchased 200 units at N300 each
,, ………15 Issued 320 units
,,……….20 Issued 200 units at N4,00 each
,,……….25 Issued 120 units

Calculate the price per unit of closing stock using the periodic weighted average method.

  • A. N3.20
  • B. N3.00
  • C. N2.20
  • D. N2.00
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6

Use the information below to answer this questions

Capital………………N…………N……..
Land and building…….18470……..24000….
Mortgage on premises……………….11090…
Drawings……………3000……………….
Profit and loss……………………3600…
Furniture and fittings…5120……………..
Motor Vehicles………..3462…………….
Closing Stock…………3000…………….
Debtors………………11474……………
Creditors…………………………7354.
Cash…………………1518…………….
……………………..46044………46044

Calculate the value of fixed assets

  • A. N15 992
  • B. N18 470
  • C. N27 000
  • D. N27 052
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Use the information below to answer this questions

Capital………………N…………N……..
Land and building…….18470……..24000….
Mortgage on premises……………….11090…
Drawings……………3000……………….
Profit and loss……………………3600…
Furniture and fittings…5120……………..
Motor Vehicles………..3462…………….
Closing Stock…………3000…………….
Debtors………………11474……………
Creditors…………………………7354.
Cash…………………1518…………….
……………………..46044………46044

What is the capital employed?

  • A. N44 600
  • B. N43 052
  • C. N43 044
  • D. N38 600
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8

What is the consolidated revenue fund balance?

  • A. N1100,000
  • B. N680,000
  • C. N440,000
  • D. N410,000
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9

Use the information to answer this question.

…………..ZEBRA PLC…………..
………….Balance sheet as at 31st March, 2002
……………N……………N…………N……
Capital……100,000…Fixed assets:
Current…………….Land &………………
Liabilities………..buildings..50,000……
Creditors……..30000..Furniture..10,000….60,000
…………………..Current………………
…………………..Assets: …….
………………Stock ………30,000………..
………………Debtors…….30,000………….
………………Cash……….10,000……70,000..
………….130,000…………………….130,000
The business was acquired on 1st April, 2002 at a purchase consideration of N120,000 by SOZ. All assets and liabilities were taken over except the cash to open the new firm’s bank account additional N20,000 was paid into the bank.

Calculate the network of the business

  • A. N120,000
  • B. N90,000
  • C. N80,000
  • D. N30,000
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10

Use the information to answer this question.

…………..ZEBRA PLC…………..
………….Balance sheet as at 31st March, 2002
……………N……………N…………N……
Capital……100,000…Fixed assets:
Current…………….Land &………………
Liabilities………..buildings..50,000……
Creditors……..30000..Furniture..10,000….60,000
…………………..Current………………
…………………..Assets: …….
………………Stock ………30,000………..
………………Debtors…….30,000………….
………………Cash……….10,000……70,000..
………….130,000…………………….130,000
The business was acquired on 1st April, 2002 at a purchase consideration of N120,000 by SOZ. All assets and liabilities were taken over except the cash to open the new firm’s bank account additional N20,000 was paid into the bank.

The goodwill on purchase is

  • A. N90,000
  • B. N30,000
  • C. N19,000
  • D. N18,000
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11

Use the information below to answer question .
Capital ……………….N2000
Bank ………………….N1200
Purchase ………………N2500
Sales …………………N6700
Stock …………………N1300
Creditors ……………..N1000
Fixed assets……………N3700
Drawings ………………N?
Drawings are always estimated at 50% of capital.

Compute the amount withdrawn

  • A. N2000
  • B. N1500
  • C. N1250
  • D. N1000
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12

Mamsa Nigeria Limited issued 20 000 ordinary shares of N1.50 per share on 2nd July 2002.
1500 ordinary shares were fully subscribed for and their monies received as below:

On application …………………….N0.40
On allotment ………………………N0.20
First call (including premium ofN0.50)..N0.70

What is the balance of the ordinary share capital account after the first call was received?

  • A. N300
  • B. N1050
  • C. N1200
  • D. 1950
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13

Gross profit in the branch adjustment account is transferred to the branch?

  • A. trading account
  • B. receipts and payments account
  • C. profit and loss account
  • D. income and expenditure account
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14

The amount of each invoiced goods sent to the branch is debited to?

  • A. branch expense account and credited to branch debtors' accoount
  • B. branch stock account account and credited to the goods sent to branch account
  • C. branch debtors' account and credited to branch expense account
  • D. goods sent to branch expense account
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15

The necessary accounts to be opened on the issue of ordinary share capital are?

  • A. preference share capital, cash and allotment accounts
  • B. bank and ordinary share capital accounts
  • C. cash and ordinary share capital accounts
  • D. nominal value and ordinary share capital accounts
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16

Use the information below to answer question

Goods from head office…………….N13,400
Returns to head office ……………N118
Rates and insurance paid ………….N188
Wages paid ………………………N913
Cash remitted to head office……….N16,625
Stock at 1/1/2000…………………N1,875
Rents paid ………………………N325
Stock at 31/12/2000 ………………N1,975
Sundry expenses ………………….N200

What is the total expenses?

  • A. N1 875
  • B. N1 817
  • C. N1 626
  • D. N1 426
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17

Use the information below to answer question

Goods from head office…………….N13,400
Returns to head office ……………N118
Rates and insurance paid ………….N188
Wages paid ………………………N913
Cash remitted to head office……….N16,625
Stock at 1/1/2000…………………N1,875
Rents paid ………………………N325
Stock at 31/12/2000 ………………N1,975
Sundry expenses ………………….N200

The profit realized from the trade is?

  • A. N4 069
  • B. N1 817
  • C. N1 440
  • D. N1 328
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18

Given:
(i) the consolidation revenue fund balance b/d..N650 000
(ii) issue from contingency fund amount to……N240 000
(iii) amount transferred to contingency fund is.N210 000
What is the consolidation revenue fund balance?

  • A. N1, 100 000
  • B. N680 000
  • C. N440 000
  • D. N410 000
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19

For the purpose of conversion of a partnership to a company, a total purchase consideration of N3.6m was paid. If 30% of the purchase consideration was in cash and the rest by 50k shares, how many shares issued?

  • A. N1080 000
  • B. N2 160 000
  • C. N3 600 000
  • D. N5 040 000
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20

Which of these is a capital expenditure warrant?

  • A. Provisional general warrant
  • B. Development fund general warrant
  • C. Reserved expenditure general warrant
  • D. Supplementary warrant
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21

Given:

Total debtors b/d 31/12/99……………N25 000
Cheques received from debtors ………..N255 000
Total debtors c/d 31/12/00……………N15 000

Determine the sales figure?

  • A. N295 000
  • B. N265 000
  • C. N245 000
  • D. N215 000
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