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

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Yahya,s bank account shows a credit balance of N1500,000. He paid N1700,000 into the bank.
What is his expected balance?

  • A. Credit balance of N 200,000
  • B. Debit balance of N 200,000
  • C. credit balance of N 3 200,000
  • D. Debit balance of N3 200,000
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44

Mr Bassey purchased a motor vehicle for use in his business and debited the purchases account with the same value. This is an error of?

  • A. omission
  • B. principle
  • C. commission
  • D. original entry
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What are the appropriate recording procedures for entries in the trial balance?

  • A. source documents, ledgers and trial balance
  • B. Ledgers, trial balance and source documents
  • C. Ledgers, source documents and trial balance
  • D. Cash account, ledgers and trial balance
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Given:

Rent…………..N10,000
Rates………….N5,000
Capital………..N50,000
Salaries……….N14,000
Cash…………..N26,000
Creditors……….N5,000

The total trial balance is?

  • A. N110,000
  • B. N65,000
  • C. N55,000
  • D. N45,000
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Given:

Liabilities…………..N23,700
Current assets………..N20,300
Fixed assets………….N64,500

What is the capital introduced by the proprietor?

  • A. N40,800
  • B. N61,100
  • C. N88,200
  • D. N108 500
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48

The journal entries for the purchase of stock on credit are to debit?

  • A. stock account and credit cash account
  • B. stock account and credit liability account
  • C. ourchase account and credit liability account
  • D. suspense account and credit cash account
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49

The concept that has much influence over asset valuation and income determination is?

  • A. entity
  • B. realization
  • C. conversactism
  • D. matching
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50

The double principle of accounting was developed by?

  • A. Frank Wood
  • B. Luca Pacioli
  • C. Akintola Williams
  • D. William Pickles
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