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

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Use the information below to answer question .

Capital…………………N?
Profit and loss………….N3500
Current assets…………..N?
Current liabilities………N2000
fixed assets…………….N11000

The company maintains a current ratio of 3:1.
The capital balance is?

  • A. N95 00
  • B. N12 500
  • C. 11 500
  • D. 10 00
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A seller of vegetables and fruits should be encouraged to value his stock at the end of a period using the?

  • A. weighted average method
  • B. simple average method
  • C. FIFO method
  • D. LIFO method
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The objective of a trading account is to establish the?

  • A. cost of goods sold
  • B. gross profit
  • C. manufacturing profit
  • D. net profit
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The objective of the purchase ledger control account is to established the?

  • A. credit purchases
  • B. net profit
  • C. total purchases
  • D. gross profit
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Use the information below to answer questions .

On January 1/2005, a machine was bought for N56,000 to last for five years with a residual value of N1000.

the rate of the yearly depreciation expense would be?

  • A. 50%
  • B. 40%
  • C. 30%
  • D. 20%
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Use the information below to answer questions .

On January 1/2005, a machine was bought for N56,000 to last for five years with a residual value of N1000.

Calculate the yearly depreciation expense using the straight line method.

  • A. N11 000
  • B. N11 200
  • C. N11 400
  • D. N11 300
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Fatima withdraws goods from the business for personal use. the accounting treatment is to debit?

  • A. stock account and credit profit and loss account
  • B. drawings account and credit stock account
  • C. profit and loss account and credit drawing account
  • D. stock account and credit drawings account
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