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

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1

Calculate the cash balance after the discount

  • A. N2760
  • B. N4 300
  • C. N6 200
  • D. N2.400
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2

If Fatima was granted a discount of 2% what will be discount allowed?

  • A. N20
  • B. N40
  • C. N60
  • D. N4
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3

When Your Silence Is Loud..& Your Eyes Speaking Volumes..

Calculate the value of credit sales

  • A. N484 000
  • B. N448000
  • C. N584 000
  • D. N558 000
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4

Credit sales is given at 160% of cash received.

What is the balance c/d?

debit 64300

 

  • A. N333 000
  • B. N234 000
  • C. N343 000
  • D. N243 000
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5

How much selling and distribution expenses is apportioned to department M?

  • A. N 800
  • B. N 600
  • C. N400
  • D. N1800
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6

How much rent is apportioned to department K?

  • A. N1200
  • B. N1800
  • C. N2000
  • D. N750
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7

As evidence of payments to a government ministry, the revenue collectors will issue?

  • A. treasury receipt
  • B. receipts vourcher card
  • C. treasury card
  • D. stores receipts vourcher
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8

An increase in government expenditure within a year is taken care of by means of?

  • A. financial regulations
  • B. virement
  • C. warrant
  • D. supplementary estimate
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9

An ordinary share of N80 was issued at N96. The share was issued at?

  • A. premium
  • B. par
  • C. discount
  • D. loss
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10

The financial plan of the government for a year is contained in the?

  • A. budget
  • B. cash analysis book
  • C. vote book
  • D. gazette
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11

Sundry debtors in the balance sheet of Onoja Bakery and Sons totaled N800.
A provision of 2% was made for discount and 5% provision for bad and doubtful debts.

Find the amount for sundry debtors after provision?

 

  • A. N760 000
  • B. N744800
  • C. N744 000
  • D. N784 000
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12

The directors’ salaries paid are items of?

  • A. current liabilities
  • B. profit and loss account
  • C. trading account
  • D. current account
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13

Given:

N6 000 10% preference shares of N0.50 each
N6 000 ordinary shares of N1 each
Capital reserves N2 700 000
Long-term liabilities N4 000 000

Find the value of authorized share capital?

 

  • A. 13 000 000
  • B. 12 000 000
  • C. 9 000 000
  • D. 15 700 000
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14

The capital contribution by the partners is treated in the?

  • A. current account
  • B. capital account
  • C. trading account
  • D. balance sheet
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15

The interest on partners’ loans is?

  • A. debited in current account
  • B. credited in profit and loss account
  • C. debited in profit and loss account
  • D. credited in current account
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16

The rules which govern the internal management of a firm and its financial affairs in a partnership business is a?

  • A. memorandum
  • B. bye-law
  • C. deed
  • D. financial regulation
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17

The salary of a partner is usually debited to the?

  • A. sundry debtors' account
  • B. appropriation account
  • C. profit and loss account
  • D. sundry current account
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18

Which of the following is mostly used in treating partners’ current earnings?

  • A. Savings account
  • B. Current account
  • C. Capital account
  • D. Share capital account
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19

Goods returned to branch by customers is recorded in the head office books be debiting?

  • A. bank account and crediting branch stock account
  • B. goods sent to branch account and crediting branch debtors''account
  • C. branch stock account and crediting branch debtors account
  • D. branch debtors' and credting cash acount
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20

The branch expenses paid by the head office is recorded in the books by debiting branch?

  • A. bad debt account and crediting branch debtor's account
  • B. expenses account and crediting bank account
  • C. profit and loss account and crediting branch stock account
  • D. discount allowed account and crediting branch debtors' account
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21

If goods were returned to branch by the customers, the correct posting for this transaction is to debit?

  • A. branch debtor's account and credit head office account
  • B. head office account and credit branch stock account
  • C. branch stock account and credit branch debtors' account
  • D. branch cash account and credit branch stock account
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