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

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The Akachala Limited has four department W, X Y and Z. The profits or loss of the departments were N20 000 loss, X N25 profit, Y were N30 000 loss and Z N1800 profit. How much is the net profit or loss of the company?

  • A. N7 000 loss
  • B. N5 000 loss
  • C. N5 000 profit
  • D. N7 000 profit
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23

The summary of receipts and payments account represent?

  • A. cash at hand
  • B. journal proper
  • C. general journal
  • D. ledger accounts
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24

The equivalent of a club’s receipts and payment account is the?

  • A. trading account
  • B. revenue account
  • C. cash account
  • D. suspense account
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25

In the not-for-profit-making organization, the excess of income over expenditure is?

  • A. deducted from the capital
  • B. added to the accumulated fund
  • C. added to the capital
  • D. deducted from the the accumulated fund
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26

The prime cost is the total of the?

  • A. production cost + selling expenses
  • B. direct material + direct labour + direct expenses
  • C. direct material + work overhead expenses
  • D. administrative expenses + selling + distribution expenses
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27

The depreciation on a motor vehicle that is being used for manufacturing and administration is charged to the?

  • A. debit side of manufacturing and profit and loss account
  • B. debit side of profit and loss account only
  • C. credit side of profit and loss account only
  • D. debit side of manufacturing and balance sheet
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28

The gross loss on manufacturing is always transferred to the?

  • A. credit side of balance sheet
  • B. debit side of profit and loss account
  • C. credit side of profit and loss account
  • D. debit side of balance sheet
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Use the information below to answer questions

……………………31/12/08………..31/12/09

Furniture and fittings..N21 000,…………N28 000
Office equipment……..N9 800,………….N13 200
Debtors……………..N6 800,………….N5 200
Creditors……………N4 900,………….N5 100
Cash at bank…………N7 000,………….N4 600
Accrued electricity bills……………….N1 200

Monthly drawings average N330.

Determine the net profit ?

  • A. N5 000
  • B. N3 960
  • C. N1 040
  • D. N8 960
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Use the information below to answer questions 25 and 26.

……………………31/12/08………..31/12/09

Furniture and fittings..N21 000,…………N28 000
Office equipment……..N9 800,………….N13 200
Debtors……………..N6 800,………….N5 200
Creditors……………N4 900,………….N5 100
Cash at bank…………N7 000,………….N4 600
Accrued electricity bills……………….N1 200

Monthly drawings average N330.

Find the opening capital?

  • A. N39 700
  • B. N35 900
  • C. N35 740
  • D. N43 660
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Determine the total expenses to be charged to profit and loss account?

  • A. N2 350
  • B. N1 600
  • C. N800
  • D. N3 150
  • E. NO OPTION
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32

Use the information below to answer questions 23 and 24.

……………………….31/12/07…….31/12/08
Stocks……………………N4 200………N3 900
Rates in advance…………..N1 000………N1 500
Accrued wages……………..N1 150………N1 350

Cost of goods sold was valued at N6 000.
Cash paid for rates and wages during the year was N1 300 and N2 200 respectively.

What is the value of purchases for the year 2008?

  • A. N6 000
  • B. N9 900
  • C. N14 100
  • D. N5 700
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33

If a company values its stock in the period of rising prices using LIFO method, there is a tendency for it to?

  • A. have a higher cost of goods sold
  • B. have a higher gross profit
  • C. pay higher gross profit
  • D. have a higher value for closing stock
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34

If an organization maintains a periodic stock system, the stock quantities are?

  • A. updated at the end of the accounting year
  • B. not considered in the updating process
  • C. updated continuously
  • D. updated at the beginning of the accounting year
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35

Use the information below to answer questions

Sundry debtor………………N20,000
Provision for bad debts……..N500

Provision for bad debt at 4% of sundry debtors.
 

Calculate the provision to be taken to the balance sheet?

  • A. N780
  • B. N800
  • C. 1200
  • D. N200
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Use the information below to answer questions 

Sundry debtor………………N20,000
Provision for bad debts……..N500

Provision for bad debt at 4% of sundry debtors.

Determine the provision for bad debts to profit and loss account?

  • A. N500
  • B. N820
  • C. N1300
  • D. N300
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37

Benefit enjoyed for which payments have not been made are?

  • A. accruals
  • B. prepayments
  • C. acquisitions
  • D. provisions
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Use the information below to answer question 

Sales………………………………N10,900
Stock 1/1…………………………..N1, 000
Stock 31/12…………………………N2, 000
Purchases…………………………..N4, 000
Returns outwards…………………….N800
Returns inwards……………………..N600
Carriage outwards……………………N300
Carriage inwards…………………….N200

The cost of goods available for sale is?

  • A. N4 600
  • B. N5 000
  • C. N6 400
  • D. N4 400
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Use the information below to answer question 

Sales………………………………N10,900
Stock 1/1…………………………..N1, 000
Stock 31/12…………………………N2, 000
Purchases…………………………..N4, 000
Returns outwards…………………….N800
Returns inwards……………………..N600
Carriage outwards……………………N300
Carriage inwards…………………….N200

Find the gross profit.

  • A. N7 800
  • B. N7 900
  • C. N9700
  • D. 5700
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The course of discrepancies between the bank statement and the cash book that overstates the cash book is the?

  • A. dividend received
  • B. uncredited expenses
  • C. uncredited cheques
  • D. interest on lodgement
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41

The bank charges levied on a current account holder is the charge on?

  • A. transaction
  • B. turnover
  • C. transfer
  • D. cash received
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42

A major cause of discrepancy between bank statement and the cash book that overstates the bank statement balance is the?

  • A. commission paid
  • B. interest received
  • C. direct payment
  • D. direct withdrawal
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