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

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1

Calculate the cost of goods sold.

  • A. N61 000
  • B. N58 000
  • C. N62000
  • D. N57 000
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2

Find the average stock for the period

  • A. N27 000
  • B. N23 000
  • C. N28 000
  • D. N20 500
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3

Which of the following signs general warrant for the release of money from the consolidated revenue fund?

  • A. Minister of Finance
  • B. Chairman, Economic Advisory Committee
  • C. Permanent secretary
  • D. Minister of Economic Planning
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4

The chief accounting officer of a local government is the?

  • A. Chairman
  • B. Treasurer
  • C. Director of personnel
  • D. Auditor
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5

Which of the following is a signatory to federal government account?

  • A. Auditor-General
  • B. Governor of Central Bank
  • C. Accountant-General
  • D. Persident
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6

If Aboki Holdings Limited issued 120, 000 ordinary share of N2.00 each at market value of 5.50k each, the share premium would?

  • A. N500 000
  • B. N450 000
  • C. N550 000
  • D. N420 000
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7

Which of the following accounts for the highest revenue to Nigeria?

  • A. Import duties
  • B. Personal income tax
  • C. Petroleum income tax
  • D. Company tax
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8

The fund in which all government receipt are paid is?

  • A. consolidated revenue fund
  • B. development fund
  • C. trust fund
  • D. contingency fund
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9

The founders of a company are?

  • A. promoters
  • B. shareholders
  • C. canvassers
  • D. stakeholders
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10

Goodwill is determined using?

  • A. capital contribution
  • B. number of partnerd admitted
  • C. the business and customer relations
  • D. number of active partners
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11

Which of the following can be used on admission of a new partnership?

  • A. Revaluation account
  • B. Profit account
  • C. Capital account
  • D. Trading account
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12

The interest on Keme’s drawings is calculated as?

  • A. N200
  • B. N150
  • C. N300
  • D. N100
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13

Use the information below to answer questions 40 and 41.

Keme and Kemi are in partnership sharing profit and losses in the ratio 3:2.

Capital – Keme………….N20 000
…….. – Kemi………….N10 000
Drawings – Keme………….N2 000
…….. – Kemi………….N3 000
Profit………………….N6 000
Interest on capital………5%
Interest on drawings……..10%

The interest on Kemi’s capital is?

  • A. N1 000
  • B. N2 000
  • C. N500
  • D. N3 000
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14

The major point of agreement carried by the partnership deed is?

  • A. 5% interest annum on any loan
  • B. an oral agreement among the partners
  • C. method of inhertance by the partners' children
  • D. the profit and loss sharing ratio of the partners
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15

Goods invoiced to a branch can be sent using?

  • A. cost price, selling price and fixed percentage on selling price
  • B. cost price, selling price and fixed percentage on cost price
  • C. cost priceand fixed percentage on cost price
  • D. cost price and fixed percentage on selling price
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16

The two accounts that are normally opened in the head office when goods are transferred to a branch are?

  • A. branch supplies and branch receipts
  • B. branch stock account and goods sent to branch accounts
  • C. goods sent to brannch account and branch receipt account
  • D. goods sent to branch accounts and branch supplies
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17

The correct entries to record goods transferred to branch from head office is to debit?

  • A. branch stock account and credit goods sent to branch account
  • B. branch supplies account and credit branch stock account
  • C. branch stock account and credit purchases account
  • D. goods sent to branch account and credit branch stock account
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18

The cost method of charging goods to branch is used where?

  • A. branch stock adjustment account is in use
  • B. the retention of branch trading account is in addition to the cost of goods sold
  • C. goods are sent without invoice or any source documents
  • D. goods are of a perishable nature on which a pre-determined price is inapplicable
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19

The transactions relating to liquidation in partnership account is drawn by using?

  • A. current account
  • B. cash account
  • C. capital account
  • D. realization account
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20

The major objective of departmental accounts is to ascertain the?

  • A. contribution of each department to profit
  • B. materials sold in each department
  • C. insurance premium payable on employees
  • D. number of employees in each department
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21

The capital of not-for-profit-making organization is referred to as?

  • A. entity fund
  • B. capital owned
  • C. accumulated fund
  • D. capital employed
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