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

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In the head office ledger, the value of goods sent to the branch are

  • A. debited to the head office current account
  • B. debited to the branch current account
  • C. credited to the head office current account
  • D. credited to the branch current account
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Given:
Fixtures-#30,000
Debtors-#7,000
Stock- #8,000
Creditors-#3,000
Goodwill-#10,000

Determine the capital

  • A. #10,000
  • B. #42,000
  • C. #45,000
  • D. #52,000
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The excess revenue over expenditure is charged to

  • A. profit and loss
  • B. revenue account
  • C. accumulated fund
  • D. income and expenditure acccount
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The main advantage of a departmental account is that its

  • A. expenses are shared
  • B. gross profit is computed
  • C. net profit is computed
  • D. balance sheet is obtained
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Total production cost- #360,000
Factory overhead cost- #56,000
Selling price per unit- # 120
Production volume 4000 units

Determine the value of prime cost

  • A. #416,000
  • B. #304,000
  • C. #240,000
  • D. #184,000
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Total production cost- #360,000
Factory overhead cost- #56,000
Selling price per unit- # 120
Production volume 4000 units

What is the total manufacturing profit?

  • A. #64,000
  • B. #120,000
  • C. #360,000
  • D. #480,000
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28

In manufacturing accounts, finance expenses are charged to the

  • A. departmental account
  • B. trading acount
  • C. profit and loss account
  • D. balance sheet
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29

Which of the following is a debit item in the sales ledger control account

  • A. Cheque reciepts
  • B. Dishonoured cheques
  • C. Discount allowed
  • D. Bills recievable
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Purchasers ledger control account can also be referred to as

  • A. sales day book
  • B. purchasers day book
  • C. creditors legder
  • D. debtors ledger
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In sales ledger control account, returns inwards is usually

  • A. debited and debtors credited
  • B. credited and sales returns debited
  • C. debited and cash credited
  • D. credited and bank credited
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The LIFO method has an advantage over FIFO in that stocks are valued at

  • A. previous prices
  • B. current prices
  • C. average rates
  • D. flat rates
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1/5/07 Purchased 100 bags of milk at #10.00k each
3/5/07 Purchased 60 bags of milk at #11.50k each
15/5/07 Issued 85 bags of milk
15/5/07 Purchased 180 bags of milk at #12.80K each
22/5/07 Issued 145 bags of milk.

Using simple average method, calculate the value of stock after 22/5/07

  • A. #1,198.00
  • B. #1,218.38
  • C. #1,257.67
  • D. #1,408.00
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1/5/07 Purchased 100 bags of milk at #10.00k each
3/5/07 Purchased 60 bags of milk at #11.50k each
15/5/07 Issued 85 bags of milk
15/5/07 Purchased 180 bags of milk at #12.80K each
22/5/07 Issued 145 bags of milk.

Using FIFO method, what would be the value of stock as at 9/5/07?

  • A. #862.50
  • B. #840.00
  • C. #806.25
  • D. #750.00
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Which of the following is an item of special assets?

  • A. Fixed assets
  • B. Current assets
  • C. Trademark
  • D. Gratuity
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36

At the end of a financial period, the trading
profit and loss account of a sole trader
shows a profit of #180,000. it is however
discovered that revenue of #15,000 is
recorded as expenses while expenses of
#4,000 is recorded as revenue.

The revenue to be added as an adjustment is

  • A. #34,000
  • B. #30,000
  • C. #15,000
  • D. #4,000
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At the end of a financial period, the trading
profit and loss account of a sole trader
shows a profit of #180,000. it is however
discovered that revenue of #15,000 is
recorded as expenses while expenses of
#4,000 is recorded as revenue.

Determine the adjusted net profit

  • A. #210,000
  • B. #202,000
  • C. #195,000
  • D. #184,000
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38

Given:
Cash book balance- #5000
Dishonored cheque- #1000
Direct credit – # 800
Direct debit – # 500

The adjusted cash book balance is

  • A. #6,300
  • B. #4,300
  • C. #3,700
  • D. #2,700
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In a modern day banking system, cash transfer cannot be made where the transferor

  • A. has no sufficient cash with the bank
  • B. has no account with the bank
  • C. does not reside in the bank's country
  • D. does not possess the domestic currency
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Cash can be drawn from the bank using

  • A. a bank teller
  • B. a credit card
  • C. a recharge card
  • D. ATM card
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In a three-column cash book, dishonored cheques will be shown on the

  • A. bank column (debit)
  • B. bank column(credit)
  • C. cash column(debit)
  • D. cash column(credit)
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Ibrahim, a micro business operator, sold 10 bags of sugar to Jide at a total cost of #12,000.
The record in Jide’s book would be to debit

  • A. purchases #12,000 and credit Ibrahim #12,000
  • B. purchases #12,000 and credit sugar account #12,000
  • C. Jide #12,000 and credit purchases
  • D. Ibrahim #12,000 and sugar account #12,000
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