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

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1
Use the information below to answer the question that follows

\(\begin{array}{c|c}
Creditors & 3,000 & 4,000 \\
\hline
Debtors & ___ & 6,000 \\
\hline
\text{Cash received from debtors} & ___ & 35,000 \\
\hline
\text{cash paid to suppliers} & ____ & 25,000 \\
\hline
\text{Discount allowed} & _____ & 4,000 \\
\hline
\text{Discount received} & _____ & 4,200 \\
\end{array}\)

What is the total purchase for the period?

  • A. N30,200
  • B. N30,000
  • C. N25,000
  • D. N31,200
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2
Use the information below to answer the question that follows

\(\begin{array}{c|c}
Creditors & 3,000 & 4,000 \\
\hline
Debtors & ___ & 6,000 \\
\hline
\text{Cash received from debtors} & ___ & 35,000 \\
\hline
\text{cash paid to suppliers} & ____ & 25,000 \\
\hline
\text{Discount allowed} & _____ & 4,000 \\
\hline
\text{Discount received} & _____ & 4,200 \\
\end{array}\)

What is the total sales for the period?

  • A. N37,000
  • B. N36,000
  • C. N35,000
  • D. N40,500
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3
Use the information below to answer the question that follows,

A machine bought for N35,000 was estimated to have a life span of 5years with a scrap value of N9,000.

The yearly depreciation using the straight line method would be?

  • A. N5,200
  • B. N6,500
  • C. N8,800
  • D. N4,400
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4
Use the information below to answer the question that follows,

A machine bought for N35,000 was estimated to have a life span of 5years with a scrap value of N9,000.

If the scrap value is now N15,000. What will be the yearly depreciation using the straight line method.?

  • A. N11,000
  • B. N7,000
  • C. N4,000
  • D. N24,000
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5

Alaka who owed Saka N15,000, settled his debt after deducting cash discount of 10%. To record the discount in the book of Saka, debit

  • A. Saka's account and credit discount received account
  • B. Alaka's account and credit discount received account
  • C. Discount received account and credit Alaka's account
  • D. Discount allowed account and credit Alaka's account
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6

The difference between book keeping and accounting is that while

  • A. book keeping interprets data, accounting records it
  • B. book keeping is regarded as the language of the business accounting ascertians its strength and weakness
  • C. book keeping records data accounting interprets it
  • D. book keeping summaries information accounting communicatesit
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7

Which of the following expenses relate to the profit and loss account of a manufacturing firm?

  • A. Administrative overhead
  • B. Direct labour
  • C. Direct materials
  • D. Work-in-progress
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8

The objective of departmental account is to

  • A. ascertain the amount of profits or losses for the enterprise
  • B. ascertain the amount of profits or losses for each department
  • C. ascertain the cost of running the organization
  • D. offset the loss of each department
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9

A business organization prepares departmental account in order to

  • A. asertian the contribution of each department to the organization
  • B. ascertain interdepartmental transfer
  • C. build other branches
  • D. know the number of departments in the organization
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10

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

  • A. virement
  • B. financial regulations
  • C. supplementary estimate
  • D. warrant
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11

When the purchase consideration is lower ttan the net asset, the buyer has gained the advantage of

  • A. capital reserve
  • B. revenue reserve
  • C. net income
  • D. net loss
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12

Which of the following is accounted for in receipts and payments account?

  • A. Accrued expenses on annual dances
  • B. Subscriptions due but not yet received
  • C. interest on bank deposit
  • D. Depreciation of the club house
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13

Sundry debtors in the balance sheet of Onoja Bakery and Sons totaled #800,000. A provision for bad and doubtful debts.
Find the amount for sundry debtors after provision.

  • A. #744,800
  • B. #760,000
  • C. #784,000
  • D. #744,000
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14

When stock is withdrawn for personal use, the accounting entries is to debit

  • A. stock account credit drawings
  • B. drawing account, credit stock account
  • C. personal account credit cash account
  • D. cash account, credit personal account
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15

Purchases can be ascertained through the preparation of a

  • A. stock account
  • B. sales account
  • C. total debtors control account
  • D. total creditors control account
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16

Clifford pays rent of #200 per month for premises, He paid #2,800 within the year. Compute the prepayment.

  • A. #300
  • B. #400
  • C. #600
  • D. #200
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17

I. Members subscription
II. Fines from members
III. Donation
IV. Loan from bank

From the information above, sources of income for a Not-for-profit-making organization include

  • A. I,III,IV
  • B. I,II,III
  • C. I,II,IV
  • D. I and IV
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18

The trader’s capital in a single entry system is ascertained by preparing

  • A. gross profit
  • B. statement of affairs
  • C. suspense account
  • D. appropriation account
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19

Which of the foloowing is a credit item in creditors ledger control account?

  • A. Returns outwards
  • B. Discount Received
  • C. Bad debts
  • D. Purchases
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20

The total cash and cheques received from customers in a control account is derived from the

  • A. income and expenditure account
  • B. cashbook
  • C. purchases day book
  • D. sales journal
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21

Opening balance of Diks company was #12,202, closing balance #15,300, total cash received during the period #40,000. What was the amount of cash paid during the same period?

  • A. #36,902
  • B. #27,502
  • C. #12,498
  • D. #43,098
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