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

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1

When expenses are paid on behalf of the venture, the accounting entries is to debit

  • A. bank account and credit joint venture account
  • B. expenses account and credit bank account
  • C. joint venture account and credit expenses account
  • D. joint venture account and credit bank account
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2

A part of public company’s profits belonging to the shareholders is

  • A. public issue
  • B. bonus
  • C. right issue
  • D. dividends
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3

An evidence of payment issued to a government ministry by a revenue collector is

  • A. treasury receipt
  • B. receipt voucher
  • C. payment voucher
  • D. treasury card
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4

Which of these is a content of a master file?

  • A. All records relevant to the organisation.
  • B. Records of assets of the organisation
  • C. A collection of data items
  • D. All records relating to employees
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5

Subscription in advance is treated in the balance sheet as a

  • A. current asset
  • B. current liability
  • C. fixed asset
  • D. long term liability
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6

The correct expression of accounting equation is

  • A. Assets = Liabilities + Equity
  • B. Net assets = Liabilities + Equity
  • C. Assets + Liabilities = Equity
  • D. Assets = Equity - liabilities
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7

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{N} \\ \hline \text{Stock Jan 1} & 2000 \\ \hline \text{Purchases} & 4000 \\ \hline \text{Carriage inwards} & 500 \\ \hline \text{Sales} & 9000 \\ \hline \text{Carriage outwards} & 500\end{array}\)

Carriage outwards

  • A. โ‚ฆ9,000
  • B. โ‚ฆ2,500
  • C. โ‚ฆ3,000
  • D. โ‚ฆ1,500
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8

The principle of double entry developed from the axioms of accounting equation is given as

  • A. Assets + Liability = Equity
  • B. Assets + Equity = Liabilities
  • C. Liabilities + Equity = Asset
  • D. Liabilities + Equity = Net assets
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9

What is the effect of transaction when cash is paid into the bank

  • A. Bank balance decrease and cash balance increase
  • B. bank balance decrease and cash balance decrease
  • C. cash balance increase and bank balance increase
  • D. cash balance decrease and bank balance increase
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10

The tier of government that uses financial memorandum

  • A. Federal government
  • B. state government
  • C. local government
  • D. municipal government
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11

Which of the following is used to service all operations of government?

  • A. Consolidated Revenue Fund
  • B. Consolidated Reserve Fund
  • C. Special Operational Fund
  • D. General-Reserve Fund
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12

The discount column on the left-hand side of cashbook represents a discount

  • A. received from a creditor
  • B. allowed to a debtor
  • C. received from a debtor
  • D. allowed to a creditor
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13

The use of a three column cash book is determined by

  • A. cash discount
  • B. trade discount
  • C. cash transaction
  • D. Bank transaction
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14

Given:
I. Settlement of debts
II. Cessation of business
III. Introduction of assets
IV. Disposal of assets
Which of these constitutes dissolution of partnership?

  • A. II and IV only
  • B. I,II and IV only
  • C. I,II and III only
  • D. II,III and IV only
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15

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{N} \\ \hline \text{Debtors opening} & 4000 \\ \hline \text{Debtors clsoing} & 1500 \\ \hline \text{Cash received from debtors} & 8500 \\ \hline \text{Bad debts written off} & 350 \\ \hline \text{Discount allowed} & 500 \\ \hline \text{Discount Received} & 1000\end{array}\)

What is the amount of sales of sales for the year?

  • A. โ‚ฆ3850
  • B. โ‚ฆ6650
  • C. โ‚ฆ1550
  • D. โ‚ฆ6850
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16

Goodwill can be created in the books of a partnership firm when

  • A. the partnership experiences super profit
  • B. a new member is admitted
  • C. the business is being expanded
  • D. the business suffers high loss
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17

The following appears in trading account except

  • A. sales
  • B. carriage outward
  • C. carriage inward
  • D. opening stock
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18

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{N} \\ \hline \text{Balance as per cashbook} & 5 467 \\ \hline \text{Uncredited cheques} & 4 410 \\ \hline \text{Unpresented cheques} & 19 404 \\ \hline \text{Cheques wrongly debited by bank} & 1 404 \end{array}\)

The balance as per bank statement is

  • A. โ‚ฆ21,901
  • B. โ‚ฆ19,021
  • C. โ‚ฆ21,109
  • D. โ‚ฆ21,091
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19

The accounting entries for goods stolen in branch will be to debit

  • A. The accounting entries for goods stolen in branch will be to debit
  • B. branch stock account and credit branch adjustment account
  • C. branch adjustment account and credit profit and loss account
  • D. branch adjustment account and credit branch stock account
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20

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{Dept A} & \text{Dept B} \\ \hline & N & \\ \hline \text{Sales} & 250 000 & 150,000 \\ \hline \text{Purchases} & 500,000 & 250 000 \\ \hline \text{Discount received} & 24 000 & \\ \hline \text{Discount allowed} & 15 000 & &
\end{array}\)

Determine the discount allowed by Department A

  • A. โ‚ฆ5,000
  • B. โ‚ฆ9,375
  • C. โ‚ฆ5,625
  • D. โ‚ฆ8,000
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21

Discount allowed is enjoyed by

  • A. Managers
  • B. Customers
  • C. Suppliers
  • D. Staff of the company
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