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

43

Which of the following is a conversion cost?

  • A. Factory overhead
  • B. purchases
  • C. material cost
  • D. wages
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44

Use the information to answer the questions

  Rakiya and joy are in a partnership and agreed that 5% interest per annum is to be charged on drawings. The drawing made by both partners in one year were:

  Rakiya, #200 on March 31 and #300 on September 30.

  Joy, #100 on April 1 and #240 on July 1.

  The interest on Joy’s drawing is___________

  • A. #9.75
  • B. #500.00 credit
  • C. #349.75 debit
  • D. #340.00 credit
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45

Cost of rent as an expense can be apportioned to all department on the basis of:

  • A. No of employees
  • B. stock value
  • C. space occupied
  • D. wages
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46

The rent expense for Trendy store is ₦3500. Trendy store has three departments; jewelry, hair dressing, and clothing. The floor spaces occupied by the departments are 3:2:5 respectively. What is the rent allocated to clothing department?

  • A. ₦700
  • B. ₦1050
  • C. ₦1750
  • D. ₦3500
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47

Why should a new partner contribute towards goodwill on his admission?

  • A. It is a norm
  • B. to ensure new partner also have a stake in the business
  • C. the firm into which he is entering already has some goodwill in the market
  • D. to purchase the business
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48

Departmentalization of accounts is useful because it shows the____________

  • A. Over all performance of a division
  • B. Cost per unit of a profit
  • C. Price per unit of a product
  • D. Over all performance of a firm
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49

Which of the following is a common cause of a discrepancy between head office and branch trial office________

  • A. Stock and repayment
  • B. Creditors and cash in transit
  • C. Stock and cash in transit
  • D. Debtors and cash in transit
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50

Transfers from the head office to branches are best carried out at__________

  • A. Cost price
  • B. Cost plus mark up
  • C. Selling price
  • D. Market price
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51

Sule and Ahmed are in partnership sharing profit and losses equally. If Khadija is admitted as a new partner to take 1/5 th as her share. What is the new profit or loss sharing?

  • A. Sule1/3, Ahmed1/3, Khadija 1/3
  • B. Sule1/3, Ahmed1/3, Khadija 1/3
  • C. Sule1/5, Ahmed1/5, Khadija3/5
  • D. Sule2/5, Ahmed1/5, Khadija2/5
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52

A partnership’s internal regulation are set out by________—

  • A. A constitution
  • B. A law
  • C. A deed
  • D. An article
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53

In the absence of a partnership deed, the act stipulates that____________

  • A. An amount should be fixed as salaries for partners
  • B. Profits and losses should not be shared equally
  • C. Interest on partner’s loan should be 25%
  • D. Interest should not be allowed on partners drawings
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54

Use the information below to answer the question .

 

  Total P Q   Total P Q
   
Stock 3,000 2,000 1,000 Sales 10,000 6,000 4,000
Purchase 4,000 2,500 1,500 Closing Stock   2,000 1,500    500

 

Goods worth #300 was transferred from department Q to P. Similarly, P’s total expenses for the period was #200.

  Department P’s net profit was

  • A. #2,500
  • B. #2,800
  • C. #3,000
  • D. #5,200
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55

Which of the following should not be adjusted for in the profit and loss account?

  • A. Accruals
  • B. inventory
  • C. subscription
  • D. depreciation
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56

Tea and Cup are into a partnership business. Interests on drawings made by partners are at 10% per annum. Tea’s capital is ₦70000 and current balance is ₦50000. He withdrew the following amounts during the year : 3000 on 31st January ,2000 on 31st March, 4000 on 1st July, 1500 on the 30th September, 2500 on 1st November. Cup’s capital is ₦100000 and current balance is ₦40000. He made no drawings during the period. What is the interest on the drawings of Tea?

  • A. ₦705
  • B. ₦500
  • C. ₦1000
  • D. ₦10000
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57

In dealing with incomplete record, fixed assets are posted to___________-

  • A. Profit and loss account as brought forward figure
  • B. Closing balance sheet as carried forward figure
  • C. Closing balance sheet as brought forward figure
  • D. Profit and loss as carried forward figure
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58
   N

Stock at branch 1st January at cost 

400

Goods sent to branch at cost

8000

Returns to head office

340

Cash sales

9160

Stock at branch 31st December at cost

720

 

Use the information below to answer the question.

  Adex Ltd. Issues stock to its retail branches at cost price.

 Calculate the cost of goods credited to the head office trading account

 

  • A. #7200
  • B. #7460
  • C. #7500
  • D. #7660
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59

The cost price method is applicable when_____

  • A. Goods are sold at specific prices
  • B. goods are perishable
  • C. goods attract different gross profit percentage
  • D. to disclose gross profit or loss
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60

A partnership deed is used to____________

  • A. Promote mutual understanding
  • B. Enhance mistrust
  • C. Encourage discrepancy
  • D. Control funds
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61

Branch stock adjustment account is prepared at?

  • A. Cost price
  • B. new price
  • C. invoice price
  • D. normal price
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62

Using the following:

  Balance as par overdraft of the cashbook is ₦4000 ,uncredited cheque is ₦2300, bank charges ₦300, unpresented cheque ₦5000.

  what is the adjusted cashbook balance?

  • A. 4000
  • B. 300
  • C. 4300
  • D. 5000
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63

What act generally includes completing unfinished partnership business, collecting and paying debts, collecting partnership assets to be turned into cash and taking inventory?

  • A. Formation
  • B. dissolution
  • C. winding up
  • D. termination
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