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

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Use the following information to answer this question
The following are the final accounts of a trading organisation Wazobi ventures, for the year ended 30th June, 19×8

 
Sales
less: cost of goods sold
  233,000
170,000
    63,000
less: Overhead Expenses
Admin expenses
Selling expenses
Other overhead expenses
16,800
15,000
6,200

 

Net profit   25,000

What is the Gross Profit on percentage of sale?

  • A. 2.7%
  • B. 0.27%
  • C. 27.0%
  • D. 29.8%
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65

If only wages is shown on the trial balance, it should be charged to the

  • A. profit and loss account
  • B. trading account
  • C. balance sheet
  • D. wages account
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66

Goods were purchased for resale on credit costing ₦150,000 on 30th September 2008 from Tosanwumi International. The entry to record these transaction is debit

  • A. Tosanwumi International, credit purchase Account
  • B. Purchase Account ₦150,000, credit Tosanwumi International Account ₦150,000
  • C. Credit Account ₦150,000, Credit Tosanwumi International ₦150,000
  • D. Tosanwumi International ₦150,000, credit credit Account ₦150,000
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67

Accounts can be classified into

  • A. cash and credit transactions
  • B. cash and credit accounts
  • C. personal and private account
  • D. personal and impersonal account
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68

The advantage of double entry is that

  • A. it is easy to prepare the final account
  • B. it increase assets
  • C. has cash and bank column
  • D. It disburses cash
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69

A statement in a double-entry system in which are recorded all the transactions of one specific class, which takes place during the period is called

  • A. Double entry system
  • B. Ledger
  • C. Cash Book
  • D. Petty Cash Book
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70

Show how the following transaction will be recorded applying the double-entry principle:
Rent ₦50,000 was paid by Mr. Roi to his landlord on 1st July 2017 by cheque.

  • A. Dr Rent A/c; Dr Bank A/c
  • B. Dr Bank A/c; Cr Rent A/c
  • C. Dr Rent A/c; Cr Bank A/c
  • D. Dr Rent A/c; Cr Mr. Roi
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71

Transactions are recorded or posted to the ledger in line with

  • A. Accounting Concept
  • B. Source document
  • C. Double Entry Principle
  • D. Data collection
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