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

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A company advertised and issued 750,000, 12% preference shares of N1 each to be issued ₦1.50 per share. Applications for 1,370,000 were received at 30k per share. 70k per share (including premium) was due on allotment while 25k per share was due on each of the remaining two calls. All amounts due were received. Application money for 120,000 shares was refunded to unsuccessful applicants and the remaining applicants were allotted shares on prorata basis.

The second final call account was debited with

  • A. ordinary share capital account ₦187,500
  • B. 12% preference share capital account ₦187,500
  • C. 12% preference share capital ₦375,000
  • D. bank account ₦187,500
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A company advertised and issued 750,000, 12% preference shares of N1 each to be issued ₦1.50 per share. Applications for 1,370,000 were received at 30k per share. 70k per share (including premium) was due on allotment while 25k per share was due on each of the remaining two calls. All amounts due were received. Application money for 120,000 shares was refunded to unsuccessful applicants and the remaining applicants were allotted shares on prorata basis.

The share premium account would be

  • A. credited with application and allotment ₦187,500
  • B. debited with application and allotment ₦375,000
  • C. debited with application and allotment ₦187,500
  • D. credited with application and allotment ₦375,000
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i. cash at bank  ii. cash in hand  iii. premises  iv. land  v. creditors  vi. loan from friends/bank

What are the current assets?

  • A. i and v
  • B. i and ii
  • C. ii and iv
  • D. iii and v
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i. cash at bank  ii. cash in hand  iii. premises  iv. land  v. creditors  vi. loan from friends/bank

Determine the fixed assets

  • A. iii and iv
  • B. i and v
  • C. ii and iv
  • D. ii and vi
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Given:
                                  ₦
Bank overdraft       2,000
Cash                      2,000
Furniture                4,000

Derive the total amount on the credit side of the trial balance

  • A. ₦4000
  • B. ₦6000
  • C. ₦2000
  • D. ₦8000
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Stationery which will be used over a long period of time is usually recorded as an expense instead of an asset. This concept is called

  • A. entity
  • B. accrual
  • C. realization
  • D. materiality
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The accounting method that reports incomes when earned and expenses when incurred is called 

  • A. accrual accounting
  • B. cash accounting
  • C. fund accounting
  • D. commitment accounting
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Gross profit b/d
Less: Salaries and wages
          Electricity
          Depreciation
          Net profit c/d
 

Dept A
   ₦
6,000
1,800
   ?
  600
?
6,000

Dept B
   ₦
4,000
1,200
   ?
   ?
1,600
4,000

Total
    ₦
10,000 
  3,000
  2,000
  1,000
  4,000
10,000

It is the tradition of the organization to apportion expenses in the proportion 60%:40% for A and B respectively.

The depreciation to be charged to department B is

  • A. ₦500
  • B. ₦300
  • C. ₦400
  • D. ₦600
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Gross profit b/d
Less: Salaries and wages
          Electricity
          Depreciation
          Net profit c/d
 

Dept A
   ₦
6,000
1,800
   ?
  600
?
6,000

Dept B
   ₦
4,000
1,200
   ?
   ?
1,600
4,000

Total
    ₦
10,000 
  3,000
  2,000
  1,000
  4,000
10,000

It is the tradition of the organization to apportion expenses in the proportion 60%:40% for A and B respectively.

What is the net profit made by department A?

  • A. ₦2000
  • B. ₦3600
  • C. ₦3000
  • D. ₦2400
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Given:
                                                                  ₦
Total debtors b/d 31/12/99                    25,000
Cheques received from debtors         255,000
Total debtors c/d 31/12/00                    15,000

Calculate the sales figure

  • A. ₦245,000
  • B. ₦215,000
  • C. ₦295,000
  • D. ₦265,000
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In a departmental accounting system, which of the following expenses will most likely be apportioned on the basis of turnover

  • A. carriage inwards
  • B. carriage outwards
  • C. discount received
  • D. returns outwards
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The excess of income over expenditure is usually transferred to the

  • A. current assets in the balance sheet
  • B. profit and loss account
  • C. accumulated fund
  • D. current liabilities in the balance sheet
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Given:

Depreciation of plant and machinery
Factory rent
Indirect wages
General indirect expenses
Lubricants
Carriage inwards
Factory power
Bank charges
Carriage outwards
 
   ₦
1,600                                         
   650
   695
   726
1,235
   829
   350
   612
2,900
 

Determine the total factory overhead cost

  • A. ₦4,485
  • B. ₦6,085
  • C. ₦6,556
  • D. ₦5,256
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Capital and revenue expenditures of government are usually accounted for under funds which include

  • A. technical, special trust and commercial funds
  • B. personal advances, technical and public funds
  • C. personal advances, treasury clearance and special trust funds
  • D. commercial loans and treasury clearance funds
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The ordinary shareholders enjoy the following right except the right to

  • A. receive dividends at a predetermined rate
  • B. vote at annual general meetings
  • C. elect the board of directors
  • D. participate in additional issues of shares
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Which of the following stock valuation method is suitable under inflationary conditions?

  • A. LIFO
  • B. simple average
  • C. FIFO
  • D. weighted average
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Sales ledger control account contains the total amount in respect of

  • A. investors
  • B. creditors
  • C. shareholders
  • D. debtors
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