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

2353

Partners whose liabilities are restricted to their financial contribution to the partnership in the event of winding up are

  • A. ordinary partners
  • B. limited partners
  • C. dormant partners
  • D. sleeping partners
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2354

The portion of authorized capital that has been allotted to subscribers

  • A. called up capital
  • B. paid up capital
  • C. issued capital
  • D. nominal capital
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2355

The term used to denote the capital of a not-for-profit making organization is

  • A. annuity fund
  • B. nominal capital
  • C. circulating capital
  • D. accumulated fund
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2356

The equivalent of income and expenditure account in a trading concern is

  • A. trading account
  • B. profit and loss account
  • C. appropriation account
  • D. balance sheet
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2357

Which of the following is not an input device?

  • A. card reader
  • B. paper top reader
  • C. alpha-numeric keyboard
  • D. line partnership
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2358

Rent accrued in 2009 was D140, in 2010, D900 was paid while D160 was outstanding. Rent for 2010 was

  • A. D1,200
  • B. D1,060
  • C. D920
  • D. D880
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2359

The concept which establishes the rule for the periodic recognition of revenue as soon as it is capable of objective measurement is

  • A. going concern
  • B. entity
  • C. consistency
  • D. realization
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2360

which of the following is a component of prime cost?

  • A. depreciation
  • B. royalty
  • C. factory rent
  • D. factory electricity
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2361

A partner who only make capital contribution but does not take part in the management of the partnership business is a/an

  • A. ordinary partner
  • B. limited partner
  • C. dormant partner
  • D. nominal partner
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2362

Which of the following is not prepared by a partnership?

  • A. trading account
  • B. profit and loss account
  • C. income and expenditure account
  • D. profit and loss appropriation account
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2363

The name given to a budget in public service accounting is

  • A. vote
  • B. subvention
  • C. general order
  • D. estimate
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2364

Branch stock account is used to determine the

  • A. net value of goods sent to branch
  • B. gross profit of the branch
  • C. branch credit sales
  • D. branch net profit or loss
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2365

Osa started business with Le 40,000 cash. The accounting entry is debit

  • A. cash account; credit capital account
  • B. capital account; credit cash account
  • C. purchases account; credit cash account
  • D. expenses account; credit capital account
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2366

Which of the following is an example of factory overheads?

  • A. salary of marketing officer
  • B. salary of production officer
  • C. salary of accounting officer
  • D. wages of machine operator
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2367

Capital receipt is collected

  • A. on sales of motor vehicle
  • B. on sales of stock in trade
  • C. from trade debtors
  • D. from trading activities
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2368

The addition of prime cost and factory overhead is

  • A. total factory overheads
  • B. market value of goods produced
  • C. cost of goods produced
  • D. work-in-progress
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2369

Which of the following is a trading account item?

  • A. discount allowed
  • B. discount recieved
  • C. carriage outwards
  • D. carriage inwards
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2370

The process of entering transaction from one book to another is

  • A. reading
  • B. posting
  • C. numbering
  • D. listing
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2371

A balance sheet shows only

  • A. fixed assets and current assets
  • B. assets and long term liabilities
  • C. assets and liabilities
  • D. assets and capital
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2372

Which of the following is a book of ordinary entry?

  • A. ledger
  • B. balance sheet
  • C. bank statement
  • D. sales journal
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2373

A fixed assets fully written-down by a trader is now considered to be worth ₦5,000. The double entry required to reflect this is debit

  • A. asset account credit purchase account
  • B. asset account credit capital account
  • C. capital account credit asset account
  • D. capital account credit profit and loss account
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