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

2458

Us the following information to answer the question given.

\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Cost of motor vehicle – 1\1\12} & ₦ 85,000 \\ \text{Residual value} & ₦5,000 \\ \text{Estimated useful lifespan 10 years} & \end{array}\).
The business make use of the straight line method for providing depreciation, the annual depreciation is

  • A. ₦9,000
  • B. ₦8,500
  • C. ₦8,000
  • D. ₦6,500
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2459

Which of the following is entered in the general journal?

  • A. purchase of goods
  • B. sale of goods on credit
  • C. returns inward
  • D. aquisition of fixed assets
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2460

An error of principle is made, if

  • A. an entry has been made on the wrong class of account
  • B. a transaction has been completely omitted
  • C. an entry has been made on the wrong side of the two accounts corcened
  • D. a transaction is entered in both accounts for the wrong amount
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2461

Which of the following is used to record the disposal of a fixed asset?

  • A. journal proper
  • B. petty cash book
  • C. sales day book
  • D. purchase day book
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2462

Purchase account is overcast by ₦200, while wages account is undercast by ₦200. This is

  • A. an error of omission
  • B. a compensating error
  • C. an error of commision
  • D. an error of principal
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2463

Which of the following transactions will result in disagreement between the cash book and the bank statements?

  • A. selling of goods on credit to a customer
  • B. withdrawal of goods by the proprietor for his personel use
  • C. cheque paid directly into the bank account by a customer
  • D. omission of purchases received from a supplier on credit
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2464

Net turnover is referred to as

  • A. purchases
  • B. assets
  • C. sales
  • D. profits
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2465

The accounting treatment for a dishonored cheque is; debit

  • A. customer's account; credit bank account
  • B. bank account; credit customer's account
  • C. customer's account; credit sales account
  • D. sales account; credit customer account
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2466

Which of the following subsidiary books involves cash movements?

  • A. sales day book
  • B. purchases day book
  • C. returns inwards book
  • D. petty cash book
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2467

An example of a credit entry in a profit and loss account is

  • A. carriage inwards
  • B. carriage outwards
  • C. discounts allowed
  • D. discounts received
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2468

In the operation of an imprest of petty cash, the

  • A. petty cashier pays all expenses
  • B. petty cashier pays money to the accountant
  • C. petty cashier regularly begins each period with the same amount of money
  • D. main cashier accounts to the petty cashier for some experiences made by him
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2469

A book that contains individual accounts of suppliers is the

  • A. purchase ledger
  • B. general ledger
  • C. nominal ledger
  • D. sales ledger
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2470

The source document used to make entries in the purchase day book is

  • A. debt note
  • B. credit note
  • C. invoice
  • D. receipt
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2471

In government accounting, the method used which records on the basis of financial entity with self-balancing books instead of entity of proprietorship is

  • A. virement
  • B. fund accounting
  • C. consolidated fund
  • D. financial regulation
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2472

The account of government into which all monies are received and from which all expenditures are disbursed is the

  • A. Federation account
  • B. Petroleum Technology Development Fund
  • C. Central Bank Account
  • D. Development fund
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2473

Oil and Buns issued to the public 1,300,000 ordinary shares of 75k at a price of #1.50k. Application and allotment were received for 900,000 shares at 25k each.

The book value of issued share capital is

  • A. #675,000
  • B. #975,000
  • C. #1,350,000
  • D. #1,950,000
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2474

Oil and Buns issued to the public 1,300,000 ordinary shares of 75k at a price of #1.50k. Application and allotment were received for 900,000 shares at 25k each.

Determine the amount received on application and allotment

  • A. #224,950
  • B. #225,000
  • C. #324,950
  • D. #325,000
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2475

#800,000 worth of ordinary shares of 50k were issued at #1 each, payable in full on application. The entry in the cash book would be to

  • A. credit #1,600,000
  • B. debit #1,600,000
  • C. credit #1,600,000
  • D. debit #800,000
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2476

The details of the share capital which a company is authorized to issue is contained in the

  • A. Articles of Association
  • B. Companies and Allied Matters Act
  • C. Memorandum of Association
  • D. Share capitak certificate
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2477

Payment for shares in excess of amount offered gives rise to

  • A. subscription in advance
  • B. revenue reserves
  • C. capital reserves
  • D. calls-in-advance
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2478

The expenses incurred in purchasing a vehicle is a

  • A. revenue expenditure
  • B. capital expenditure
  • C. recurrent expenditure
  • D. concurrent expenditure
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