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

1534

The accounting entries required for increase in provision for doubtful debts are

  • A. debit profit and loss account, credit provision for doubtful debts account
  • B. credit provision for doubtful debts account; debit profit and loss account
  • C. credit trading account; credit provision and doubtful debts account
  • D. credit trading trading account; debit provision for doubtful debts account
  • E. credit debtor's account; debit provision for doubtful debts account
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1535

If incorrect entries on the debit side equal other incorrect entries on the credit side, the error is that of

  • A. ordinary entry
  • B. omission
  • C. commission
  • D. compensation
  • E. principle
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1536

Which of the following is not a debit entry on a sales ledger control account?

  • A. goods sold
  • B. cash received
  • C. dishonoured cash
  • D. payment to debtors for claim
  • E. interest charges
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1537

The reward given to a debenture holder is called

  • A. profit
  • B. reserve
  • C. premium
  • D. dividend
  • E. interest
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1538

Which of the following is the basis of accounting in the Civil Service?

  • A. accrual
  • B. cash
  • C. income
  • D. expenditure
  • E. profit
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1539

Which of the following is the effect of a reduction in the provision for doubtful debts?

  • A. reduction in net profit
  • B. reduction in cash balance
  • C. reduction in gloss profit
  • D. increase in gross profit
  • E. increase in net profit
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1540

Use the following to answer the given question
UCHENNA ENTERPRISES: Balance sheet as at 31st December, 1993
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & N & & N \\ \hline Capital & 84,000 & & \text{Land and building} & 45,000 \\ \text{Add net profit} & 15,000 & 99,000 & \text{Furniture and Fittings} & 34,000 \\ \text{Less drawings} & & 9,000 & Stock & 28,000 \\ & & \overline{90,000} & debtors & 22,000 \\ debtors Creditors & & 25,000 & cash & 1,000 \\ Accruals & & 15,000 & & \\ & & \overline{130,000} & & \overline{130,000} \end{array}\)
Working capital amounts to

  • A. N51,000
  • B. N50,000
  • C. N23,000
  • D. N22,000
  • E. N11,000
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1541

Use the following to answer the given question
UCHENNA ENTERPRISES: Balance sheet as at 31st December, 1993
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & N & & N \\ \hline Capital & 84,000 & & \text{Land and building} & 45,000 \\ \text{Add net profit} & 15,000 & 99,000 & \text{Furniture and Fittings} & 34,000 \\ \text{Less drawings} & & 9,000 & Stock & 28,000 \\ & & \overline{90,000} & debtors & 22,000 \\ debtors Creditors & & 25,000 & cash & 1,000 \\ Accruals & & 15,000 & & \\ & & \overline{130,000} & & \overline{130,000} \end{array}\)
Current assets amount to

  • A. N51,000
  • B. N50,000
  • C. N23,000
  • D. N22,000
  • E. N11,000
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1542

Use the following to answer the given question
UCHENNA ENTERPRISES: Balance sheet as at 31st December, 1993
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & N & & N \\ \hline Capital & 84,000 & & \text{Land and building} & 45,000 \\ \text{Add net profit} & 15,000 & 99,000 & \text{Furniture and Fittings} & 34,000 \\ \text{Less drawings} & & 9,000 & Stock & 28,000 \\ & & \overline{90,000} & debtors & 22,000 \\ debtors Creditors & & 25,000 & cash & 1,000 \\ Accruals & & 15,000 & & \\ & & \overline{130,000} & & \overline{130,000} \end{array}\)
Capital employed is

  • A. N130,000
  • B. N115,000
  • C. N99,000
  • D. N90,000
  • E. N84,000
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1543

Use the following to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Provision for bad debts} & 1,000 Cr \\ \text{Bad debts} & 500Dr \\ debtors & 50,000Dr \\ \text{Additional bad debts to be written off} & 500 \end{array}\)
New provision for bad debts to stand at 5% of debtors. The total amount of bad debts to be charges as expense in the profit and Loss Account is

  • A. N2,500
  • B. N2,000
  • C. N1,500
  • D. N1,200
  • E. N1,000
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1544

Use the following to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Provision for bad debts} & 1,000 Cr \\ \text{Bad debts} & 500Dr \\ debtors & 50,000Dr \\ \text{Additional bad debts to be written off} & 500 \end{array}\)
New provision for bad debts to stand at 5% of debtors. In the balance sheet, the net figures for the profit is

  • A. N47,025
  • B. N46,550
  • C. N45,600
  • D. N45,500
  • E. N43,225
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1545

Use the following to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock 1/1/93} & 4,500 \\ Sales & 13,500\\ Purchases & 5,000 \\ \text{Carriage inwards} & 500 \\ \text{Stock 31/12/93} & 4,200 \\ \text{Return inwards} & 600\end{array}\)
Gross profit is

  • A. N8,300
  • B. N8,200
  • C. N7,700
  • D. N7,600
  • E. N7,100
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1546

Use the following to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock 1/1/93} & 4,500 \\ Sales & 13,500\\ Purchases & 5,000 \\ \text{Carriage inwards} & 500 \\ \text{Stock 31/12/93} & 4,200 \\ \text{Return inwards} & 600\end{array}\)
Net sales is

  • A. N14,100
  • B. N14,000
  • C. N13,500
  • D. N12,900
  • E. N9,300
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1547

Use the following to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock 1/1/93} & 4,500 \\ Sales & 13,500\\ Purchases & 5,000 \\ \text{Carriage inwards} & 500 \\ \text{Stock 31/12/93} & 4,200 \\ \text{Return inwards} & 600\end{array}\)
Cost of sales is

  • A. N10,000
  • B. N9,500
  • C. N5,800
  • D. N5,300
  • E. N5,200
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1548

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Fixed assets} & 12,000 \\ \text{Current assets} & 5,000 \\ \text{Current liabilities} & 2,300 \\ Capital & 10,000 \\ \text{Long term liabilities} & 4,700\end{array}\)
The working capital is

  • A. N10,000
  • B. N9,700
  • C. N7,300
  • D. N7,000
  • E. N2,700
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1549

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Fixed assets} & 12,000 \\ \text{Current assets} & 5,000 \\ \text{Current liabilities} & 2,300 \\ Capital & 10,000 \\ \text{Long term liabilities} & 4,700\end{array}\)
Total liabilities amount to

  • A. N17,000
  • B. N14,700
  • C. N12,300
  • D. N7,000
  • E. N4,700
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1550

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Fixed assets} & 12,000 \\ \text{Current assets} & 5,000 \\ \text{Current liabilities} & 2,300 \\ Capital & 10,000 \\ \text{Long term liabilities} & 4,700\end{array}\)
What is the total net assets?

  • A. N17,300
  • B. N17,000
  • C. N15,000
  • D. N14,700
  • E. N12,000
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1551

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Fixed assets} & 12,000 \\ \text{Current assets} & 5,000 \\ \text{Current liabilities} & 2,300 \\ Capital & 10,000 \\ \text{Long term liabilities} & 4,700\end{array}\)
What is the total assets?

  • A. N17,300
  • B. N17,000
  • C. N15,000
  • D. N14,700
  • E. N12,000
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1552

Discount allowed is a charge made against

  • A. trading account
  • B. profit and loss acount
  • C. approration account
  • D. current account
  • E. nominal account
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1553

Which of the following is not a debit entry in the Bought Ledger?

  • A. cash
  • B. discount received
  • C. purchases
  • D. returns outeards
  • E. bills payable
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1554

A document which acknowledges that a company owes a named person a stated sum of money with the promise that a stated interest rate will be paid periodically is called

  • A. share certificate
  • B. preference certificate
  • C. debenture certificcate
  • D. allotment certificate
  • E. call certificate
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