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

1555

Which of the following is used where virement is not possible and where an application for additional provision reveals a degree of urgency?

  • A. reserved expenditure warrant
  • B. provisional general warrant
  • C. contigncie warrant
  • D. supplementary general warrant
  • E. virement warrant
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1556

Which of the following is used before the appropriation bill is approved?

  • A. supplementary general warrant
  • B. provisional general warrant
  • C. reserved expenditure warrant
  • D. virement warrant
  • E. supplementary statutory expenditure warrant
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1557

The portion of the authorizes capital which has been allotted to members is

  • A. uncalld capital
  • B. paid-up capital
  • C. issued capital
  • D. authorized capital
  • E. unissued capital
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1558

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

  • A. furniture and fittings
  • B. plant and machinery
  • C. building
  • D. debtors
  • E. general reserve
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1559

The cash realized from the sale of asset on dissolution of partnership is

  • A. debited to cash account and credit to asset account
  • B. credited to cash account and debited to asset account
  • C. debited to cash account and credited realisation account and credited to realisation account
  • D. credited to cash account and debited to realisation account
  • E. debited to realisation account abnd credited to asset account
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1560

Which of the following is a charge against profit?

  • A. ordinary dividend
  • B. general reserve
  • C. preference dividend
  • D. debenture interest
  • E. revenue reserve
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1561

Impersonal Accounts contain

  • A. real and cash accounts
  • B. capital and nominal accounts
  • C. real and normal accounts
  • D. investment and real accounts
  • E. interest received and real account
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1562

Which of the following does not appear in a bank statement?

  • A. dividend received on behalf of customers
  • B. bank charges
  • C. insurance premium paid on behalf of customers
  • D. dishonoured cheques
  • E. uncredited charges
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1563

Discount received is shown in the

  • A. credit side of sales ledger balances
  • B. debit side f bought ledger balances
  • C. credit side of bought ledger balances
  • D. debit side of sales ledger balances
  • E. sales ledger balances as contra entry
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1564

Which of the following is not charged to Manufacturing Account?

  • A. raw materials
  • B. factory's wages
  • C. Distribution expenses
  • D. royalties
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1565

A payment of N150 to a credit

  • A. an increase in assets only
  • B. a reduction of assets only
  • C. a reduction in assets and liabilities
  • D. an increase in assets and liabilities
  • E. a reduction in the bank account
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1566

Which of the following are examples of Nominal account?

  • A. land and insurance
  • B. cash and interest
  • C. building and cash
  • D. machinery and wages
  • E. rent and discount
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1567

The total debtors account of a trading concern is N13,000. Out of this 2 percent is irrecoverable; 5 percent of the balance is unlikely to be collected. Bad debts is

  • A. N910
  • B. N650
  • C. N637
  • D. N377
  • E. N260
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1568

The total debtors account of a trading concern is N13,000. Out of this 2 percent is irrecoverable; 5 percent of the balance is unlikely to be collected. What is the provision for doubtful debts?

  • A. N910
  • B. N650
  • C. N637
  • D. N377
  • E. N260
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1569

The person who has applied for shares in a company is called

  • A. allotee
  • B. subscriber
  • C. promoter
  • D. shareholder
  • E. applicant
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1570

Which of the following is no part of prime cost of production?

  • A. cost raw materials
  • B. carriage on raw materials
  • C. direct expenses
  • D. direct wages
  • E. depreciation of factory equipment
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1571

The payee of a cheque is the

  • A. drawer's banker
  • B. drawee's banker
  • C. person naned to receive the amount on the cheque
  • D. bank cashier
  • E. drawer
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1572

Factory wages are always entered into the

  • A. sales account
  • B. manufacturing account
  • C. profit ans loss account
  • D. trading account
  • E. trading account
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1573

which of the following is not an Appropriation account item for a company?

  • A. inerest on drawings
  • B. proposed dividends
  • C. interim dividends
  • D. provision for taxation
  • E. General reserve
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1574

The purpose of a trading account is to ascertain

  • A. sales
  • B. gross profit or loss
  • C. net profit or loss
  • D. carriage outwarrds
  • E. appropriated profit
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1575

Which of the following entries would be made for goods bought and paid for immediately? Debit

  • A. cash account, credit sales account
  • B. purchases account; credit cash account
  • C. cash account; credit purchases account
  • D. purchases account; credit sales account
  • E. purchases account; credit goods account
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