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

1681

Use the following information to answer the given questions
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline Debtors & 30,000 \\ Creditor & 20,000 \\ \text{Opening stock} & 15,000 \\ \text{Closing stock} & 18,000\\ Wages & 3,000 \\ Salaries & 10,000 \\ Purchases & 30,000 \\ Sales & 60,000\end{array}\)
The net profit percentage is

  • A. 100%
  • B. 67%
  • C. 50%
  • D. 33%
  • E. 17%
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1682

Use the following information to answer the given questions
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline Debtors & 30,000 \\ Creditor & 20,000 \\ \text{Opening stock} & 15,000 \\ \text{Closing stock} & 18,000\\ Wages & 3,000 \\ Salaries & 10,000 \\ Purchases & 30,000 \\ Sales & 60,000\end{array}\)
The gross profit percentage is

  • A. 67%
  • B. 55%
  • C. 50%
  • D. 45%
  • E. 33%
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1683

Carriage inwards are included on goods

  • A. on display
  • B. sold
  • C. in process
  • D. purchases
  • E. on return
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1684

The accountant general disburses government fund by the use of

  • A. a voucher
  • B. a warrant
  • C. an estimate
  • D. a vote
  • E. aa provision
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1685

Which of the following is a source of the local government Revenue?

  • A. personal income tax
  • B. sales of armed forces property
  • C. repayment (state)
  • D. repayment (Interest and General)
  • E. market rates
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1686

Opening stock + Purchases + carriage inwards is equal to

  • A. total sales
  • B. cost of goods sold
  • C. cost of goods available for sale
  • D. gross profit
  • E. prime cost
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1687

Which of the following is the least liquid?

  • A. stock
  • B. debtors
  • C. bills receivable
  • D. payment machinery
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1688

When a shareholder fails to pay the calls requested from him, this situation leads to

  • A. forfeiture of shares
  • B. bonus shares
  • C. over-subscription
  • D. right issues
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1689

Which of the following is nit a petty cash book item? purchase of

  • A. machinery
  • B. stamps
  • C. office pins
  • D. milk
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1690

Into how many major types can general purpose computers be classified?

  • A. six
  • B. five
  • C. four
  • D. three
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1691

A sale of goods to audu was not posted. This is an error of

  • A. omission
  • B. compensation
  • C. commission
  • D. principle
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1692

Creditors at start was N4,650 and at close N2,480, cash paid to suppliers during the year amounted to N12,000. Credit purchases for the year is valued at

  • A. N14,480
  • B. N12,000
  • C. N9,830
  • D. N7,130
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1693

The total share capital which a company would be allowed to issue is known as

  • A. issued share capital
  • B. authorised share capital
  • C. working capital
  • D. fixed capital
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1694

Umana Ltd. issued 200,000 shares at N1 each out of its Authorized Share capital of N300,000 at N1 each. At the end of the first call, all shareholders paid in full, except for one shareholder who owes N10,000. The unissued capital of the company is

  • A. N310,000
  • B. N300,000
  • C. N210,000
  • D. N100,000
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1695

Umana Ltd. issued 200,000 shares at N1 each out of its Authorized Share capital of N300,000 at N1 each. At the end of the first call, all shareholders paid in full, except for one shareholder who owes N10,000. The company’s paid-up capital is

  • A. N310,000
  • B. N290,000
  • C. N210,000
  • D. N190,000
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1696

The authority of the Accountant General to disburse from government fund is called

  • A. estimate
  • B. warrant
  • C. provision
  • D. vote
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1697

Purchases of goods from Obi had been entered in Obike’s Account. This is an error of

  • A. omssion
  • B. compensation
  • C. commission
  • D. original entry
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1698

One mega byte is equal to

  • A. 8 bytes
  • B. 1 millin bytes
  • C. 10 million bytes
  • D. 1 billion bytes
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1699

A bond acknowledging a loan to a company under the company’s seal, bearing a fixed rate of interest is known as

  • A. certificate
  • B. agreement
  • C. bank loan
  • D. debenture
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1700

Recurrent expenditure of government is paid from

  • A. contingenecies fund
  • B. reserve fund
  • C. development fund
  • D. consilidated fund
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1701

Yinka bought goods worth N800.00 and sold at a margin of 20% on selling price. How much did she sell the goods?

  • A. N1,000
  • B. N960
  • C. N933
  • D. N820
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