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

Use the following information to answer the
\(\begin{array}{c|c} July & 1 & \text{cash in hand, N420, Cash at Bank} & N6,500 \\ & 2 & \text{Paid Asaolu T. by cheque} & N1,500 \\ & 5 & \text{Paid transport by cash} & N42 \\ & 9 & \text{Received cheque from Olawoyin} & N3,600 \\ & 15 & \text{Cash sales to date} & N1,800 \\ & 17 & \text{Paid Haruna by cheque} & N1,200 \\ & 19 & \text{Paid Umana by cash} & N100 \\ & 31 & \text{Paid wages by cash} & N1,500 \end{array}\)
The total cash payments during the month is

Use the following information to answer the
\(\begin{array}{c|c} July & 1 & \text{cash in hand, N420, Cash at Bank} & N6,500 \\ & 2 & \text{Paid Asaolu T. by cheque} & N1,500 \\ & 5 & \text{Paid transport by cash} & N42 \\ & 9 & \text{Received cheque from Olawoyin} & N3,600 \\ & 15 & \text{Cash sales to date} & N1,800 \\ & 17 & \text{Paid Haruna by cheque} & N1,200 \\ & 19 & \text{Paid Umana by cash} & N100 \\ & 31 & \text{Paid wages by cash} & N1,500 \end{array}\)
The cash at bank on 31st July is

Use the following information to answer the
\(\begin{array}{c|c} July & 1 & \text{cash in hand, N420, Cash at Bank} & N6,500 \\ & 2 & \text{Paid Asaolu T. by cheque} & N1,500 \\ & 5 & \text{Paid transport by cash} & N42 \\ & 9 & \text{Received cheque from Olawoyin} & N3,600 \\ & 15 & \text{Cash sales to date} & N1,800 \\ & 17 & \text{Paid Haruna by cheque} & N1,200 \\ & 19 & \text{Paid Umana by cash} & N100 \\ & 31 & \text{Paid wages by cash} & N1,500 \end{array}\)
The cash in hand on 31st July is

The vote book in governmental accounting is used to

Deferred charges are also known as

Which of the following will not make a trial balance total to agree?

Profit expressed as a proportion of cost price is

Which of the following is a contra entry?

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Debtors (1/1/98)} & 2,000 \\ \text{Debtors (31/12/98)} & 1,250 \\ \text{Cash received from debtors} & 6,000 \\ \text{Bad debt written off} & 750 \\ \text{Discount allowed} & 500 \\ \text{Discount received} & 125\end{array}\)
The debtors balance to be shown in the Balance Sheet at 31st December, 1998 is

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Debtors (1/1/98)} & 2,000 \\ \text{Debtors (31/12/98)} & 1,250 \\ \text{Cash received from debtors} & 6,000 \\ \text{Bad debt written off} & 750 \\ \text{Discount allowed} & 500 \\ \text{Discount received} & 125\end{array}\)
Assuming a gross profit of N3,000, what was the net profit?

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \text{Debtors (1/1/98)} & 2,000 \\ \text{Debtors (31/12/98)} & 1,250 \\ \text{Cash received from debtors} & 6,000 \\ \text{Bad debt written off} & 750 \\\ \text{Discount allowed} & 500 \\ \text{Discount received} & 125\end{array}\)
What was the amount of sales for the year?

Carriage outwards is charged to

Carriage outwards is charged to

Discount received is

Item in the bank statement of a business but not in the Cash Book before preparation of bank reconciliation statement do not include

Errors in the ledger can be corrected through

The document which authorizes the Minister of Finance to release fund for government expenditure is

A reserve is an amount

Which of the following is used in locating errors in the ledger?

The capital of not-for profit making organization is

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Sales} & 14,600 \\ \text{Purchases} & 5,500 \\ \text{Return inward} & 150 \\ \text{Rent} & 2,000 \\ \text{Salaries} & 1,000 \\ \text{Discount received} & 400\\ \text{Closing stock} & 250 \\ \text{Opening stock} & 100\end{array}\)
Net sales is