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

1807

Which of the following does not relate to government accounting system?

  • A. vote
  • B. trial balance
  • C. consolidated fund
  • D. profit and loss account
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1808

The head office usually issues goods to branches at

  • A. prime cost
  • B. production cost
  • C. net realisable value
  • D. cost price
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1809

The accounting entries for recording cash withdrawal by the proprietor for personal use are, debit

  • A. cash ad credit purchases
  • B. purchases and credit drawings
  • C. purchases and credit cash
  • D. drawings and credit cash
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1810

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of raw materials} & 8,000\\ \text{Purchases} & 45,000 \\ \text{Closing stock of raw materials} & 9,500 \\ \text{Direct wages} & 6,450 \\ \text{Indirect wages} & 2,800 \\ \text{Depreciation – Plant and Machinery} & 3,200 \\ \text{Factory rents and rates} & 350 \\ \text{Opening work-in-progress} & 3,250 \\ \text{Closing work-in-progress} & 3,750\end{array}\)
Production cost is

  • A. N57,300
  • B. N56,300
  • C. N55,800
  • D. N53,000
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1811

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of raw materials} & 8,000\\ \text{Purchases} & 45,000 \\ \text{Closing stock of raw materials} & 9,500 \\ \text{Direct wages} & 6,450 \\ \text{Indirect wages} & 2,800 \\ \text{Depreciation – Plant and Machinery} & 3,200 \\ \text{Factory rents and rates} & 350 \\ \text{Opening work-in-progress} & 3,250 \\ \text{Closing work-in-progress} & 3,750\end{array}\)
Factory cost of production is

  • A. N56,300
  • B. N53,000
  • C. N52,750
  • D. N45,500
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1812

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of raw materials} & 8,000\\ \text{Purchases} & 45,000 \\ \text{Closing stock of raw materials} & 9,500 \\ \text{Direct wages} & 6,450 \\ \text{Indirect wages} & 2,800 \\ \text{Depreciation – Plant and Machinery} & 3,200 \\ \text{Factory rents and rates} & 350 \\ \text{Opening work-in-progress} & 3,250 \\ \text{Closing work-in-progress} & 3,750\end{array}\)
Prime cost is N53,000

  • A. N53,000
  • B. N52,750
  • C. N49,950
  • D. N46,300
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1813

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of raw materials} & 8,000\\ \text{Purchases} & 45,000 \\ \text{Closing stock of raw materials} & 9,500 \\ \text{Direct wages} & 6,450 \\ \text{Indirect wages} & 2,800 \\ \text{Depreciation – Plant and Machinery} & 3,200 \\ \text{Factory rents and rates} & 350 \\ \text{Opening work-in-progress} & 3,250 \\ \text{Closing work-in-progress} & 3,750\end{array}\)
Cost of raw materials consumed is

  • A. N53,000
  • B. N45,500
  • C. N45.000
  • D. N43,500
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1814

Which of the following is a primary source of entry into the debtors ledger?

  • A. suppliers invoice
  • B. returns outwards notes
  • C. sales invoices
  • D. payment vouchers
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1815

Which of the following is a primary source of entry into the debtors ledger?

  • A. suppliers invoice
  • B. returns outward notes
  • C. sales invoices
  • D. payment vochers
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1816

The purchases Ledger control Account is also referred to as

  • A. Total creditors Accounts
  • B. Total ebitors Account
  • C. Cash Account
  • D. Personal Account
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1817

Given a purchases invoice showing 5 items at N40,000 each less trade discount of 25% and cash discount of 10% the amount to be paid within the credit period is

  • A. N200,000
  • B. N180,000
  • C. N135,000
  • D. N75,000
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1818

The depreciation method that allocates higher value to the use of an asset in its earlier years is

  • A. dinimishing balance method
  • B. revaluation method
  • C. fixed instalment method
  • D. straight line method
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1819

What is the effect on a firm for making a payment of N10,000 to creditor? its liabilities

  • A. decrease and its assets decrease
  • B. increase and its assets decrease
  • C. decrease and its asseys increase
  • D. increase and its assets increase
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1820

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N\\ \hline \text{Motor Van} & 120,000\\ \text{Buildings} & 300,000 \\ \text{Stock of goods} & 40,000\end{array}\)
In addition, he had cash ofN60,000 out of which N20,000 was borrowed from a friend.
The liabilities of the business amount to

  • A. N80,000
  • B. N60,000
  • C. N40,000
  • D. N20,000
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1821

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N\\ \hline \text{Motor Van} & 120,000\\ \text{Buildings} & 300,000 \\ \text{Stock of goods} & 40,000\end{array}\)
In addition, he had cash ofN60,000 out of which N20,000 was borrowed from a friend.
The capital of the business is

  • A. N520,000
  • B. N500,000
  • C. N480,000
  • D. N460,000
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1822

A business firm incurs labour cost in installing machinery. This should be treated as

  • A. salaries account
  • B. machinery account
  • C. debtors account
  • D. creditors account
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1823

Which of the following is not correct?

  • A. increases in asset accounts are entered on the debit side
  • B. decreases in assets accounts are entered on the credit side
  • C. increases in liability accounts are entered on the credit side
  • D. decreases in liability accounts are entered on the credit side
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1824

Purchase of goods of N2,000 was treated as sales and entered in the sales day book and had been carried through the account as such. This error of

  • A. principle
  • B. omission
  • C. reversal of entries
  • D. original entries
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1825

Commission of N5,000 to a sales representative is debited to salaries account. This is an error of

  • A. reversal of entries
  • B. principle
  • C. commission
  • D. compensation
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1826

Suppliers personal accounts are found in the

  • A. purchases ledger
  • B. sales account
  • C. purchases account
  • D. sales ledger
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1827

In which ledger is the control account prepared?

  • A. Nominal ledger
  • B. general ledger
  • C. sales ledger
  • D. purchases account
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