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

Use the following information to answer the given question: SALES LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNTS
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Balance b/d} & ? & \text{Discount allowed} & 968 \\ \text{sales} & 21,610 & \text{Sales returns} & 942 \\ \text{Acceptance dishonoured} & 542 & \text{cash received from customers} & ? \\ & & \text{Balance c/d} & 13,740 \\ \text{Total} & 34,743 & \text{Total} & 34,742
\end{array}\)
What is the total debts at the beginning of the year?

Use the following information to answer the given question: SALES LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNTS
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Balance b/d} & ? & \text{Discount allowed} & 968 \\ \text{sales} & 21,610 & \text{Sales returns} & 942 \\ \text{Acceptance dishonoured} & 542 & \text{cash received from customers} & ? \\ & & \text{Balance c/d} & 13,740 \\ \text{Total} & 34,743 & \text{Total} & 34,742
\end{array}\)
What is the total cash received from customers?

Use the following information to answer the given question: SALES LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNTS
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Balance b/d} & ? & \text{Discount allowed} & 968 \\ \text{sales} & 21,610 & \text{Sales returns} & 942 \\ \text{Acceptance dishonoured} & 542 & \text{cash received from customers} & ? \\ & & \text{Balance c/d} & 13,740 \\ \text{Total} & 34,743 & \text{Total} & 34,742
\end{array}\)
What is the net sales for the year?

Use the following information to answer the given question: SALES LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNTS
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Balance b/d} & ? & \text{Discount allowed} & 968 \\ \text{sales} & 21,610 & \text{Sales returns} & 942 \\ \text{Acceptance dishonoured} & 542 & \text{cash received from customers} & ? \\ & & \text{Balance c/d} & 13,740 \\ \text{Total} & 34,743 & \text{Total} & 34,742
\end{array}\)
What is the total debts at the end of the year?

Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock at 1st Jan. 1901} & 6,500 \\ \text{Stock at 31st Dec. 1901} & 5,500 \\ \text{Creditors at 1st Jan. 1901} & 4,000 \\ \text{Creditors at 31st December 1901} & 5,000 \\ \text{cash paid for goods during the year} & 20,000 \\ \text{Gross profit} & \text{25% on cost} \\ \text{Administrative and selling expenses} & 2,750
\end{array}\)
What is the amount charged in the profit and loss account?

Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock at 1st Jan. 1901} & 6,500 \\ \text{Stock at 31st Dec. 1901} & 5,500 \\ \text{Creditors at 1st Jan. 1901} & 4,000 \\ \text{Creditors at 31st December 1901} & 5,000 \\ \text{cash paid for goods during the year} & 20,000 \\ \text{Gross profit} & \text{25% on cost} \\ \text{Administrative and selling expenses} & 2,750
\end{array}\)
Calculate the percentage of net profit on sales

Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock at 1st Jan. 1901} & 6,500 \\ \text{Stock at 31st Dec. 1901} & 5,500 \\ \text{Creditors at 1st Jan. 1901} & 4,000 \\ \text{Creditors at 31st December 1901} & 5,000 \\ \text{cash paid for goods during the year} & 20,000 \\ \text{Gross profit} & \text{25% on cost} \\ \text{Administrative and selling expenses} & 2,750
\end{array}\)
What is the turn-over for he year?

Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock at 1st Jan. 1901} & 6,500 \\ \text{Stock at 31st Dec. 1901} & 5,500 \\ \text{Creditors at 1st Jan. 1901} & 4,000 \\ \text{Creditors at 31st December 1901} & 5,000 \\ \text{cash paid for goods during the year} & 20,000 \\ \text{Gross profit} & \text{25% on cost} \\ \text{Administrative and selling expenses} & 2,750
\end{array}\)
The gross profit for the year for the year is

Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock at 1st Jan. 1901} & 6,500 \\ \text{Stock at 31st Dec. 1901} & 5,500 \\ \text{Creditors at 1st Jan. 1901} & 4,000 \\ \text{Creditors at 31st December 1901} & 5,000 \\ \text{cash paid for goods during the year} & 20,000 \\ \text{Gross profit} & \text{25% on cost} \\ \text{Administrative and selling expenses} & 2,750
\end{array}\)
What is the stock turn-over rate?

Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock at 1st Jan. 1901} & 6,500 \\ \text{Stock at 31st Dec. 1901} & 5,500 \\ \text{Creditors at 1st Jan. 1901} & 4,000 \\ \text{Creditors at 31st December 1901} & 5,000 \\ \text{cash paid for goods during the year} & 20,000 \\ \text{Gross profit} & \text{25% on cost} \\ \text{Administrative and selling expenses} & 2,750
\end{array}\)
The purchases for the year is

Which of the these entries is wrong
PURCHASES ACCOUNT
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{A. Balance b/f} & 130 & \text{E. Balance c/d} & 1,030 \\ \text{B.Furniture} & 300 & & \\ \text{C. Cash} & 200 & & \\ \text{D. T.Ramoni} & 400 & & \\ \text{Total} & 1,030 & & 1,030
\end{array}\)

Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Date of delivery} & customer & \text{Gross amount N} & \text{Trade discount %} & \text{Cash Discount %} & \text{Terms of payment} \\ \hline \text{4/1/86} & \text{Mr. A.F.P} & 12,000 & 15 & 10 & \text{30 days of delivery}
\end{array}\)
If Mr. A.F.P. failed to settled his account in time, th3 amount due from him would be

Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Date of delivery} & customer & \text{Gross amount N} & \text{Trade discount %} & \text{Cash Discount %} & \text{Terms of payment} \\ \hline \text{4/1/86} & \text{Mr. A.F.P} & 12,000 & 15 & 10 & \text{30 days of delivery}
\end{array}\)
If Mr. A.F.P. settled his account after 30 days of the delivery, his total discount would be

Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Date of delivery} & customer & \text{Gross amount N} & \text{Trade discount %} & \text{Cash Discount %} & \text{Terms of payment} \\ \hline \text{4/1/86} & \text{Mr. A.F.P} & 12,000 & 15 & 10 & \text{30 days of delivery}
\end{array}\)
If Mr. A.F.P settled his account a week after delivery, his total discount would be

Use the following information to answer the given question:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Date of delivery} & customer & \text{Gross amount N} & \text{Trade discount %} & \text{Cash Discount %} & \text{Terms of payment} \\ \hline \text{4/1/86} & \text{Mr. A.F.P} & 12,000 & 15 & 10 & \text{30 days of delivery}
\end{array}\)
The amount of discount in the ledger is

motor car costing N10,000 was depreciated at 20 per cent anuum by the diminishing balance method. Two years late, it was sold for N6,000. The net result of the sale was

The straight-line depreciation is

When precision for depreciation account is maintained, the annual charge for depreciation shall be

What are the entries of posting credit purchases into the purchases ledger control account?

The balance of the sales account is transferred to the trading account by

Commission received is entered on the