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

1

Use the following information to answer the given question
BOUGHT LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNT:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & N \\ \hline \text{Purchases returns} & 1,500 & \text{Balance b/f} & 5,000 \\ \text{Bills payable} & 4,500 & Purchases & 10,500 \\ Bank & 6,100 & \text{Cheques dishonoured} & 300 \\ \text{Discount allowed} & 200 & & \\ \text{Balance c/f} & N15,800 & & N15,800 \end{array}\)
Payments effected amount to

  • A. N10,800
  • B. N10,600
  • C. N10,500
  • D. N6,100
  • E. N5m800
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2

Use the following information to answer the given question
BOUGHT LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNT:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Purchases returns} & 1,500 & \text{Balance b/f} & 5,000 \\ \text{Bills payable} & 4,500 & Purchases & 10,500 \\ Bank & 6,100 & \text{Cheques dishonoured} & 300 \\ \text{Discount allowed} & 200 & & \\ \text{Balance c/f} & \overline{15,800} & & \overline{15,800} \end{array}\)
Net credit purchases for the year amounted to

  • A. N15,800
  • B. N15,500
  • C. N12,000
  • D. N10,500
  • E. N9,000
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3

Use the following information to answer the given question
BOUGHT LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNT:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Purchases returns} & 1,500 & \text{Balance b/f} & 5,000 \\ \text{Bills payable} & 4,500 & Purchases & 10,500 \\ Bank & 6,100 & \text{Cheques dishonoured} & 300 \\ \text{Discount allowed} & 200 & & \\ \text{Balance c/f} & \overline{15,800} & & \overline{15,800} \end{array}\)
Creditors at the end of the year amounted to

  • A. N10,500
  • B. N9,000
  • C. N5,000
  • D. N4,500
  • E. N3,500
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4

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Manufacturing cost of finished goods} & 75,000 \\ \text{Mark-up is 25%} & 5,000 \end{array}\)
The net profit for the year is

  • A. N93,750
  • B. N56,250
  • C. N18,750
  • D. N17,500
  • E. N13,750
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5

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Manufacturing cost of finished goods} & 75,000 \\ \text{Mark-up is 25%} & 5,000 \end{array}\)
The sales value for the year is

  • A. N93,750
  • B. N56,250
  • C. N18,750
  • D. N17,500
  • E. N13,750
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6

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Manufacturing cost of finished goods} & 75,000 \\ \text{Mark-up is 25%} & 5,000 \end{array}\)
The gross profit for the year is

  • A. N93,750
  • B. N56,250
  • C. N18,750
  • D. N17,500
  • E. N13,750
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7

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & DR & CR \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Goodwill} & 10,000 & \\ \text{Plant and Machinery} & 32,000& \\ \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000& \\ stock & 15,000& \\ debtors & 12,500 & \\ \text{Cash in bank} & 7,500 & \\ \text{cash in hand} & 2,000 & \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & & 34,000 \\ \text{Accrued rent} & & 500 \\ \text{Sundry creditors} & & 9500 \\ Capital & \overline{129,000} & \overline{129,000}\end{array}\)
Current ratio

  • A. 4.9 : 1
  • B. 4.1 : 1
  • C. 3.0 : 1
  • D. 3.7: 1
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8

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & DR & CR \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Goodwill} & 10,000 & \\ \text{Plant and Machinery} & 32,000& \\ \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000& \\ stock & 15,000& \\ debtors & 12,500 & \\ \text{Cash in bank} & 7,500 & \\ \text{cash in hand} & 2,000 & \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & & 34,000 \\ \text{Accrued rent} & & 500 \\ \text{Sundry creditors} & & 9500 \\ Capital & \overline{129,000} & \overline{129,000}\end{array}\)
The value of working capital is

  • A. N27,000
  • B. N25,000
  • C. N24,500
  • D. N18,000
  • E. N14,500
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9

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & DR & CR \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Goodwill} & 10,000 & \\ \text{Plant and Machinery} & 32,000& \\ \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000& \\ stock & 15,000& \\ debtors & 12,500 & \\ \text{Cash in bank} & 7,500 & \\ \text{cash in hand} & 2,000 & \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & & 34,000 \\ \text{Accrued rent} & & 500 \\ \text{Sundry creditors} & & 9500 \\ Capital & \overline{129,000} & \overline{129,000}\end{array}\)
What is the value of intangible assets?

  • A. N60,000
  • B. N50,000
  • C. N42,000
  • D. N32,000
  • E. N10,000
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10

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & DR & CR \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Goodwill} & 10,000 & \\ \text{Plant and Machinery} & 32,000& \\ \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000& \\ stock & 15,000& \\ debtors & 12,500 & \\ \text{Cash in bank} & 7,500 & \\ \text{cash in hand} & 2,000 & \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & & 34,000 \\ \text{Accrued rent} & & 500 \\ \text{Sundry creditors} & & 9500 \\ Capital & \overline{129,000} & \overline{129,000}\end{array}\)
The capital is

  • A. N92,000
  • B. N89,500
  • C. N85,000
  • D. N82,000
  • E. N60,000
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11

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & DR & CR \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Goodwill} & 10,000 & \\ \text{Plant and Machinery} & 32,000& \\ \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000& \\ stock & 15,000& \\ debtors & 12,500 & \\ \text{Cash in bank} & 7,500 & \\ \text{cash in hand} & 2,000 & \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & & 34,000 \\ \text{Accrued rent} & & 500 \\ \text{Sundry creditors} & & 9500 \\ Capital & \overline{129,000} & \overline{129,000}\end{array}\)
What is the value of current assets?

  • A. N37,000
  • B. N35,000
  • C. N27,500
  • D. N22,500
  • E. N22,000
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12

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & DR & CR \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Goodwill} & 10,000 & \\ \text{Plant and Machinery} & 32,000& \\ \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000& \\ stock & 15,000& \\ debtors & 12,500 & \\ \text{Cash in bank} & 7,500 & \\ \text{cash in hand} & 2,000 & \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & & 34,000 \\ \text{Accrued rent} & & 500 \\ \text{Sundry creditors} & & 9500 \\ Capital & \overline{129,000} & \overline{129,000}\end{array}\)
What is the value of current liabilities?

  • A. N12,500
  • B. N10,000
  • C. N9,500
  • D. N9,000
  • E. N7,500
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13

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & DR & CR \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Goodwill} & 10,000 & \\ \text{Plant and Machinery} & 32,000& \\ \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000& \\ stock & 15,000& \\ debtors & 12,500 & \\ \text{Cash in bank} & 7,500 & \\ \text{cash in hand} & 2,000 & \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & & 34,000 \\ \text{Accrued rent} & & 500 \\ \text{Sundry creditors} & & 9500 \\ Capital & \overline{129,000} & \overline{129,000}\end{array}\)
What is the value of fixed tangible assets?

  • A. N92,000
  • B. N89,500
  • C. N82,000
  • D. N60,000
  • E. N42,000
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14

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Balance brought forward} & 500Cr \\ \text{Amount paid to suppliers} & 12,000 \\ \text{Returns outwards} & 150 \\ \text{Balance carried forward} & 650 Cr \end{array}\)
What is the value of purchases?

  • A. N12,800
  • B. N12,650
  • C. N12,300
  • D. N12,150
  • E. N12,000
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15

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock in hand} & 4,000 \\ \text{Purchases for resale} & 5,000 \\ Sales & 3,500 \\ Margin & \text{20%}\end{array}\)
The closing stock is

  • A. N6,200
  • B. N5,500
  • C. N5,000
  • D. N4,000
  • E. N3,500
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16

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1/1/86} & \text{31/12/86} \\ & N & N \\ \hline creditors & 5,000 & 8,000 \\ stock & 1,200 & 1,100 \\ \text{Mark-up} & \text{25%} & \\ \text{Cash paid to creditors} & N7,000 & \end{array}\)
Sales for the year amounted to

  • A. N12,625
  • B. N12,000
  • C. N11,300
  • D. N11,200
  • E. N10,100
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17

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1/1/86} & \text{31/12/86} \\ & N & N \\ \hline creditors & 5,000 & 8,000 \\ stock & 1,200 & 1,100 \\ \text{Mark-up} & \text{25%} & \\ \text{Cash paid to creditors} & N7,000 & \end{array}\)
Gross profit is

  • A. N2,800
  • B. N2,525
  • C. N2,500
  • D. N2000
  • E. N1,750
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18

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1/1/86} & \text{31/12/86} \\ & N & N \\ \hline creditors & 5,000 & 8,000 \\ stock & 1,200 & 1,100 \\ \text{Mark-up} & \text{25%} & \\ \text{Cash paid to creditors} & N7,000 & \end{array}\)
Cost of sales is

  • A. N10,100
  • B. N10,000
  • C. N9,200
  • D. N9,100
  • E. N7,000
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19

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1/1/86} & \text{31/12/86} \\ & N & N \\ \hline creditors & 5,000 & 8,000 \\ stock & 1,200 & 1,100 \\ \text{Mark-up} & \text{25%} & \\ \text{Cash paid to creditors} & N7,000 & \end{array}\)
Purchases for the year amounted to

  • A. N10,000
  • B. N8,000
  • C. N7,000
  • D. N6,900
  • E. N5,000
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20

Which of the following is not a liability?

  • A. accrued wages
  • B. creditor
  • C. prepayment
  • D. insurance due but unpaid
  • E. rent arrears
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21

A delivery van was bought on credit. The transaction would be entered by the customer first in the

  • A. purchases day book
  • B. sales day book
  • C. returns inwards book
  • D. returns outwards book
  • E. journal proper
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