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

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The financial plan of the government for a year is contained in the

  • A. analysis book
  • B. gazette
  • C. budget
  • D. vote
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N\\ \hline \text{Land and building} & 20,000\\ Stock & 5,000\\ \text{Cash in hand} & 1,000\\ \text{Profit and loss b/f} & 14,000\\ \text{Rent owing} & 400\\ Creditors & 11,000\\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 7,500\\ \text{Motor vehicle} & 12,000 \\
Debtors & 13,750\\ \text{Bank overdraft} & 8,750
\end{array}\)
The value of fixed assets is

  • A. N57,300
  • B. N47,500
  • C. N40,000
  • D. N37,500
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N\\ \hline \text{Land and building} & 20,000\\ Stock & 5,000\\ \text{Cash in hand} & 1,000\\ \text{Profit and loss b/f} & 14,000\\ \text{Rent owing} & 400\\ Creditors & 11,000\\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 7,500\\ \text{Motor vehicle} & 12,000 \\
Debtors & 13,750\\ \text{Bank overdraft} & 8,750
\end{array}\)
The opening capital is

  • A. N32,000
  • B. N26,000
  • C. N25,600
  • D. N14,000
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N\\ \hline \text{Land and building} & 20,000\\ Stock & 5,000\\ \text{Cash in hand} & 1,000\\ \text{Profit and loss b/f} & 14,000\\ \text{Rent owing} & 400\\ Creditors & 11,000\\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 7,500\\ \text{Motor vehicle} & 12,000 \\
Debtors & 13,750\\ \text{Bank overdraft} & 8,750
\end{array}\)
The value of current assets is

  • A. N28,500
  • B. N20,150
  • C. N19,750
  • D. N17,000
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N\\ \hline \text{Land and building} & 20,000\\ Stock & 5,000\\ \text{Cash in hand} & 1,000\\ \text{Profit and loss b/f} & 14,000\\ \text{Rent owing} & 400\\ Creditors & 11,000\\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 7,500\\ \text{Motor vehicle} & 12,000 \\
Debtors & 13,750\\ \text{Bank overdraft} & 8,750
\end{array}\)
The value of current liabilities is

  • A. N32,750
  • B. N20,150
  • C. N19,750
  • D. N11,000
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27

Into how many types can general purpose computers be classified?

  • A. three
  • B. four
  • C. five
  • D. six
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28

The amount for which a business is sold is

  • A. purchase consideation
  • B. premium
  • C. capital reserve
  • D. goodwill
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29

When shares are oversubscribed, the promoters may decide to scale down. When this is done, the shares are issued proportionately

  • A. on pro-rate
  • B. at discount
  • C. at par
  • D. at premium
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30

The document authorising an officer to incur expenditure is known as

  • A. virement
  • B. budget
  • C. warrant
  • D. vote
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31

The total of the purchases day book is posted to the purchases account in the

  • A. purchases ledger
  • B. general ledger
  • C. private ledger
  • D. nominal ledger
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32

The capital sum which represents the difference between he asset and liabilities of a society or club is

  • A. working capital
  • B. accumulated fund
  • C. consilidated fund
  • D. reserved capital
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33

An asset was bought on 1st January, 1995 for N60,000. Depreciation was provided for annually at 20% on cost. It was sold for N21,000 on 30th October 1998. Depreciation is charged fully in the year of disposal. Profit on sale is

  • A. N24,000
  • B. N21,000
  • C. N18,000
  • D. N9,000
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An asset was bought on 1st January, 1995 for N60,000. Depreciation was provided for annually at 20% on cost. It was sold for N21,000 on 30th October 1998. Depreciation is charged fully in the year of disposal. Accumulated depreciation is

  • A. N48,000
  • B. N39,000
  • C. N36,000
  • D. N21,000
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35

An asset was bought on 1st January, 1995 for N60,000. Depreciation was provided for annually at 20% on cost. It was sold for N21,000 on 30th October 1998. Depreciation is charged fully in the year of disposal. The net book value at the time of sale was

  • A. N39,000
  • B. N16,000
  • C. N14,000
  • D. N12,000
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36

Which of the following is not an accounting concept?

  • A. entity
  • B. going-concern
  • C. consistency
  • D. historical cost
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37

The double entry for refund of unsuccessful application monies is debit

  • A. application for shares account, credit bank account
  • B. bank account, credit application for shares accoun
  • C. allotment account, credit bank account
  • D. cash account, credit bank aaccount
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38

The term bad debt is used to describe

  • A. a debt that cannot be recovered
  • B. a debt that is long over due
  • C. an overcharge on a debtor's account
  • D. a debt owned by a former employee
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A provision is

  • A. an amount set out of profit for other uses
  • B. an amount of loss from trading activities
  • C. an expense of buisiness to be paid for in cash
  • D. a loss in value of all business assets
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40

Carriage inward expenses of a business is treated in

  • A. trading account
  • B. balance sheet
  • C. appropriation account
  • D. profit and loss account
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Use the following information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} & & โ‚ฆ\\ \hline \text{Raw materials} & \text{stock 1/1/2000} & 4,500 \\ & purchases & 30,000\\ & \text{stock 31/12/2000} & 6,000\\ \text{Wages: direct} & & 34.200\\ indirect & & 10,800\\ \text{factory expenses: rent} & & 18,000\\ insurance & & 3,000\\ \text{work-in-progress: 1/1/2000} & & 3,750\\ \text{31/12/2000} & & 6,750\end{array}\)
The amount of factory overhead is

  • A. N42,300
  • B. N31,800
  • C. N28,800
  • D. N21,000
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Use the following information to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} & & โ‚ฆ\\ \hline \text{Raw materials} & \text{stock 1/1/2000} & 4,500 \\ & purchases & 30,000\\ & \text{stock 31/12/2000} & 6,000\\ \text{Wages: direct} & & 34.200\\ indirect & & 10,800\\ \text{factory expenses: rent} & & 18,000\\ insurance & & 3,000\\ \text{work-in-progress: 1/1/2000} & & 3,750\\ \text{31/12/2000} & & 6,750\end{array}\)
The prime cost is

  • A. N68,700
  • B. N65,700
  • C. N62,700
  • D. N58,800
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