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

1

Rent Payable Account is an example of a

  • A. norminal account
  • B. real account
  • C. personal account
  • D. private account
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2

The art of recording transactions in books of account is known as

  • A. debiting
  • B. book-keeping
  • C. auditing
  • D. crediting
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3

Which of the following has multiple uses?

  • A. sales jounal
  • B. purchases journal
  • C. general jounal
  • D. returns outwards journal
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4

The purchase of a typewriter for office use was debited to purchases Account. This is an error of

  • A. original entry
  • B. commission
  • C. principle
  • D. omission
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5

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \text{Balance as per cash book} & 18,000\\ \text{Dishonored cheques} & 1,200\\ \text{Bank charged} & 300\\ Unpresented cheques} & 2,400\end{array}\)
The balance as per statement is

  • A. ₦21,300
  • B. ₦16,500
  • C. ₦16,500
  • D. ₦14,100
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6

Which of the following is a real account item?

  • A. goodwill
  • B. fixtures
  • C. debtors
  • D. interest
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7

Which of the following transactions is posted to the nominal ledger?

  • A. discounts alloed to customers
  • B. cash paid by a customer
  • C. purchase of fixed asset for cash
  • D. cash paid to suppliers
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8

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Balance as per cash book} & 18,000\\ \text{Dishonored cheques} & 1,200 \\ \text{Bank charged} & 300 \\ \text{Unpresented cheques} & 2,400\end{array}\)
The adjusted cash book balance is

  • A. ₦18,900
  • B. ₦18,000
  • C. ₦17,700
  • D. ₦16,500
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9

Which of the following is not a source document?

  • A. cheque stub
  • B. cash receipt
  • C. cash receipt
  • D. cash book
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10

Which of the following items is found in the credit column of the trial balance?

  • A. provision for doubtful debts
  • B. bad debts written off
  • C. carriage inwards
  • D. carriage outwards
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11

Debtors value as at 1st January 2000 was N40,000. Bad debts written off during the year was N5,000 provision for bad debt was 5%. The amount debited to profit and loss account as provision for the year was

  • A. N5,000
  • B. N2,250
  • C. N2,000
  • D. N1,750
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12

Which of the following errors would affect the agreement of the agreement of the trial balance totals?

  • A. commission
  • B. omission
  • C. single entry
  • D. original entry
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13

A fixed asset was bought for N60,000 on 1st January, 1997. Depreciation was provided at 10% on cost. It was bought for N16,000 on 30th June, 2001. The net book value at the time of sale was

  • A. N33,000
  • B. N30,000
  • C. N17,000
  • D. N16,000
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14

A fixed asset was bought for N60,000 on 1st January, 1997. Depreciation was provided at 10% on cost. It was bought for N16,000 on 30th June, 2001.The profit or loss on sale was

  • A. ₦17,000 profit
  • B. ₦17,000 loss
  • C. ₦16,000 profit
  • D. ₦16,000 loss
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15

In which ledger is the account of yao, a debtor found?

  • A. norminal ledger
  • B. purchases ledger
  • C. general ledger
  • D. sales ledger
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16

In which of the following is purchase of fixed assets on credit first recorders?

  • A. purchases journal
  • B. journal proper
  • C. cash book
  • D. general ledger
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17

Which of the following source documents is used for recording goods and returned to suppliers?

  • A. invoice
  • B. waybill
  • C. debit note
  • D. credit note
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18

The opening balance of debtors is N100,000 and that of provision for doubtful debts is N1,000. If provision is to at \(\frac{1}{2}\)% of debtors, how much would be charged in the profit and loss account?

  • A. ₦3,500
  • B. ₦2,500
  • C. ₦1,500
  • D. ₦1,000
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19

Use the following information to answer question,
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦\\ \hline \text{Opening stock} & 40,000\\ \text{Purchases} & 130,000\\ \text{Closing stocks} & 32,000 \\ \text{sales} & 180,000\end{array}\)
What was the gross profit?

  • A. ₦8,000
  • B. ₦50,000
  • C. ₦42,000
  • D. ₦10,000
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20

Use the following information to answer question,
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦\\ \hline \text{Opening stock} & 40,000\\ \text{Purchases} & 130,000\\ \text{Closing stocks} & 32,000 \\ \text{sales} & 180,000\end{array}\)
What was the cost of goods sold?

  • A. ₦170,000
  • B. ₦138,000
  • C. ₦130,000
  • D. ₦122,000
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21

Which of the following is an item of prime cost?

  • A. royalities payable
  • B. factory salaries
  • C. depreciation of plant
  • D. rent of factory building
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