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

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Use the following information to answer the given question.
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Net profit for the year} & N75.000\\ \text{Ordinary share capital of 50 kobo each} & N65,000\\ \text{10% Preference shares of 50 kobo each} & N100,000\end{array}\)
Preference dividend for the year is

  • A. N20,000
  • B. N10,500
  • C. N10,000
  • D. N7,500
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44

Use the following information to answer the given question.
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Net profit for the year} & N75.000\\ \text{Ordinary share capital of 50 kobo each} & N65,000\\ \text{10% Preference shares of 50 kobo each} & N100,000\end{array}\)
The amount available as dividend to ordinary shareholders is

  • A. N75,000
  • B. N65,000
  • C. N55,000
  • D. N52,500
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45

Patient and trade marks are classified under

  • A. intangible assets
  • B. current assets
  • C. fixed assets
  • D. wasting assets
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46

The procedure for utilizing the savings from one sub-head of expenditure to pay for another under the same head is

  • A. apportionment
  • B. virement
  • C. appropriation
  • D. allocation
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47

Which of the following is the responsibility of a local government?

  • A. constructing market stalls
  • B. raising income tax revenue
  • C. developing highways and tolling them
  • D. developing major ports for tax purposes
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48

Which of the following is not an externally visible part of a computer?

  • A. centra processing unit
  • B. microchip
  • C. monitor
  • D. keyboard
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49

The document which advertises the sale of shares of a company is a/an

  • A. prospectus
  • B. debenture
  • C. statement
  • D. invoice
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50

The transformation of pieces of information into a more useful format is

  • A. data processing
  • B. information processing
  • C. computerization
  • D. system analysis
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51

A chain store is known as?

  • A. department store
  • B. multiple store
  • C. supermarket
  • D. hypermarket
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52

An unfavourable balance of trade for a country means that her?

  • A. imports exceed exports
  • B. visible exports exceed invisible import
  • C. invisible exports exceed visible exports
  • D. imports and exports are equal
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