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

43

Which of the following terms describes the provision made for the loss in the value of an asset that has a legal life span?

  • A. capitalization
  • B. depreciation
  • C. depletion
  • D. amortization
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44

Use the following information to answer the question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Unpresented cheques} & N85,305 \\ \text{Balance as per bank statement} & N206,865 \\ \text{Balance as per cash book} & N144,495\end{array}\)
Uncredited cheques amount to

  • A. N229,800
  • B. N121,560
  • C. N85,305
  • D. N22,935
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45

Use the following information to answer the question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{prepared} & \text{1/01/2003} & N600.00\\ \text{Rent paid} & \text{31/12/2003} & N3,000.00\\ \text{Rent prepaid} & \text{31/12/2003} & N400.00\end{array}\)
Rent for 2013 amounted to

  • A. N4,000
  • B. N3,200
  • C. N3,000
  • D. N2,800
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46

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

  • A. general ledger
  • B. purchases journal
  • C. private ledger
  • D. purchases ledger
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47

Which of the following items is not shown in the Trial Balance

  • A. closng stock value
  • B. opening stock balance
  • C. opening dentors balance
  • D. closing asset value
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48

Pending the location of an error, the difference disclosed in a trial balance is temporarily treated in

  • A. suspense Account
  • B. trading account
  • C. control account
  • D. profit and loss account
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49

Which of the following is not a source document?

  • A. credit note
  • B. invoice
  • C. debit note
  • D. bank note
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50

Rent receivable account is an example of

  • A. nnorminal account
  • B. real account
  • C. personal account
  • D. private account
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51

Which of the following is both a subsidiary book and a ledger?

  • A. sales journal
  • B. purchases journal
  • C. returns inward book
  • D. cash book
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52

Which of the following is used to record the purchase of fixed asset on credit?

  • A. sales journal
  • B. journal proper
  • C. purchases journal
  • D. cash book
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53

The principle entry book-keeping states that every

  • A. every debit entry must have a corresponding credit entry
  • B. debtor must have a creditor
  • C. double debit must must have a double credit entry
  • D. account debited should also be credited
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54

The sales day Book is used to record

  • A. cash and credit sales
  • B. credit sales
  • C. cash sales
  • D. sales to middleman
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