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

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A motor car costing D100,000 was depreciated at 20% per annum by the diminishing balance method. Two years later, it was sold for D60,000. Using the information, the net profit or loss on the sale was

  • A. D 40,000 profit
  • B. D 4,000 profit
  • C. D 4,000 loss
  • D. D 40,000 loss
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23

Credit sales was debited to A. Akpan instead of B. Akpan. This is an error of

  • A. principle
  • B. original entry
  • C. omission
  • D. comission
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24

The petty cash book has

  • A. a debit balance only
  • B. a credit balance only
  • C. a nill balance only
  • D. both debit and credit balances
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25

The authorized capital of city entertainment company is made up of 200,000 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)% preference shares of Le 60 each and 300,000 ordinary shares have been issued at Le 30 each and fully paid. All the preference dividend and recommended ordinary divided Le 0.10 per share. Using the following information, the value of the ordinary share capital to be stated in the balance sheet is

  • A. Le 9,000,000
  • B. Le 7,200,000
  • C. Le 4,800,000
  • D. Le 4,000,000
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26

The authorized capital of city entertainment company is made up of 200,000 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)% preference shares of Le 60 each and 300,000 ordinary shares have been issued at Le 30 each and fully paid. All the preference dividend and recommended ordinary divided Le 0.10 per share. Using the following information, What is the amount of the share premium?

  • A. Le 9,000,000
  • B. Le 500,000
  • C. Le 3,000,000
  • D. Le 2,400,000
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27

The authorized capital of city entertainment company is made up of 200,000 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)% preference shares of Le 60 each and 300,000 ordinary shares have been issued at Le 30 each and fully paid. All the preference dividend and recommended ordinary divided Le 0.10 per share. Using the following information, what is the amount of preference dividend and recommended ordinary divided of Le 0.10 per share

  • A. Le 600,000
  • B. Le 500,000
  • C. Le 3,00,000
  • D. Le 5,000
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28

In a not for profit making organization, the excess of income over expenditure is

  • A. added to capital
  • B. added to accumulated fund
  • C. deduced from capital
  • D. deducted from accumulated fund
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29

Programs installed in computers to facilitate processing of data are

  • A. hardwares
  • B. software
  • C. magnetic tapes
  • D. diskettes
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30

The document making a public offer for he sale of a company’s share is

  • A. memorandum of association
  • B. articles of association
  • C. prospectus
  • D. certificate of registration
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31

The purchase of a typewriter for office use for ₦2,000 is debited to

  • A. creditors
  • B. bank account
  • C. purchases account
  • D. equipment account
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32

Which of the following does not appear in a bank statement?

  • A. dividend received
  • B. bank charges
  • C. uncredited cheques
  • D. dishonoured cheques
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33

Cost of extension to a factory building is classified as

  • A. capital receipt
  • B. revenue expenditure
  • C. capital expenditure
  • D. revenue receipt
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34

Which of the following is not part of factory overhead?

  • A. factory salaries
  • B. factory lighting and heating
  • C. depreciation of plant and machinery
  • D. depreciation of furniture and fixtures
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35

The total debtors account of trading concern is N13,000. out of this 2% is irrecoverable, 5% of the balance is not like to be collected. What is the provision for doubtful debts?

  • A. N910
  • B. N650
  • C. N637
  • D. N260
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36

A three column cash book contains column for

  • A. cash, assets and liabilities
  • B. bank, cash and assets
  • C. cash, bank and return
  • D. dscount, cash and bank
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37

A difference between the debit and credit totals in a trial balance is placed in

  • A. bank reconciliation statement
  • B. profit and loss account
  • C. suspense account
  • D. appropriate account
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38

Which of the following is not a source of revenue for local government?

  • A. mining royaltyies
  • B. radio and TV licences
  • C. tenement/property rates
  • D. business permit fee
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39

“Financial statements do not a disclose all information users need to know about a firm” This is the concept of

  • A. consistency
  • B. money measurement
  • C. dual aspect
  • D. materiality
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40

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D\\ \hline \text{Purchase of raw materials} & 236,500\\ \text{Returns of raw materials} & 4,750\\ \text{Carriage on raw materials} & 44,000\\ \text{Stock of raw materials at close} & 39,500 \\ \text{Factory fuel} & 3150,000\\ \text{Direct wages} & 205,000\\ \text{Indirect wages} & 31, 250\\ \text{Factory power} & 105,000\\ \text{Work-in-progress at start} & 32,500\end{array}\)
The total factory overhead is

  • A. D 318,750
  • B. D 286,250
  • C. D 255,000
  • D. D 236,250
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41

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D\\ \hline \text{Purchase of raw materials} & 236,500\\ \text{Returns of raw materials} & 4,750\\ \text{Carriage on raw materials} & 44,000\\ \text{Stock of raw materials at close} & 39,500 \\ \text{Factory fuel} & 150,000\\ \text{Direct wages} & 205,000\\ \text{Indirect wages} & 31, 250\\ \text{Factory power} & 3105,000\\ \text{Work-in-progress at start} & 32,500\end{array}\)
What is the prime cost???

  • A. D 717,500
  • B. D 231,250
  • C. D 286,250
  • D. D 270,500
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42

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D\\ \hline \text{Purchase of raw materials} & 236,500\\ \text{Returns of raw materials} & 4,750\\ \text{Carriage on raw materials} & 44,000\\ \text{Stock of raw materials at close} & 39,500 \\ \text{Factory fuel} & 150,000\\ \text{Direct wages} & 205,000\\ \text{Indirect wages} & 31, 250\\ \text{Factory power} & 3105,000\\ \text{Work-in-progress at start} & 32,500\end{array}\)
What is the value of raw materials used?

  • A. D 270,500
  • B. D 286,250
  • C. D 255,000
  • D. D 236,250
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