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

1

Which of the following is a prime cost?

  • A. royalty
  • B. salary
  • C. commission
  • D. discounts allowed
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2

The amount for which a business is sold is that

  • A. goodwill
  • B. cosiderated fund
  • C. purchase
  • D. considerations
  • E. capital reserve
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3

Money received from a customer is recorded in the customer’s account and bank account; the accounting concept applied is

  • A. business entity
  • B. dual aspect
  • C. going-concern
  • D. money measurement
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4

On 1/7/07, a trader owed wages of Le 2,000. During the year ended 30/6/08, wages of Le 2,400 were owed and Le 8,000 were paid. Using the information, wages recorded in the balance sheet as at 30/6/08 is

  • A. Le 12,400
  • B. Le 6,000
  • C. Le 2,400
  • D. Le 2,000
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5

The collection and organization of data is

  • A. accounting process
  • B. central processing
  • C. data processing
  • D. data manipulation
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6

On 1/7/07, a trader owed wages of Le 2,000. During the year ended 30/6/08, wages of Le, 2,400 were owed and Le 8,000 were paid. Using the information, the wages recorded in the balance sheet as at 30/6/08 is

  • A. Le 2,400
  • B. Le 8,400
  • C. Le 8,000
  • D. Le 7,600
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7

Which of the following does not form part of shareholders fund?

  • A. ordinary shares
  • B. shares premium
  • C. profit
  • D. debenture
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8

When shares are sold ‘at par’ it means they are issued at

  • A. the market value
  • B. the nominal value
  • C. a discount
  • D. a premium
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9

Which of the following reserves is not used for bonus shares?

  • A. revolutional reserve
  • B. share premium
  • C. capital redemption reserve fund?
  • D. general reserve
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10

A financial plan of action expressed in monetary terms is a/an

  • A. warrant
  • B. budget
  • C. imprest
  • D. consilidated fund
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11

The document prepared for the disbursement of government fund is

  • A. an invoice
  • B. a receipt
  • C. a payment voucher
  • D. a bill
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12

The accounting treatment when goods are sent to branch at a cost is, debit branch stock account and credit

  • A. branch stock adjustment account
  • B. goods sent to branch account
  • C. branch debtors account
  • D. branch profit and loss account
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13

Carriage inwards is shown on the

  • A. debit side of the trading account
  • B. credit side of the trading account
  • C. credit side of the profit and loss account
  • D. debit side of the profit and loss account
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14

Use the following information to answer the given question, Aba and Baba are partners who agreed to share profits and losses in the ratio 4 : 3 respectively. Extracts from their books for the year ended 31/12/08 are:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{ABA} & \text{BABA} & \text{TOTAL}\\ & ₦ & ₦ & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Capital} & 20,000 & 15,000 & 35,000 \\ \text{Drawings} & 2,520 & – & 2,520 \\ \text{Interest on drawings} & 504 & – & 504\\ \text{Interest on capital} & 2,000 & 1,500 & 3,500 \\ \text{Net profit 31/12/08} & – & – & 34,636\end{array}\)
Aba’s share of profit is

  • A. ₦21,504
  • B. ₦19,792
  • C. ₦18,352
  • D. ₦16,128
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15

A partners whose liability goes beyond his capital is known as

  • A. dormal partner
  • B. limited partner
  • C. general partner
  • D. nominal partner
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16

The method that provides a reliable check upon cash and stock at the branch and discloses the gross profit in the account is

  • A. cost plus percentage
  • B. cost price
  • C. average cost
  • D. selling price
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17

Where fixed capitals are maintained, partners’ drawings are transferred to the

  • A. credit of capital account
  • B. debit of capital accounts
  • C. credit of partners's current accounts
  • D. debit of partners' currents account
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18

The realization concept states that

  • A. revenue is recognized as being earned when ownership of goods passes to the customer
  • B. revenue and profit should not be anticipated
  • C. similar way from one accounting period to another
  • D. transaction must be expressed in monetary term
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19

The accounting principle that states that insignificant expenditures are not to be taken into account is the

  • A. realization concept
  • B. materiality convention
  • C. marching concept
  • D. consistency convention
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20

Use the following information to answer given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of raw materials} & 24,750\\ \text{Purchases of raw materials} & 129,640\\ \text{Carriage on raw materials} & 10,000\\ \text{Closing stock of raw materials} & 45,000 \\ \text{Factory supervisor’s salary} & 30,000\\ \text{Wages of factory hands} & 50,000 \\ \text{Royalties paid}& 18,000\\ \text{Insurance of factories} & 62,000\\ \text{Work-in-progress(opening)} & 23,000 \\ \text{Raw material returned} & 12,200\end{array}\)
The total overhead expenses is

  • A. ₦142,000
  • B. ₦151,000
  • C. ₦110,000
  • D. ₦92,000
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21

Use the following information to answer given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of raw materials} & 24,750\\ \text{Purchases of raw materials} & 129,640\\ \text{Carriage on raw materials} & 10,000\\ \text{Closing stock of raw materials} & 45,000 \\ \text{Factory supervisor’s salary} & 30,000\\ \text{Wages of factory hands} & 50,000 \\ \text{Royalties paid}& 18,000\\ \text{Insurance of factories} & 62,000\\ \text{Work-in-progress(opening)} & 23,000 \\ \text{Raw material returned} & 12,200\end{array}\)
The prime cost is

  • A. ₦152,190
  • B. ₦199,190
  • C. ₦169,190
  • D. ₦146,190
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