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

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Kwamenah bought goods worth Le 50,000 from Doe and Sons Limited on the following terms: 3% trade discount: 10% cash discount. Kwamenah returned defective goods worth Le 8,000 the next day and made payment for the
remaining goods on the due date.

Kwamenah would record the 10% discount in the
 

  • A. sales journal
  • B. cash book
  • C. purchases journal
  • D. journal proper
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Kwamenah bought goods worth Le 50,000 from Doe and Sons Limited on the following terms: 3% trade discount: 10% cash discount. Kwamenah returned defective goods worth Le 8,000 the next day and made payment for the
remaining goods on the due date

The cash paid by Kwamenah was 

  • A. Le 43,650
  • B. Le 43,500
  • C. Le 37,800
  • D. Le 36,660
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24

Items shown in the manufacturing account include
i. Purchases of raw materials
ii. Purchases of finished goods
iii. Carriage inwards
iv. Carriage outwards 
 

  • A. I and II only
  • B. I and IIl only
  • C. I, ll and Il only
  • D. I, III and IV only
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Use the following information to answer the questions below

A manufacturing company’s cost of production was D 200,000. The finished goods were transferred to the warehouse at D 220,000. At the end of the year, 9% of these goods were still in stock.

The value of the closing stock of finished goods that would be shown in the balance sheet is

  • A. D37,800
  • B. D 20,000
  • C. D 19,800
  • D. D 18,000
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Use the following information to answer the questions below

A manufacturing company’s cost of production was D 200,000. The finished goods were transferred to the warehouse at D 220,000. At the end of the year, 9% of these goods were still in stock.

The value of the closing stock of finished goods in the trading account is?

  • A. D37,800
  • B. D 20,000
  • C. D19,800
  • D. D 18,000.
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27

The cost incurred on goods purchased for production which can be traced to a particular unit is classified as
 

  • A. direct labour
  • B. direct expenses
  • C. direct materials
  • D. factory overhead
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28

A non-cash expense chargeable against profit and loss account is 

  • A. insurance payable
  • B. debenture interest.
  • C. provision for doubtful debts
  • D. rent and rates
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29

Debtors and credit sales for a period are D 120,00 and D 600,00 respectively. The debtor’s payment period would be

  • A. 1825 days
  • B. 365 days
  • C. 73 days
  • D. 5 days
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30

Eze introduces his private car into his business. The aspect of the accounting equation of the business that would be affected are

  • A. Assets and Capital
  • B. Capital and Profit
  • C. Liabilities and Assets
  • D. Capital and Liabilities
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31

The accounting concept which distinguishes an enterprise from its owners is 

  • A. money measurement
  • B. dual aspect concept
  • C. going concern concept
  • D. business entity concept
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32

A trader adds 25% on cost as profit. The profit on sales of $300,000 would be 

  • A. $75,000
  • B. $60,000
  • C. $50,000
  • D. $20,000
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33

The purpose of preparing a trading account is to ascertain 

  • A. average stock
  • B. gross profit
  • C. cost of goods sold
  • D. cost of goods available for sale
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Recognition of profit when goods are sold and the buyer takes ownership of them is in line with
 

  • A. realization concept
  • B. matching concept
  • C. business entity concept
  • D. going concern concept
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35

Use the following information to answer the question below
Ata. Bubu and Chikum were in partnership sharing profits and losses in proportion to their capital contributions:

             Capital     Drawings
Ata       40,000       8,000
Bubu    30,000      5000
Chikum 20,000        –
Net profit for the year was 40,500 and the interest on capital was 5% per annum

Bubu’s share of profit is

  • A. N16,000
  • B. N12,000
  • C. N8,000
  • D. N4,000
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Use the following information to answer the question below
Ata. Bubu and Chikum were in partnership sharing profits and losses in proportion to their capital contributions:

             Capital     Drawings
Ata       40,000       8,000
Bubu    30,000      5000
Chikum 20,000        –
Net profit for the year was 40,500 and the interest on capital was 5% per annum.

The balance in Chikum’s Current Account is
 

  • A. N14,000
  • B. N9,000
  • C. N8,000
  • D. N4,000
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Use the following information to answer the question below
Ata. Bubu and Chikum were in partnership sharing profits and losses in proportion to their capital contributions:

             Capital     Drawings
Ata       40,000       8,000
Bubu    30,000      5000
Chikum 20,000        –
Net profit for the year was 40,500 and the interest on capital was 5% per annum.

The profit available for sharing by the partners is 
 

  • A. N90,000
  • B. N40,500
  • C. N36,000
  • D. N27,500
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38

A total of D 9,160 was entered in the sales account as D9,610. To correct this error: debit 

  • A. A. Sales Account D450: credit Sales Day Book D450
  • B. Sales Day Book D 450: credit Sales Account D 450
  • C. Sales Account D450; credit Suspense Account D 450
  • D. Suspense Account D 450; credit Sales Account D450
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A debit balance of N420 on the purchases ledger control account means that the 

  • A. trade creditors were overpaid by N420
  • B. trade creditors are owed N420
  • C. goods returned to trade creditors amounted to N420
  • D. total supplies from trade creditors amounted to N420
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40

The document which serves as the authority to incur expenditure in the public sector is 

  • A. warrant
  • B. vote
  • C. budget
  • D. voucher
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41

In a situation of incomplete records, profit is determined as 

  • A. closing capital drawings opening capital
  • B. closing capital- drawings-opening capital
  • C. closing capital drawings - opening capital
  • D. closing capital drawings + opening capital
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42

An office equipment bought for use was found to be defective and returned to the supplier. The subsidiary book to record this transaction is 

  • A. returns outwards journal
  • B. returns inwards Journal
  • C. purchase journal
  • D. general journal
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