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

43

Revenue expenditure of a local government includes purchase of

  • A. x-ray machine
  • B. incubators
  • C. drugs
  • D. theatre equipment
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44

Use the information to answer questions below

Years Current Assets Liabilities Fixed Assets Capital
  # # # #
2018 52550 78600 127450 X
2017 41650 53220 Y 116780

 


The letter Y represents

  • A. #170,000
  • B. #128,350
  • C. #94,870
  • D. #211,650
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45

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Years Current Assets Liabilities Fixed Assets Capital
  # # # #
2018 52550 78600 127450 X
2017 41650 53220 Y 116780

 


The letter X represents

  • A. #78,600
  • B. #180,000
  • C. #101,400
  • D. #258,600
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46

An item that would be classified as preliminary expenses in a company’s account is

  • A. formation expenses
  • B. administrative expenses
  • C. distribution expenses
  • D. general expenses
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47

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Bola a grocer, keep petty cash on imprest system, the float being GH⊄ 8,000. These transactions took place in January 2018.

    GH⊄
January 1 Petty cash in hand 1034
January 1 Petty cash to restore float 6966
January 6 Bought note books 656
January 7 Paid wages 1828
January 14 Bought postage stamps 750
January 16 Paid to Biodun a creditor 1072
January 18 Paid wages 1856
January 23 Purchased envelopes 874
January 28 Purchased postage stamps 420

 


Amount reimbursed at the end of the month was

  • A. GH⊄ 6,928
  • B. GH⊄ 6,966
  • C. GH⊄ 7,456
  • D. GH⊄ 8,000
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48

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Bola a grocer, keep petty cash on imprest system, the float being GH⊄ 8,000. These transactions took place in January 2018.

    GH⊄
January 1 Petty cash in hand 1034
January 1 Petty cash to restore float 6966
January 6 Bought note books 656
January 7 Paid wages 1828
January 14 Bought postage stamps 750
January 16 Paid to Biodun a creditor 1072
January 18 Paid wages 1856
January 23 Purchased envelopes 874
January 28 Purchased postage stamps 420

 


Amount spent on stationery was

  • A. GH⊄ 1,170
  • B. GH⊄ 1,076
  • C. GH⊄ 1,530
  • D. GH⊄ 874
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49

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Bola a grocer, keep petty cash on imprest system, the float being GH⊄ 8,000. These transactions took place in January 2018.

    GH⊄
January 1 Petty cash in hand 1034
January 1 Petty cash to restore float 6966
January 6 Bought note books 656
January 7 Paid wages 1828
January 14 Bought postage stamps 750
January 16 Paid to Biodun a creditor 1072
January 18 Paid wages 1856
January 23 Purchased envelopes 874
January 28 Purchased postage stamps 420

 


Amount posted to the personal ledger was

  • A. GH⊄ 1,034
  • B. GH⊄ 1,072
  • C. GH⊄ 6,966
  • D. GH⊄ 3,684
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50

Resources owned and controlled by a business are classified as

  • A. assets
  • B. capital
  • C. liabilities
  • D. drawings
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51

An increase in provision for doubtful debts would result in

  • A. decrease in net profit
  • B. increase in net profit
  • C. decrease in gross profit
  • D. increase in gross profit
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52

A unit of a company capital is?

  • A. debenture
  • B. stock
  • C. premium
  • D. share
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53

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A trader bought goods worth #16,000 and sold three-quarter of it for #20,000

The margin would be

  • A. 1/2
  • B. 1/5
  • C. 2/5
  • D. 2/3
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54

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A trader bought goods worth #16,000 and sold three-quarter of it for #20,000

The gross profit is

  • A. #4,000
  • B. #8,000
  • C. #12,000
  • D. #6,000
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55

The user of accounting information who is responsible for overall performance of the business is the

  • A. customer
  • B. employee
  • C. shareholder
  • D. director
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56

One of the items on the credit column of a trial balance is

  • A. returns outwards
  • B. carriage outwards
  • C. returns inwards
  • D. carriage inwards
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57

Use of following information to answer questions below

  D
Motor vehicle 500000
Stock 35000
Debtors 18000
Cash 12850
Bank overdraft 280000
Creditors 21500

 

The total current liability is

  • A. D 301,500
  • B. D 258,500
  • C. D 264,350
  • D. D 280,000
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58

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  D
Motor vehicle 500000
Stock 35000
Debtors 18000
Cash 12850
Bank overdraft 280000
Creditors 21500

 

The total current asset is

  • A. D 65,850
  • B. D 367,350
  • C. D 345,850
  • D. D 87,850
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59

Use of following information to answer questions below

     D

Motor vehicle

 500000

Stock

  35000

Debtors

 18000

Cash

 12850

Bank overdraft

 280000

Creditors

  21500

The capital is

  • A. D 867,350
  • B. D 544,350
  • C. D 264,350
  • D. D 832,350
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