Commerce JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

1

Determine the owner’s equity

  • A. N 38 000 000
  • B. N 20 000 000
  • C. N 42 000 000
  • D. N 25 000 000
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2

What is the net working capital?

  • A. N 6 000 000
  • B. N 16 000 000
  • C. (N 11 000 000)
  • D. N 25 000 000
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3

The scope of economic activities can be enlarged by

  • A. transportation and trading
  • B. business and its promotion
  • C. trading and aids to trade
  • D. insurance and banking
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4

Which of the following best describes inputs for any production activity?

  • A. Natural resources
  • B. Bussiness resources
  • C. Human resources
  • D. Material resources
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5

The body regulating the sale and purchase of shares in Nigeria is the?

  • A. Corporate Affairs Commision
  • B. Securities and Exchange Commision
  • C. Securities and Exchange Tribunal
  • D. Nigeria Stock Exchange
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6

A credit instrument which also serves as a legal tender is?

  • A. cheque
  • B. paper money
  • C. voucher
  • D. money order
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7

A new company requiring a large amount of equity finance may source funds from the?

  • A. capital market
  • B. central bank
  • C. money market
  • D. commercial banks
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8

The selling of new shares to existing shareholders is referred to as?

  • A. public issue
  • B. offer for sale
  • C. rights issue
  • D. bonus issue
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9

The central bank controls the quantity of money in circulation through?

  • A. open-market operations
  • B. decreasing the tax rate
  • C. issuing new currencies
  • D. increasing the tax rate
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10

Which of the is a risk-free security?

  • A. Preference share
  • B. Ordinary share
  • C. Treasury bill
  • D. Debenture
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11

The difference between the buying and selling price of shares is known as?

  • A. brokerage
  • B. margin
  • C. jobber's turn
  • D. gross profit
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12

The function of money that facilitates the comparison of the quality of goods as a basis of exchange is the?

  • A. unit of account
  • B. measure of value
  • C. store of value
  • D. medium of exchange
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13

A major benefit a debtor can derive from using a credit facility is?

  • A. better service
  • B. goodwill
  • C. convenience
  • D. control
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14

The sale of of foreign investment and gold reserves can be used to?

  • A. correct adverse balance of trade
  • B. increase invisible imports
  • C. correct adverse balance of payment
  • D. correct a budget deficit
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15

The abbreviation C and F indicate that the?

  • A. production cost excludes the cost of carriage
  • B. selling price includes the cost of carriage
  • C. cost of production includes dilivery charges
  • D. cost price includes the cost of carriage
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16

A share premium is an example of?

  • A. issued capital
  • B. capital stock
  • C. equity capital
  • D. capital reserve
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17

The traditional way of paying cooperative dividend is to distribute profit in proportional to members’?

  • A. subscriptions
  • B. total savings
  • C. volume of purchase
  • D. contributions
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18

Which of the following requires payment into the payee’s account?

  • A. Crossed cheque
  • B. Traveller's cheque
  • C. Open cheque
  • D. Certified chegues
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19

A major setback of international trade is?

  • A. inadequate exports
  • B. economic sanctions
  • C. devaluation of currency
  • D. exchange rate appreciation
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20

The major function of a trade association is that it?

  • A. liases with foreign trade associations
  • B. helps to promotes foreign trade
  • C. facilitates members' access to credit facilities
  • D. helps to promote research on behalf of members
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21

A written agreement for hiring a ship for transporting goods is a?

  • A. consular invoice
  • B. bill of lading
  • C. charter party
  • D. certificate of origin
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