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

2122

Use following information to answer the given
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦\\ \hline \text{Balance as per cash book} & 8,000 Cr\\ \text{Unpresented cheques} & 14,400\\ \text{Uncredited cheque} & 2,600\\ \text{Uncredited cheques} & 2,600\end{array}\)
A cheque for ₦2,000 paid to a creditor had been entered in error in the cash book.The debit side of the cash book(bank column) had been undercast by ₦5,000. The adjusted balance as per cash book is

  • A. ₦10,800 Cr
  • B. ₦5,800Cr
  • C. ₦5,800Dr
  • D. ₦10,800Dr
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2123

The profit of sole trader increases his

  • A. stock
  • B. asset
  • C. liability
  • D. capial
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2124

The total of the discounts is transferred to

  • A. credit side of Discounts Received Account
  • B. debit side of Discounts received account
  • C. credit side of Discounts allowed account
  • D. debit side of discounts allowed account
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2125

The total of the discount from creditors is transferred to

  • A. credit side of discounts received account
  • B. debit side of discounts received account
  • C. credit side of discounts allowed account
  • D. debit side of discounts allowed account
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2126

The sum of money given to a petty cashier out of which small payments are made is a/an

  • A. bonus
  • B. loan
  • C. advance
  • D. float
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2127

A rent ₦12,000 was paid by Taiwo to his landlord by cheque. The double entry in Taiwo’s books is

  • A. debit Rent aount, credit bank account
  • B. debit rent account, credit taiwo's account
  • C. debit bank account, credit rent account
  • D. debit Taiwo's account, credit rent account
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2128

The total of the sales journal is posted to the

  • A. credit side of sales ledger
  • B. credit side f sales account
  • C. debit side of sales account
  • D. debit side of sales account
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2129

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Opening stock} & 1,800\\ \text{Closing stock} & 1,350 \\ \text{Creditors- 1/01/2004} & 1,274 \\ \text{Creditors- 31/12/2004} & 1,140\\ \text{Cash paid to creditors} & 6,900\\ \text{Debtors 1/01/2004} & 465\\ \text{Cash received from debtors} & 11,130 \\ \text{Debtors 31/12/2004} & 300\end{array}\)
Gross profit for the year was

  • A. ₦4,650
  • B. ₦4,200
  • C. ₦3,750
  • D. ₦2,400
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2130

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Opening stock} & 1,800\\ \text{Closing stock} & 1,350 \\ \text{Creditors- 1/01/2004} & 1,274 \\ \text{Creditors- 31/12/2004} & 1,140\\ \text{Cash paid to creditors} & 6,900\\ \text{Debtors 1/01/2004} & 465\\ \text{Cash received from debtors} & 11,130 \\ \text{Debtors 31/12/2004} & 300\end{array}\)
Cost of sales for the year was

  • A. ₦10,965
  • B. ₦8,565
  • C. ₦7,215
  • D. ₦6,765
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2131

A debit entry in the cash account and a corresponding credit in Alieu’s account indicate a

  • A. receipt of cash from alieu
  • B. payment of cash to Alieu
  • C. sale of goods to Alieu for cash
  • D. purchases of goods from alieu for cash
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2132

Adobaw extracted a trial balance on 31st December 2005 and realized that the total of debit balance exceeded the total of credit balance. Pending investigation the difference should be

  • A. debited to suspense account
  • B. credited to suspense account
  • C. debited to assets accounts
  • D. credited to asset account
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2133

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Opening stock} & 1,800\\ \text{Closing stock} & 1,350 \\ \text{Creditors- 1/01/2004} & 1,274 \\ \text{Creditors- 31/12/2004} & 1,140\\ \text{Cash paid to creditors} & 6,900\\ \text{Debtors 1/01/2004} & 465\\ \text{Cash received from debtors} & 11,130 \\ \text{Debtors 31/12/2004} & 300\end{array}\)
Sales for the year was

  • A. ₦11,430
  • B. ₦11,295
  • C. ₦11,130
  • D. ₦10,965
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2134

Which of the following statements is not true?

  • A. a trial balance is an account having debit and credit sides
  • B. expenses, losses and assets have debit balances
  • C. revenues, gains and liabilities have credit balances
  • D. a trial balance is a list of balances extracted from ledger accounts
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2135

Financial accounting information is for

  • A. internal use only
  • B. external use only
  • C. business use only
  • D. internal and external use
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2136

Which of the following is not shown in the trial balance?

  • A. opening stock
  • B. closing stock
  • C. discounts allowed
  • D. discounts received
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2137

An example of direct expenses is

  • A. insurance
  • B. carriage inwards
  • C. purchases of raw materials
  • D. royalty
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2138

Factory costs excluding prime cost is

  • A. overhead
  • B. material cost
  • C. fixed cost
  • D. administration cost
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2139

The manufacturing account is prepared to determine the cost of

  • A. trading
  • B. production
  • C. factory overhead
  • D. raw materials
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2140

Use the following to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦\\ \hline \text{Opening debtors} & 40,000\\ \text{Opening creditors} & 30,000 \\ \text{Credit sales} & 100,000\\ \text{Credit purchases} & 80,000 \\ \text{Bad debts}& 5,500\\ \text{Set-offs} & 65,500\end{array}\)
Closing creditors figure is

  • A. ₦115,500
  • B. ₦110,000
  • C. ₦95,500
  • D. ₦44,500
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2141

Use the following to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦\\ \hline \text{Opening debtors} & 40,000\\ \text{Opening creditors} & 30,000 \\ \text{Credit sales} & 100,000\\ \text{Credit purchases} & 80,000 \\ \text{Bad debts}& 5,500\\ \text{Set-offs} & 65,500\end{array}\)
Closing debtors figure is

  • A. ₦140,000
  • B. ₦134,500
  • C. ₦80,000
  • D. ₦69,000
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2142

Which of the following is not an instrument for controlling public expenditure?

  • A. constitution
  • B. financial regulation
  • C. budget
  • D. memorandum
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