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

2206

S. Sule sets aside from his private funds ₦20.000 is referred to as

  • A. drawings
  • B. capital
  • C. loan
  • D. profit
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2207

In the balance sheet, the balance on the provision for Depreciation Account shown as

  • A. addition to fixed assets
  • B. deduction from fixed assets
  • C. addition to capital
  • D. duduction from current liabilies
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2208

Which of the following is not part of the double entry system?

  • A. trading account
  • B. proffit and loss account
  • C. appropriation account
  • D. balance sheet
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2209

A service which a firm has enjoyed, but has not yet been paid for is

  • A. accured expense
  • B. preliminary expense
  • C. prepaid expense
  • D. overhead expense
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2210

A motor car costing D100,000 was depreciated at 20% per annum by the diminishing balance method. Two years later, it was sold for D60,000. Using the information, the net book value at the time of sales is

  • A. D 64,000
  • B. D 60,000
  • C. D 40,000
  • D. D 36,000
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2211

A motor car costing D100,000 was depreciated at 20% per annum by the diminishing balance method. Two years later, it was sold for D60,000. Using the information, the net profit or loss on the sale was

  • A. D 40,000 profit
  • B. D 4,000 profit
  • C. D 4,000 loss
  • D. D 40,000 loss
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2212

Credit sales was debited to A. Akpan instead of B. Akpan. This is an error of

  • A. principle
  • B. original entry
  • C. omission
  • D. comission
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2213

The petty cash book has

  • A. a debit balance only
  • B. a credit balance only
  • C. a nill balance only
  • D. both debit and credit balances
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2214

The authorized capital of city entertainment company is made up of 200,000 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)% preference shares of Le 60 each and 300,000 ordinary shares have been issued at Le 30 each and fully paid. All the preference dividend and recommended ordinary divided Le 0.10 per share. Using the following information, the value of the ordinary share capital to be stated in the balance sheet is

  • A. Le 9,000,000
  • B. Le 7,200,000
  • C. Le 4,800,000
  • D. Le 4,000,000
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2215

The authorized capital of city entertainment company is made up of 200,000 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)% preference shares of Le 60 each and 300,000 ordinary shares have been issued at Le 30 each and fully paid. All the preference dividend and recommended ordinary divided Le 0.10 per share. Using the following information, What is the amount of the share premium?

  • A. Le 9,000,000
  • B. Le 500,000
  • C. Le 3,000,000
  • D. Le 2,400,000
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2216

The authorized capital of city entertainment company is made up of 200,000 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)% preference shares of Le 60 each and 300,000 ordinary shares have been issued at Le 30 each and fully paid. All the preference dividend and recommended ordinary divided Le 0.10 per share. Using the following information, what is the amount of preference dividend and recommended ordinary divided of Le 0.10 per share

  • A. Le 600,000
  • B. Le 500,000
  • C. Le 3,00,000
  • D. Le 5,000
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2217

In a not for profit making organization, the excess of income over expenditure is

  • A. added to capital
  • B. added to accumulated fund
  • C. deduced from capital
  • D. deducted from accumulated fund
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2218

Programs installed in computers to facilitate processing of data are

  • A. hardwares
  • B. software
  • C. magnetic tapes
  • D. diskettes
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2219

The document making a public offer for he sale of a company’s share is

  • A. memorandum of association
  • B. articles of association
  • C. prospectus
  • D. certificate of registration
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2220

The purchase of a typewriter for office use for ₦2,000 is debited to

  • A. creditors
  • B. bank account
  • C. purchases account
  • D. equipment account
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2221

Which of the following does not appear in a bank statement?

  • A. dividend received
  • B. bank charges
  • C. uncredited cheques
  • D. dishonoured cheques
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2222

Cost of extension to a factory building is classified as

  • A. capital receipt
  • B. revenue expenditure
  • C. capital expenditure
  • D. revenue receipt
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2223

Which of the following is not part of factory overhead?

  • A. factory salaries
  • B. factory lighting and heating
  • C. depreciation of plant and machinery
  • D. depreciation of furniture and fixtures
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2224

The total debtors account of trading concern is N13,000. out of this 2% is irrecoverable, 5% of the balance is not like to be collected. What is the provision for doubtful debts?

  • A. N910
  • B. N650
  • C. N637
  • D. N260
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2225

A three column cash book contains column for

  • A. cash, assets and liabilities
  • B. bank, cash and assets
  • C. cash, bank and return
  • D. dscount, cash and bank
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2226

A difference between the debit and credit totals in a trial balance is placed in

  • A. bank reconciliation statement
  • B. profit and loss account
  • C. suspense account
  • D. appropriate account
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