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

2374

Which of the following is not a source document?

  • A. journal paper
  • B. sales invoice
  • C. debit note
  • D. credit note
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2375

When closing stock is overstated, it would reduce,

  • A. cost of sales and increase gross profit
  • B. gross profit and increase cost of sales
  • C. purchases and increases sales
  • D. sales and increase purchases
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2376

Trade discounts are given for

  • A. bulk purchases
  • B. prompt payment
  • C. quick delivery
  • D. cash payment
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2377

The objectively of accounting information is enable users to

  • A. prepre the financial statements
  • B. value stock
  • C. make decisions
  • D. prepare budgets
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2378

A trading account is prepared to disclose the

  • A. net profile or loss for the year
  • B. gross profit or loss for the year
  • C. accumulated fund for the year
  • D. gross profit on manufacturing
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2379

a statement showing a trader’s financial position as at a particular date is an

  • A. trading account
  • B. profit and loss account
  • C. balance sheet
  • D. appropriation account
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2380

Excess of current assets over current liabilities is

  • A. deferred capital
  • B. nominal capital
  • C. working capial
  • D. authorized capital
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2381

Stock account is a type of

  • A. nominal account
  • B. personal account
  • C. real account
  • D. fixed assets account
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2382

At the end of trading period, cost of goods sold is debited to the trading account while cost of services is debited to the

  • A. balance sheet
  • B. manufacturing account
  • C. tradding account
  • D. profiy and loss account
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2383

Which of the following is not part of prime cost of production?

  • A. depreciation of factory equipment
  • B. direct expenses
  • C. direct wages
  • D. carriage on raw materials
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2384

Upon the dissolution of partnership business, the party to be settled first out of the proceeds realized is

  • A. unsecured creditors
  • B. partner's loan and advances
  • C. secured creditors
  • D. partners' capital
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2385

The basic assumption which underline the preparation of periodic financial statement is known as accounting

  • A. bases
  • B. techniques
  • C. concepts
  • D. method
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2386

Which of the following relates to the essence of partnership? To

  • A. run a charity organization
  • B. pursue a social objective
  • C. form a business for profit
  • D. run a religious objective
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2387

In a non-for-profit making organization, the cash book is referred to as

  • A. income and expenditure acount
  • B. receipts and payments account
  • C. two column cashbook
  • D. petty cash bok
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2388

When the going concern concept is no longer applicable, the fixed assets are recorded at their

  • A. net book value
  • B. realizable value
  • C. gross value
  • D. revalued amount
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2389

The process of detecting, tracing and eliminating errors in a computer program is

  • A. reproduction
  • B. debugging
  • C. sorting
  • D. retrieving
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2390

the process of detecting, tracing and eliminating errors in a computer program is

  • A. reproduction
  • B. debugging
  • C. sorting
  • D. retrieving
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2391

the process of detecting, tracing and eliminating errors in a computer program is

  • A. reproduction
  • B. debugging
  • C. sorting
  • D. retrieving
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2392

A set of instrument or programs which controls the operation of a computer is

  • A. software
  • B. hardware
  • C. monitor
  • D. keyboard
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2393

When a business is purchased from a sole trader, the excess of the purchase price over the net assets is

  • A. reserve
  • B. goodwill
  • C. feehold
  • D. valuation price
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2394

Which of the following is not an item on the credit side of the purchases ledger control account?

  • A. cash received
  • B. cash payment
  • C. contra settlement
  • D. cheque payment
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