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

The purchase of a typewriter for office use for N2,500 should be debited to

A credit note from a supplier for damaged goods would first be entered in the

The sales day book will show goods sold

The principal of double entry book-keeping is that

Which of the following is true of the uses of the journal proper? i. correction of errors. ii. opening and closing the accounting books iii. recording cash purchases

The trial balance will show return outwards account N60. discount allowed account N100, respectively as

Which of the following errors affects the trial balance?

Abid and Onik were in partnership sharing profit in the ratio 3 : 2. Their respective capitals were N4,000 and N2,000 and their drawings N1,800 and N1,200. Profit during the year was N5,400; before 5% interest on capital. No interest was chargeable on drawings. What was the balance carried down on Abid’s current account?

Abid and Onik were in partnership sharing profit in the ratio 3 : 2. Their respective capitals were N4,000 and N2,000 and their drawings N1,800 and N1,200. Profit during the year was N5,400; before 5% interest on capital. No interest was chargeable on drawings. What was the balance carried down on Abid’s current account?

Prime cost consist of

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

Which of the following is not true of revenue expenditure? i. It is incurred in one period of account. ii. its full benefits are consumed in the period incurred. iii. it includes items for replacement and repairs iv. it does not include depreciation

A trial balance is a proof of

Prof. Bush had two accounts with Olive Brother agreed to have only one balance outstanding. By which of the following methods could this be effected?

Use the following information to answer the given question
BOUGHT LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNT:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & N \\ \hline \text{Purchases returns} & 1,500 & \text{Balance b/f} & 5,000 \\ \text{Bills payable} & 4,500 & Purchases & 10,500 \\ Bank & 6,100 & \text{Cheques dishonoured} & 300 \\ \text{Discount allowed} & 200 & & \\ \text{Balance c/f} & N15,800 & & N15,800 \end{array}\)
Payments effected amount to

Use the following information to answer the given question
BOUGHT LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNT:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Purchases returns} & 1,500 & \text{Balance b/f} & 5,000 \\ \text{Bills payable} & 4,500 & Purchases & 10,500 \\ Bank & 6,100 & \text{Cheques dishonoured} & 300 \\ \text{Discount allowed} & 200 & & \\ \text{Balance c/f} & \overline{15,800} & & \overline{15,800} \end{array}\)
Net credit purchases for the year amounted to

Use the following information to answer the given question
BOUGHT LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNT:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Purchases returns} & 1,500 & \text{Balance b/f} & 5,000 \\ \text{Bills payable} & 4,500 & Purchases & 10,500 \\ Bank & 6,100 & \text{Cheques dishonoured} & 300 \\ \text{Discount allowed} & 200 & & \\ \text{Balance c/f} & \overline{15,800} & & \overline{15,800} \end{array}\)
Creditors at the end of the year amounted to

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Manufacturing cost of finished goods} & 75,000 \\ \text{Mark-up is 25%} & 5,000 \end{array}\)
The net profit for the year is

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Manufacturing cost of finished goods} & 75,000 \\ \text{Mark-up is 25%} & 5,000 \end{array}\)
The sales value for the year is

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Manufacturing cost of finished goods} & 75,000 \\ \text{Mark-up is 25%} & 5,000 \end{array}\)
The gross profit for the year is

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & DR & CR \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Goodwill} & 10,000 & \\ \text{Plant and Machinery} & 32,000& \\ \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000& \\ stock & 15,000& \\ debtors & 12,500 & \\ \text{Cash in bank} & 7,500 & \\ \text{cash in hand} & 2,000 & \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & & 34,000 \\ \text{Accrued rent} & & 500 \\ \text{Sundry creditors} & & 9500 \\ Capital & \overline{129,000} & \overline{129,000}\end{array}\)
Current ratio