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

Use the information to answer the given question.

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT: \(\begin{array}{c|c} & & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Balance – 1st January} & 2002 & 200 & \text{Bar supplies}& 2,850\\ \text{subscriptions received:} & & & \text{wages} & 350\\ & 2002 & 3,600 & \text{General expenses} & 400 \\ & 2003 & 250 & \text{Printing expenses} & 120 \\ \text{Receipts from Bar} & & 4,500 & \text{Equipment} & 200 \\ \text{receipts from dance} & & 500 & \text{Repairs} & 200 \\ \text{Sundry receipts} & & 400 & \text{Balance – 31st December} & 4,880 \\ & & \overline{9,450} & & \end{array}\)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1/01/02} & \text{31/12/12} \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Equipment} & 4,500 & 5,150\\ \text{Stock – Bar} & 1,200 & 3,200 \\ \text{Bar supplies} & 2,400 & 5,600\end{array}\)
Amount owing to Bar creditors is

Use the information to answer the given question.

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT: \(\begin{array}{c|c} & & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Balance – 1st January} & 2002 & 200 & \text{Bar supplies}& 2,850\\ \text{subscriptions received:} & & & \text{wages} & 350\\ & 2002 & 3,600 & \text{General expenses} & 400 \\ & 2003 & 250 & \text{Printing expenses} & 120 \\ \text{Receipts from Bar} & & 4,500 & \text{Equipment} & 200 \\ \text{receipts from dance} & & 500 & \text{Repairs} & 200 \\ \text{Sundry receipts} & & 400 & \text{Balance – 31st December} & 4,880 \\ & & \overline{9,450} & & \end{array}\)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1/01/02} & \text{31/12/12} \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Equipment} & 4,500 & 5,150\\ \text{Stock – Bar} & 1,200 & 3,200 \\ \text{Bar supplies} & 2,400 & 5,600\end{array}\)
Gross profit from Bar trading is

Use the information to answer the given question.

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT: \(\begin{array}{c|c} & & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Balance – 1st January} & 2002 & 200 & \text{Bar supplies}& 2,850\\ \text{subscriptions received:} & & & \text{wages} & 350\\ & 2002 & 3,600 & \text{General expenses} & 400 \\ & 2003 & 250 & \text{Printing expenses} & 120 \\ \text{Receipts from Bar} & & 4,500 & \text{Equipment} & 200 \\ \text{receipts from dance} & & 500 & \text{Repairs} & 200 \\ \text{Sundry receipts} & & 400 & \text{Balance – 31st December} & 4,880 \\ & & \overline{9,450} & & \end{array}\)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1/01/02} & \text{31/12/12} \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Equipment} & 4,500 & 5,150\\ \text{Stock – Bar} & 1,200 & 3,200 \\ \text{Bar supplies} & 2,400 & 5,600\end{array}\)
Accumulated fund as at 1st January 2002 is

A unit of company’s capital which can be bought is

The price paid by an acquiring company is

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N\\ \text{Stock of raw materials – 1st January, 2002} & 460,000\\ \text{Purchases of raw materials} & 1,000,000\\ \text{Carriage inwards} & 100,000 \\ \text{Stock of raw materials – 31st December, 2002} & 500,000\\ \text{Royal paid} & 35,000 \\ \text{Manufacturing wages} & 80,000\\ \text{Supervisor’s salary} & 15,000\end{array}\)
Cost of raw materials used is

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N\\ \text{Stock of raw materials – 1st January, 2002} & 460,000\\ \text{Purchases of raw materials} & 1,000,000\\ \text{Carriage inwards} & 100,000 \\ \text{Stock of raw materials – 31st December, 2002} & 500,000\\ \text{Royal paid} & 35,000 \\ \text{Manufacturing wages} & 80,000\\ \text{Supervisor’s salary} & 15,000\end{array}\)
The prime cost is

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N\\ \text{Stock of raw materials – 1st January, 2002} & 460,000\\ \text{Purchases of raw materials} & 1,000,000\\ \text{Carriage inwards} & 100,000 \\ \text{Stock of raw materials – 31st December, 2002} & 500,000\\ \text{Royal paid} & 35,000 \\ \text{Manufacturing wages} & 80,000\\ \text{Supervisor’s salary} & 15,000\end{array}\)
Total overhead cost is

When both debit and credit entries in respect of a transaction are made in the same ledger account, this is

The class of shareholders who are paid last in the event of wedding-up are

A class of preference shares in which dividend rights are carried forward is

The excess of current assets over current liabilities is

Goodwill is taken into account in partnership when

When partners maintain fixed capital accounts, the correct entries for a partner’s share of profit is

When discount is allowed, the accounting entry is debit Discount allowed and credit

Which of the following is not correct?

Which of the following is not a debit item in the partnership profit and loss appropriation account?

Use the following to answer the given question
\( \begin{array}{c|c} \text{Purchases} & 2,000\\ \text{Opening stock} & 900\\ \text{Closing stock} & 300 \\ \text{Sales} & 3,850\end{array}\)
The cost of goods available is

Use the following to answer the given question
\( \begin{array}{c|c} \text{Purchases} & 2,000\\ \text{Opening stock} & 900\\ \text{Closing stock} & 300 \\ \text{Sales} & 3,850\end{array}\)
Gross profit is

The accounting concept which allows the use of a particular method for treating a transaction for a reasonable number of years is

a decrease in the provision for doubtful debts result in