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

1996

Using the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post}& Rate \\ \hline \text{Chief Accountant} & 15 & 1 & N371,748\\ \text{Asst, Cheif Accountant} & 14 & 2 & N301,452\\ \text{Principal Accountant} & 12 & 4 & N243,732\\ \text{Accountant} & 7 & 6 & N113,632\\ \text{Clerk} & 3 & 10 & N54,166\end{array}\)
Additional information:
(a) All employees are on the first step of their

(b) Allowances

\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade Level} & \text{Transport Allowance} & \text{Housing Allowance} & \text{Responsibility Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 per annum} & \text {N120,000 per annum} & \text{N30,000 per annum} \\ \text{1 to 7} & \text{N13,200 per annum} & \text{N48,000 per annum} & – \end{array}\)
The total housing allowance was

  • A. N1,608,000
  • B. N840,000
  • C. N768,000
  • D. N168,000
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1997

Using the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post} & Rate \\ \hline \text{Chief Accountant} & 15 & 1 & N371,748\\ \text{Asst, Cheif Accountant} & 14 & 2 & N301,452\\ \text{Principal Accountant} & 12 & 4 & N243,732\\ \text{Accountant} & 7 & 6 & N113,632\\ \text{Clerk} & 3 & 10 & N54,166\end{array}\)
Additional information:
(a) All employees are on the first step of their

(b) Allowances

\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade Level} & \text{Transport Allowance} & \text{Housing Allowance} & \text{Responsibility Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 per annum} & \text {N120,000 per annum} & \text{N30,000 per annum} \\ \text{1 to 7} & \text{N13,200 per annum} & \text{N48,000 per annum} & – \end{array}\)
The total transport allowance was

  • A. N384,000
  • B. N379,200
  • C. N211,200
  • D. N168,000
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1998

Using the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post} & Rate \\ \hline \text{Chief Accountant} & 15 & 1 & N371,748\\ \text{Asst, Chief Accountant} & 14 & 2 & N301,452\\ \text{Principal Accountant} & 12 & 4 & N243,732\\ \text{Accountant} & 7 & 6 & N113,632\\ \text{Clerk} & 3 & 10 & N54,166\end{array}\)
Additional information:
(a) All employees are on the first step of their

(b) Allowances

\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade Level} & \text{Transport Allowance} & \text{Housing Allowance} & \text{Responsibility Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 per annum} & \text {N120,000 per annum} & \text{N30,000 per annum} \\ \text{1 to 7} & \text{N13,200 per annum} & \text{N48,000 per annum} & – \end{array}\)
The total basic salary for the year was

  • A. N3,173,032
  • B. N3,048,000
  • C. N1,084,730
  • D. N8555,600
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1999

Which of the following is apportioned in proportion of the purchases of each department?

  • A. Discounts received
  • B. selling commission
  • C. bad debts
  • D. carriage outwards
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2000

Where goods are invoiced by a firm its branch at cost-plus, the branch stock adjustment accounts is used to determine

  • A. cost price
  • B. branch profit
  • C. selling price
  • D. branch expenses
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2001

When shares are sold at less than the nominal value, it means they are issued at

  • A. a premium
  • B. a loss
  • C. a discount
  • D. par
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2002

Which of the following is a capital reserve?

  • A. profit and loss account balance
  • B. share premium
  • C. gross profit
  • D. share discount
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2003

Which of the following ratios measure the ability of a firm to meet short-term obligations?

  • A. net profit margin
  • B. quick asset ratio
  • C. turnover
  • D. creditors ratio
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2004

The correct order of liquidity is

  • A. stock, debtors, prepayments and cash
  • B. cash, payments, debtors and stock
  • C. stock, cash, debtors and preyaments
  • D. debtors, stock, cash and prepayments
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2005

When both debit and credit entries of a transaction are shown in the cash book, it is described as

  • A. contra entry
  • B. reversal entry
  • C. double entry
  • D. single entry
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2006

Books of account are opening by means of a

  • A. purchases journal
  • B. principal journal
  • C. sales journal
  • D. returns inward journal
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2007

Direct material + direct expenses is

  • A. overhead
  • B. prime cost
  • C. total cost
  • D. conversion cost
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2008

Which of the following statements is no correct?

  • A. profits increase capital
  • B. losses reduce capital
  • C. drawings reduce capital
  • D. drawings increase capital
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2009

“Transactions are governed by legal principles, but are nevertheless accounted for and presented in accordance with the substance and financial reality”. This is in compliance with the principle of

  • A. substance over form
  • B. prudence
  • C. objectively
  • D. materiality
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2010

Which of the following is not an accounting concept?

  • A. periodicity
  • B. accuracy
  • C. consistency
  • D. objectively
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2011

Use the following information to answer the given question
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Dr & & & Cr \\ \hline & D & & D \\ \text{Balance b/f} & 1,000 & Salaries & 2,000 \\ \text{Subscriptions} & 15,000 & \text{Rent} & 1,000 \\ & & \text{Rates} & 1,500\\ & & \text{Expenses} & 500 \\ & & \text{Balance c/f} & 11,000\\ & \overline{16,000} & & \overline{16,000} \\ \text{Balance b/f} & \overline{11,000} & & \end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1st January,2004} & \text{31st December, 2004} \\ & D & D \\ \hline \text{Fixed Assets} & 50,000 & 50,000\\ \text{Rent(accrued)} & 200 & 250 \\ \text{Rates(prepaid)} & 300 & 400\\ \text{Subscriptions in arrears} & 1,500 & 1,000\\ \text{Subscriptions in advance} & 1,300 & 800 \end{array}\)
Subscriptions relating to the year 2004 is

  • A. D19,600
  • B. D17,300
  • C. D16,500
  • D. D15,00
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2012

Use the following information to answer the given question
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Dr & & & Cr \\ \hline & D & & D \\ \text{Balance b/f} & 1,000 & Salaries & 2,000 \\ \text{Subscriptions} & 15,000 & \text{Rent} & 1,000 \\ & & \text{Rates} & 1,500\\ & & \text{Expenses} & 500 \\ & & \text{Balance c/f} & 11,000\\ & \overline{16,000} & & \overline{16,000} \\ \text{Balance b/f} & \overline{11,000} & & \end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1st January,2004} & \text{31st December, 2004} \\ & D & D \\ \hline \text{Fixed Assets} & 50,000 & 50,000\\ \text{Rent(accrued)} & 200 & 250 \\ \text{Rates(prepaid)} & 300 & 400\\ \text{Subscriptions in arrears} & 1,500 & 1,000\\ \text{Subscriptions in advance} & 1,300 & 800 \end{array}\)
Rates charged to the income and expenditure Account for the year 2004 is

  • A. D2,200
  • B. D1,600
  • C. D1,500
  • D. D1,400
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2013

Use the following information to answer the given question
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Dr & & & Cr \\ \hline & D & & D \\ \text{Balance b/f} & 1,000 & Salaries & 2,000 \\ \text{Subscriptions} & 15,000 & \text{Rent} & 1,000 \\ & & \text{Rates} & 1,500\\ & & \text{Expenses} & 500 \\ & & \text{Balance c/f} & 11,000\\ & \overline{16,000} & & \overline{16,000} \\ \text{Balance b/f} & \overline{11,000} & & \end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1st January,2004} & \text{31st December, 2004} \\ & D & D \\ \hline \text{Fixed Assets} & 50,000 & 50,000\\ \text{Rent(accrued)} & 200 & 250 \\ \text{Rates(prepaid)} & 300 & 400\\ \text{Subscriptions in arrears} & 1,500 & 1,000\\ \text{Subscriptions in advance} & 1,300 & 800 \end{array}\)
Accumulated fund as at 1st January 2004 is

  • A. D54,100
  • B. D52,800
  • C. D52,600
  • D. D51,300
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2014

Where a firm has not kept proper books of account, an increase in closing capital over opening capital represents

  • A. profit
  • B. loss
  • C. prepayments
  • D. cash balance
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2015

Which of the following is not credited to debtors control account?

  • A. provision for bad debt
  • B. bas debt
  • C. discount allowed
  • D. bills receivable
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2016

Which of the following is not contained in sales ledger control account?

  • A. returns inwars
  • B. returns outwards
  • C. receipts from debtors
  • D. dishonored cheques
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