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

An allowance given to a customer by a supplier for prompt payment is

The systematic recording of business transactions is

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D\\ \hline \text{Rent accrued 1st January, 2005} & 600\\ \text{Rent paid in 2005} & 11,300\\ \text{Rent prepaid 31st December, 2005} & 500\end{array}\)
Which of the following is not classified as an overhead?

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D\\ \hline \text{Rent accrued 1st January, 2005} & 600\\ \text{Rent paid in 2005} & 11,300\\ \text{Rent prepaid 31st December, 2005} & 500\end{array}\)
Rent expenses for the year 2005 is

Which of the following is not a purpose for preparing departmental accounts? To

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D\\ \hline \text{Balance as peer cash book} & 8,400\\ \text{Banking charges} & 300 \\ \text{standing order paid} & 2,500 \\ \text{Unpresented cheques} & 2,800 \end{array}\)
The balance as per bank statement is

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D\\ \hline \text{Balance as peer cash book} & 8,400\\ \text{Banking charges} & 300 \\ \text{standing order paid} & 2,500 \\ \text{Unpresented cheques} & 2,800 \end{array}\)
The adjustment cash book balance is

Which of the following is a journal as well as an account?

Where the head office maintains all books of account, goods sent to branch is credited to

Which of the following columns of a three column cash book are memoranda? i. Discount ii. Discount allowed iii. Cash iv. Bank

The amount allowed off the cost price of an article to stimulate patronage is

Which of the following is not a revenue expenditure?

Using the reducing balance method, the depreciation charged for year 2002 was
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Motor vehicles(at cost) 1/1/2002} & ₦1,000,000\\ \text{Addition to motor vehicles 1/7/2003} & ₦600,000 \\ \text{Depreciation rate 10%} & \end{array}\)
Using the reducing balance method, the depreciation charged for year 2003 was

Using the reducing balance method, the depreciation charged for year 2002 was
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Motor vehicles(at cost) 1/1/2002} & ₦1,000,000\\ \text{Addition to motor vehicles 1/7/2003} & ₦600,000 \\ \text{Depreciation rate 10%} & \end{array}\)
Using the straight reducing balance method, the depreciation charged for year 2002 was

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Motor vehicles(at cost) 1/1/2002} & ₦1,000,000\\ \text{Addition to motor vehicles 1/7/2003} & ₦600,000 \\ \text{Depreciation rate 10%} & \end{array}\)

Which of the following is not a debit item in a creditor’s control account?

Which of the following is charged to trading account?

Control accounts are also known as

A set of instruments fed into a computer for accomplishing a given task is a/an

Use the information to answer the given question.
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D\\ \hline \text{Opening stock: raw materials} & 10,000\\ \text{work-in-progress} & 16,000\\ \text{Purchases of raw materials} & 95,000\\ \text{Direct labour wages paid} & 13,500\\ \text{Royalties paid} & 6,200\\ \text{Accrued wages} & 2,800\\ \text{Closing stock: raw materials} & 7,500\\ \text{work in progress} & 8,500\\ \text{Manufacturing overhead} & 10,000\end{array}\)
Cost of goods manufactured is

Use the information to answer the given question.
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D\\ \hline \text{Opening stock: raw materials} & 10,000\\ \text{work-in-progress} & 16,000\\ \text{Purchases of raw materials} & 95,000\\ \text{Direct labour wages paid} & 13,500\\ \text{Royalties paid} & 6,200\\ \text{Accrued wages} & 2,800\\ \text{Closing stock: raw materials} & 7,500\\ \text{work in progress} & 8,500\\ \text{Manufacturing overhead} & 10,000\end{array}\)
Prime cost is