JAMB Accounts - Principles of Accounts 2006 Past Questions

Fatima withdraws goods from the business for personal use. the accounting treatment is to debit?

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On January 1/2005, a machine was bought for N56,000 to last for five years with a residual value of N1000.

Calculate the yearly depreciation expense using the straight line method.

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On January 1/2005, a machine was bought for N56,000 to last for five years with a residual value of N1000.

the rate of the yearly depreciation expense would be?

The objective of the purchase ledger control account is to established the?

The objective of a trading account is to establish the?

A seller of vegetables and fruits should be encouraged to value his stock at the end of a period using the?

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Capital.....................N?
Profit and loss.............N3500
Current assets..............N?
Current liabilities.........N2000
fixed assets................N11000

The company maintains a current ratio of 3:1.
The capital balance is?

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Capital.....................N?
Profit and loss.............N3500
Current assets..............N?
Current liabilities.........N2000
fixed assets................N11000

Determine the current assets?

The difference in the sales ledger control account is transferred to the?

Tunde purchased goods from Femi by cash worth N1000 with 10% cash discount. Tunde's ledger control account is to be?

After receiving the financial statement the Auditor General of the Federation must submit a report to the National Assembly within?

Gross earnings........................N950 000
Current liabilities...................N100 000
Operating expenses....................N350 000
10% debentures........................N400 000
Shareholder's fund....................N1300 000
Corporate tax is 30%

From the data above calculate the returns on equity?

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Turnover...........................N120 000
Net profit before tax..............N40 000
Net profit b/f.....................N68 000
Proposed dividends:
Ordinary shares....................N8 000
Preference shares..................N6 000
Corporate tax is 30%...............N10 000

The undistributed profit carried forward is?

Accrual accounting differs from cash accounting because it recognizes?

Use the information below to answer questions Turnover...........................N120 000 Net profit before tax..............N40 000 Net profit b/f.....................N68 000 Proposed dividends: Ordinary shares....................N8 000 Preference shares..................N6 000 Corporate tax is 30%...............N10 000

What is the tax charged to profit and loss account?

A private company is different from a public company because?

The use of a three-column cash book is determine by?

A major factor that enhanced the early development of accounting is the?

which of the following is source of document for the preparation of debtors' ledger account?

Stationary which will be used over a long period of time is usually recorded as an expense instead of an asset.
This concept is called?

Adaobi mistakenly entered N7000 as credit sales in Abba's account. This is?

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Capital.................................N60 000
Bank....................................N12 500
General expenses........................N5 250
Creditors...............................N17 000
Stock...................................N98 500
Fixed assets............................N42 000
Insurance and rates.....................N18 800
Purchase................................N63 850

What is the cash balance on the debit side if it is the only item omitted?

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Capital.................................N60 000
Bank....................................N12 500
General expenses........................N5 250
Creditors...............................N17 000
Stock...................................N98 500
Fixed assets............................N42 000
Insurance and rates.....................N18 800
Purchase................................N63 850

Determine the total of the trial balance?

Given:

Stock of raw materials 1/40............N11 150
Purchases of raw materials.............N112 550
Raw material returned..................N31 150
Stock of Raw materials 31/12/04........N27 150

Calculate the cost of raw materials consumed?

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...................Stationary Dept.............Video Dept.
Sales ..............N10,600.....................N15,175
Cost of goods sold..N5,247......................N6704

The expenses incurred were rent N4500, motor repairs N1200 and telephone N900.
The basis of cost apportionment is 1/2 stationary 1/3 video.

Determine the net profit of the business?

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...................Stationary Dept.............Video Dept.
Sales ..............N10,600.....................N15,175
Cost of goods sold..N5,247......................N6704

The expenses incurred were rent N4500, motor repairs N1200 and telephone N900.
The basis of cost apportionment is 1/2 stationary 1/3 video.

Find the total expenses allocated to the stationary department?

Stock 1/1/2002..................................N40 000
Goods received from head office.................N800 000
Goods returned to head office...................N34 000
Sales...........................................N916000
Stock 31/12/2000................................N72 000

From the data above determine the cost of goods credited to the head office trading account.

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Prime cost..................N12 100
lighting....................N10 000
Heating.....................N15 000
Factory overhead............?

The production department share of factory overhead is 1/4 and 1/2 of lighting and heating respectively.

The factory overhead is?

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Prime cost..................N12 100
lighting....................N10 000
Heating.....................N15 000
Factory overhead............?

The production department share of factory overhead is 1/4 and 1/2 of lighting and heating respectively.


Interest on the drawings of partners is treated in the?

Departmentalization of accounts is useful because it shows the?

When goodwill is not retained in the business, the entries in the new partners' book will be to debit?

Given:
....................January.............December
Assets................N28,320.............N25,320
Creditors.............N5,620..............N10,320

The proprietor made drawings of N755 per month for personal use.

The profit for the period is?

Given:

Subscriptions received.........N200 000
Subscriptions owed.............N10 000
Subscriptions in advance.......N25 000

Calculate the subscription in the income and expenditure account?

Boro Limited apportion 1/6 of its rent for factory and 10% of the balance for warehouse. If rent paid is N48 600, how much is paid for warehouse?

MPOBA Club's annual donations from members amount to 112% of its internally generated revenue from the following.

Sales of drinks...................N212 500
Annual dues.......................N112 000

How much is the total receipt of the club?

In converting a to a partnership company, the loss on asset revaluation is?

Determine the opening cash balance of the club?

The subscriptions received represent 80% of total payments and the opening balance is 30% of gate-fee collections.

What is the closing cash balance?

The subscriptions received represent 80% of total payments and the opening balance is 30% of gate-fee collections.

The subscriptions received would be

LOAN IS 30% OF CREDITORS.

What is the capital balance?

LOAN IS 30% OF CREDITORS.

A company has departments S,T and U. The sales are N20 000,20 000, N40 000 AND N60 000 respectively if the sales commission paid is N12 000, how much is T's share?

Head office sends goods to its branch at cost plus mark-up of of 25%. A debit of N40,000 to the branch stock account in the head office books will indicate that the head office has sent goods with a profit of

Which of the following is a journal as well as a ledger?

On Jan. 30 Khalifa withdraw N2500 from the bank for office use.

The cash balance at end of the month was

What was the bank balance at the end of the month?

The value of Y is

X represents

Assuming the closing stock was valued at N19 000 at the end of November, what was the gross profit?

Determine the value of closing stock using the LIFO method