Question 1A financial analyst needs accounts information toA.maintain the production section of the businessB.know why transactions cause increases and decreases in assetC.advice on how to manage the businessD.know how to record transactions in T accountObjective Show full explanation
Question 2Creditors use accounting information for the purpose ofA.planning sales to a companyB.controlling a company's affairsC.investing in a companyD.assessing a company's liquidityObjective Show full explanation
Question 3In preparing accounting records, the owners of a business and the business are treated asA.the same personB.having business relationshipC.separate legal entitiesD.partnersObjective Show full explanation
Question 4One of the major features of bookkeeping is that itA.provides permanent records for all financial transactionsB.is futuristic in natureC.accepts responsibility for all wrong postingD.does not give room for double entry procedureObjective Show full explanation
Question 5The accounting principle which states that for every debit entry, there in a corresponding credit entry is recognized as conceptA.realizationB.entityC.going concernD.dualityObjective Show full explanation
Question 6The art of collecting, recording, presenting and interpreting accounting data isA.cost accountingB.management accountingC.financial accountingD.data processingObjective Show full explanation
Question 7The assumption that a business has perpetual existence is recognized byA.entity conceptB.periodicity conceptC.going concern conceptD.realization conceptObjective Show full explanation
Question 8The most important reason for studying accounting is thatA.the information provided by accounting is useful in making decisionsB.accounting plays an important role in a societyC.the study of accounting leads to a challenging careerD.accounting provides gross profit InformationObjective Show full explanation
Question 9Which of the following accounting conventions suggests that accountants should use a method of valuation that understates rather than overstates results?A.ConservatismB.HistoricalC.MonetaryD.CostObjective Show full explanation
Question 10Which of the following concepts is expected to hold when a proprietor makes a drawing of goods or cash from the business?A.Business entityB.RealizationC.Going concernD.Dual-aspectObjective Show full explanation
Question 11A payment of cash of N20 to John was entered on the receipt side of the cash book in error and credited to John's account. Which of the following journal entries can be used to correct the error?A.John: N40 Dr, Cash: 40 Cr.B.Cash: N40.C.John: N20 Dr, Cash: N20 Cr.D.Cash: 20 Dr, John: N20 CrObjective Show full explanation
Question 12A Sales Day Book is used for recordingA.credit salesB.sales returnsC.hire purchaseD.cash salesObjective Show full explanation
Question 13A trial balance is usually prepared by an accountant from account balances in the ledger for the purpose ofA.classifying in the ledgerB.Testing arithmetical accuracies of the ledger account balanceC.identifying the balance sheet itemsD.providing a basis for establishing the accountant's competenceObjective Show full explanation
Question 14Bola, UTC's regular customer, owed N1000 on account of a radio bought. If he sent in a cheque for N500, UTC would send him aA.credit noteB.debit noteC.journal voucherD.way billObjective Show full explanation
Question 15Books of original entry are used forA.recording business transactionsB.the adjustment of accountsC.reminding the book keeper to-post transactions in the ledgerD.informing the bookkeeper about the state of affairsObjective Show full explanation
Question 16If salary account is debited instead of stationery account, the error committed is that ofA.commissionB.omissionC.principleD.compensationObjective Show full explanation
Question 17Ledger account is mainly classified intoA.nominal, real and personal accountsB.fixed and current accountsC.management, financial and public sector accountingD.bank and cash accountsObjective Show full explanation
Question 18One major advantage of a ledger is that itA.is a book of original entryB.is only accessible to shareholders during distributionC.removes the need for preparing a balance sheet after each transactionD.can be used by any type of businessObjective Show full explanation
Question 19Return inwards is also known as A.purchases returnsB.sales returnsC.goods on sale or return.D.goods in transitObjective Show full explanation
Question 20The account which refers to the tangible assets of a company that is of permanent nature is theA.personal accountB.real accountC.nominal accountD.cash accountObjective Show full explanation
Question 21The document that is used to acknowledge the acceptance of the return of goods by the seller from the buyer is known asA.credit noteB.debit noteC.invoiceD.voucherObjective Show full explanation
Question 22The effect of payment of a liability is that itA.increases both assets and liabilitiesB.increases assets and decreases liabilitiesC.decreases assets and increases liabilitiesD.decreases both assets and liabilitiesObjective Show full explanation
Question 23The term posting in accounting refers toA.recording entries in the journalB.transferring the balances in the ledger to the trial balanceC.tracing amounts from the journal to the ledger to find errorsD.transferring entries to the ledger from the journalObjective Show full explanation
Question 24Which of the following is not a real account?A.Buildings accountB.Motor vehicle accountC.Patents accountD.Furniture accountObjective Show full explanation
Question 25Which of the following is not a revenue account?A.SalesB.PurchasesC.Discount receivedD.Interest receivedObjective Show full explanation