JAMB - Accounts Principles Of Accounts (2015)

1
An expenses is said to be revenue in nature if it
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(A)
adds or contributes to the operating income of the business
2
An entry in a subsidiary book which does not form part of the double entry system is a
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(D)
memorandum entry
3
Determine wage expenses from the given information, wages outstanding at the beginning, wages paid during the period 15000 and wages outstanding of the period 2,000
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(B)
N17,000
4
Which method of pricing can be used satisfactorily in either rising or falling price situation?
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(B)
Average method
5
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\(\begin{array}{c|c}
\text{Stock} & 11,250 \\
\hline
\text{Debtors} & 18,750 \\
\hline
\text{Creditors} & 3,750 \\
\hline
\text{Bank} & 4,000 \\
\hline
\text{Net profit} & 7,500 \\
\hline
\text{Net} & 60,000 \\
\end{array}\)

Calculate the acid test ratio
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(C)
6 : 1 : 1
6
What will be the number of shares to be issued to a subscriber who applied for 50,000 units.
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(A)
20,000
7

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Buhari and Osinbajo are in partnership with the following partnership agreement
Buhari  Osinbajo

Capital 40, 000  70, 000
Salary 10, 000  15, 000
Int.on capital 5%  5%
Profit/loss sharing ratio 40 : 60
The net profit for the year ended is N80,000.
"Drawings are N80, 000 and N12, 000 for Buhari and Osinbajo respectively"

What is Osinbajo share of profit?

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(D)
N29, 700
8
The major distinguishing element between the final account of a partnership and that of a sole trader is the
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(B)
capital account
9
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\(\begin{array}{c|c}
\text{Stock} & 11,250 \\
\hline
\text{Debtors} & 18,750 \\
\hline
\text{Creditors} & 3,750 \\
\hline
\text{Bank} & 4,000 \\
\hline
\text{Net profit} & 7,500 \\
\hline
\text{Net} & 60,000 \\
\end{array}\)

Determine the debtors collection period
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(A)
114 days
10
Prime cost is one of the following
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(B)
aggregate direct material cost, direct labour cost and variable direct expenses
11
The accounting concept that allows the cost of kitchen cutlery to be expensed, though it can be used for more than one year is
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(A)
Materiality
12
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Timo and Chris are computer engineers who went into partnership as Teachi and Co. Timo brought cash of N12,000 furniture worth of N18,000 and vehicle worth of 70,000. Chris equally brought in cash of 10,000 his building valued at 105,000 and personal computers worth N35,000.

What is the profit sharing ratio if it’s based on capital contribution by Teechi and Co?
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(A)
2 : 3
13
When the invoice of a customer is overcast, the supplier will send to him a
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(C)
credit note
14
Using LIFO method of stock valuation, analyze the issue quantities and their prices
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(A)
260 units at N1.50
15
CR. DR.
Sales ledger balance 9, 500
Sales ledger balance 420
Bought ledgers balance 6, 115
Bought ledger balance 350
Credit sales 82, 000
Purchases journal 54, 700
Discount allowed 450
Discount received 200
Cash refunded to customers (debtors) 120
Purchases ledger balance 250
Sales ledger balance 120

The amount brought down in the sales ledger control account would be
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(C)
N90, N870; N120
16
The ledger entries to be made if cash sales is banked is debit
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(D)
bank, credit sales
17
In a bank reconciliation statement, Dishonoured cheques is added to
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(B)
uncredited cheques
18
Which of the following is a debit entry in debtors control account?
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(C)
credit sales
19
Which of the following is not a proper form of the accounting equation
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(B)
fixed assests + current assests + liabilities = capital
20
The accounting convention that state that, stock should be value that the lower of cost and net realized value is --------------- convention
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(D)
prudency
21
What does liquidity ratio measure?
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(B)
measures the ability of a company to meet its current obligations.
22
Derive the stock turnover period.(Average stock = 23,000. Cost of sales = 300,000 year = 365 days).
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(A)
28 days
23
The following accounting entries are made when bad debt is recovered
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(D)
debit bad debts account and credit profit and loss account
24
One of the items listed below will not be found in a company’s memorandum and article of association. Which is it?
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(C)
bank signatories
25
The act of making necessary adjustment after comparing the actual cost with targeted cost is cost ----------------------------
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(B)
control
26
Sales ledger control account contains the total amount in respect of
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(B)
debtors
27
The following account are prepared when goods are sent to branch except
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(D)
Branch debtors account
28
The basis of accounting for public sector is
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(D)
cash basis
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SegunOjo, didn’t keep her books on double principle. On 1st Jan, 2014, cash in hand was 850, bank overdraft 3500, debtor 15,500,stock 18,000, fittings 9,000 and creditors 12,700. As at Dec, 2014, cash in hand was 1200, cash at bank 2,500, debtors 10,000, stock 20,500, furnishing 4,000 and creditors 17,000

Determine the closing capital 31/12/2014
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(C)
20,700
30
If the partnership agreement does not specify how net profit is to be divided, the profit should be divided

.
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(A)
equally
31
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A business has three departments x, y and z

You are given the following information

Selling and distribution expenses N5200
Rent for the yearN6000
Department turnover floor space in square metres

X N60,000 80

Y N80,000 60

Z N100,000 60

How much rent is apportioned to department Z?
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(C)
N1, 800
32
A sales for N2,570 was recorded in the sales day book as N2750. The error committed was
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(C)
error of original entry
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Segun Ojo, didn’t keep her books on double principle. On 1st Jan, 2014, cash in hand was 850, bank overdraft 3500, debtor 15,500,stock 18,000, fittings 9,000 and creditors 12,700. As at Dec, 2014, cash in hand was 1200, cash at bank 2,500, debtors 10,000, stock 20,500, furnishing 4,000 and creditors 17,000

Compute the capital as at 1st Jan, 2014.
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(A)
27,150
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Keeping records under single entry system has the advantage of
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(B)
Simplicity in terms of operation
35
Which of the following is true in public sector accounting? Cost of assets is
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(B)
expensed in the year of purchase
36
Which of the following accounts is debited when a delivery van is sold for cash?
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(C)
cash account
37
When shares are sold at more than the par value, they are said to have been issued at
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(B)
Normal value
38
Calculate the total purchase of a business from the given information, cash purchases 3000; payments to creditors 53,000; creditors at the beginning 4000; creditors at the end 2,000
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(C)
N55,000
39
Which of the following is shown in the profit and loss appropriation account of a company
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(D)
dividends
40
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Dangote acquired Dantata’s business for N350,000. The total asset work were N820,000 and liabilities amounted to N 640,000

The double entry to record the goodwill in the books is debt
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(B)
goodwill account and credit purchase of business account
41
The income and expenditure account of a club is the same as
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(B)
a profit and loss account
42
Goods stolen at the branch is debited to
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(D)
branch adjustment account
43
Specific principles, bases, conventions, rules and practices adopted by an enterprise in preparing and presenting financial statements are known as ---------------------
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(B)
accounting policies
44
Which of the following cannot be realized?
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(D)
goodwill
45
If a trail balance is in agreement, one of the statement is untrue
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(A)
the accounting system is error free
46
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Club building 400,000

Subscription prepaid 3,000

Sport kits 150,000

Bar creditors 85,000

Subscription owing 32,000

What is the club’s total liabilities
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(C)
N88, 000
47
If sales return is understated, it implies that ------------------------------ is overstated
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(B)
sales figure
48
Accounting information is used by investors and creditors of a company to predict
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(C)
future cash flows of the company
49
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\(\begin{array}{c|c}
\hline & \text{Dept A} & \text{Dept B} \\
\hline
\text{Sales} & 180,000 & 150,000 \\
\hline
\text{Cost of sales} & 79,000 & 85,000 \\
\hline
\text{Expense} & 28,000 & 40, 000 \\
\end{array}\)

How much is the gross profit for department A?
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(A)
N101,000
50
An advantage of using accounting ratios is that
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(C)
facilitate decision making
51
The document setting out the regulations regarding shares, meetings and internal organization of a company is known as
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(D)
articles of association
52
The loss made by a non profit making organization is called
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(A)
deficit
53
If rent account is debited instead of rate account, the error committed is that of;
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(A)
omission
54
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Provision for bad debt 1500

Additional information

1. Bad debt written off amount to 3000
2. Debtors balance as at the end of the year is 28,000
3. Provision for bad debts stand at 10%

How much is to be charged to profit and loss account as provision for bad debt?
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(B)
N1, 000
55
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A limited liability company has an authorized shares capital of 50 million split into 100 millions shares. 80million shares are offered for subscriptions at 60k per share in full on application. These have been fully subscribed on issue

What is the nominal value of each share
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(D)
N0.50
56

The imprest of a petty cashier is N2450
Expenses on Printing 420
Cleaning 250
Stamp and postage 175

How much was received to maintain the imprest at the end of the month?

Answer
(B)
N875
57
The ware and tear of a fixed assets of a company which is chargeable to company’s financial statement is called ------------------------------
Answer
(D)
depreciation
58
To realize an asset means to
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(C)
turn it to cash
59
The process of cost apportionment is carried out so that
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(D)
common costs are shared among cost centres
60
Preliminary expenses is an example of
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(A)
fictitious assets
61
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\(\begin{array}{c|c}
\text{Raw materials jan.} & 5,000 \\
\hline
\text{Raw materials dec.} & 5,800 \\
\hline
\text{Purchase of raw materials} & 45,000 \\
\hline
\text{Salary} & 61,000 \\
\hline
\text{Factory lubricant} & 2,050 \\
\hline
\text{plant depreciation} & 1,300 \\
\hline
\text{Factory insurance} & 1,250 \\
\end{array}\)

The prime cost for the company is
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(A)
N169, 200
62
What is the ledger entry for sale of generator on credit to Patrick?
Answer
(D)
credit generator account and debit Patrick’s account
63
Sai Baba made sales of N10,000 having computed his gross profit % to sales to be 20. His opening stock was N250 and ending stock is N200. Calculate his purchases.
Answer
(A)
N7950
64
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Jejelaye Plc stock records for 2009 was given below:

Jan 1 received 100 units at N1.00

Jan 8 received 260 units at N1.05

Jan 20 issued 700units at .........

Feb 3 received 400 units at N1.15

What will be the issued price of 700 units, using simple average method
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(B)
N1.025
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Income and expenditure account is more detailed than receipts and payments account because it disclosed
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(C)
debtors