Which of the following is the effect of a reduction in the provision for doubtful debts?
Answer
(E)
increase in net profit
2
Which of the following is the basis of accounting in the Civil Service?
Answer
(B)
cash
3
The reward given to a debenture holder is called
Answer
(E)
interest
4
Which of the following is not a debit entry on a sales ledger control account?
Answer
(B)
cash received
5
If incorrect entries on the debit side equal other incorrect entries on the credit side, the error is that of
Answer
(D)
compensation
6
The accounting entries required for increase in provision for doubtful debts are
Answer
(A)
debit profit and loss account, credit provision for doubtful debts account
7
Subscription in advance is an example of
Answer
(B)
accual
8
Which of the following is an example of Personal Accounts?
Answer
(E)
debtors
9
Working capital is measured by the excess of
Answer
(C)
currents assets over current liabilities
10
The undistributed profits of a limited liability company is
Answer
(D)
rtained earings
11
Credit sales were debited to A. Akpan instead of B. Akpan. This is an error of
Answer
(D)
commission
12
A list of balance extracted from the ledger is known as
Answer
(E)
trial balance
13
Provision for depreciation on office furniture is charged to
Answer
(D)
profit and loss account
14
Which of the following is not a cause discrepancy between cash book and bank statement balances?
Answer
(C)
paid cheques
15
The financial plan of the government for a year is contained in the
Answer
(C)
budget
16
When a business is purchased, the double entries required in the purchaser's book are debit,
Answer
(E)
vendor's account and credit cash account
17
Which of the following are on the bank statement before reconciliation? i. standing order ii. payment to a creditor iii. receipt from a debtor iv. uncredited cheque v. unpresented cheque
Answer
(C)
ii, ii and iii
18
A fund established for the payment of minor expenses is
Answer
(D)
accumulated fund
19
The maximum amount which a company can raise by way of selling share is
Answer
(E)
authorized capital
20
The aggregate of amounts owed to a business by is customers is known as
Answer
(A)
accounts receivable
21
Which of the following does a consignee prepare and send to his consignor?
Answer
(D)
account sales
22
In the consignee's record account, the accounting treatment of expenses paid for on behalf of the consignor is debit
Expenditure incurred to maintain an asset's earning capacity is called
Answer
(B)
revenue expenditure
25
Which of the following does not relate to a manufacturing concern?
Answer
(E)
income and expenditure
26
Which of the following is not true of a trial balance?
Answer
(D)
list of account abstracted from a subsidiary ledger to check their agreement with the related control account
27
The chief accounting officer of Nigeria is called the
Answer
(D)
accountant general
28
Expenses incurred but not yet paid is
Answer
(B)
current liability
29
Which of the following does not lead to depreciation assets?
Answer
(C)
devaluation of Naira
30
Which of the following is capital expenditure?
Answer
(D)
extension of building
31
What are accounting entries for bad debts recovered?
Answer
(A)
debit debtor's account, credit bad debts recovered account
32
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Halima & Ibinabo \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Capital accounts 1st Jan, 1992} & 100,000 & 50,000 \\ \text{Current accounts 1st Jan, 1992} & 20,000 & 40,000 \\ \text{Drawing during the year} & 10,000 & 15,000 \\ \text{Annual salaries} & 14,000 & 12,000\end{array}\)
Interest on capital is 10%. The net profit for the year is N60,000. The interest on Halima's capital is
Answer
(A)
N10,000
33
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Halima & Ibinabo \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Capital accounts 1st Jan, 1992} & 100,000 & 50,000 \\ \text{Current accounts 1st Jan, 1992} & 20,000 & 40,000 \\ \text{Drawing during the year} & 10,000 & 15,000 \\ \text{Annual salaries} & 14,000 & 12,000\end{array}\)
Interest on capital is 10%. The net profit for the year is N60,000. The shares of profit of each partners is
Answer
(E)
N9,500
34
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Halima & Ibinabo \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Capital accounts 1st Jan, 1992} & 100,000 & 50,000 \\ \text{Current accounts 1st Jan, 1992} & 20,000 & 40,000 \\ \text{Drawing during the year} & 10,000 & 15,000 \\ \text{Annual salaries} & 14,000 & 12,000\end{array}\)
Interest on capital is 10%. The net profit for the year is N60,000. The balance on Halima's current account on 31st December, 1992 is
Answer
(D)
N43,500
35
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Halima & Ibinabo \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Capital accounts 1st Jan, 1992} & 100,000 & 50,000 \\ \text{Current accounts 1st Jan, 1992} & 20,000 & 40,000 \\ \text{Drawing during the year} & 10,000 & 15,000 \\ \text{Annual salaries} & 14,000 & 12,000\end{array}\)
Interest on capital is 10%. The net profit for the year is N60,000. The balance on Ibinabo's current account on 32st December, 1992 is
Answer
(C)
N51,500
36
Use the following information to answer the given question
The department of Administration of Odi Naka Chukwu State Water Corporation has underlisted staff position on 31st December, 1993
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post} & Rate \\ \hline - & - & - & - \\ \text{Director of Audit} & 16 & 1 & \text{N200,000 x N20,000 - N3000,000} \\ \text{Assistant Director (Audit)} & 15 & 2 & \text{N160,000 x N18,000 - N268,000} \\ \text{Asst. Chief Internal Auditor} & 13 & 1 & \text{N140,000 x N12,000 - N224,000} \\ \text{Internal Auditor II} & 08 & 2 & \text{N60,000 x N6,000 - N120,000} \\ \text{Higher Executive Officer (Audit)} & 08 & 4 &\text{N60,000 x N6,000 - N120,000}\end{array}\)
NOTE: (a) All employees are on the first step of their salary
(b) \(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade level} & \text{Housing allowance} & \text{Transport Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 p.a} & \text{N18,000 p.a} \\ \text{07 to 11} & \text{N18,000 p.a} & \text{N12,000 p.a} \end{array}\)
The total basic salary for the period is
Answer
(D)
N1,020,000
37
Use the following information to answer the given question
The department of Administration of Odi Naka Chukwu State Water Corporation has underlisted staff position on 31st December, 1993
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post} & Rate \\ \hline - & - & - & - \\ \text{Director of Audit} & 16 & 1 & \text{N200,000 x N20,000 - N3000,000} \\ \text{Assistant Director (Audit)} & 15 & 2 & \text{N160,000 x N18,000 - N268,000} \\ \text{Asst. Chief Internal Auditor} & 13 & 1 & \text{N140,000 x N12,000 - N224,000} \\ \text{Internal Auditor II} & 08 & 2 & \text{N60,000 x N6,000 - N120,000} \\ \text{Higher Executive Officer (Audit)} & 08 & 4 & \text{N60,000 x N6,000 - N120,000}\end{array}\)
NOTE: (a) All employees are on the first step of their salary
(b) \(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade level} & \text{Housing allowance} & \text{Transport Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 p.a} & \text{N18,000 p.a} \\ \text{07 to 11} & \text{N18,000 p.a} & \text{N12,000 p.a} \end{array}\)
Total housing allowace for the period is
Answer
(C)
N204,000
38
Use the following information to answer the given question
The department of Administration of Odi Naka Chukwu State Water Corporation has underlisted staff position on 31st December, 1993
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post} & Rate \\ \hline - & - & - & - \\ \text{Director of Audit} & 16 & 1 & \text{N200,000 x N20,000 - N3000,000} \\ \text{Assistant Director (Audit)} & 15 & 2 & \text{N160,000 x N18,000 - N268,000} \\ \text{Asst. Chief Internal Auditor} & 13 & 1 & \text{N140,000 x N12,000 - N224,000} \\ \text{Internal Auditor II} & 08 & 2 & \text{N60,000 x N6,000 - N120,000} \\ \text{Higher Executive Officer (Audit)} & 08 & 4 & \text{N60,000 x N6,000 - N120,000}\end{array}\)
NOTE: (a) All employees are on the first step of their salary
(b) \(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade level} & \text{Housing allowance} & \text{Transport Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 p.a} & \text{N18,000 p.a} \\ \text{07 to 11} & \text{N18,000 p.a} & \text{N12,000 p.a} \end{array}\)
Total transport allowance for the period is
Answer
(D)
N144,000
39
Use the following information to answer the given question
The department of Administration of Odi Naka Chukwu State Water Corporation has underlisted staff position on 31st December, 1993
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post} & Rate \\ \hline - & - & - & - \\ \text{Director of Audit} & 16 & 1 & \text{N200,000 x N20,000 - N3000,000} \\ \text{Assistant Director (Audit)} & 15 & 2 & \text{N160,000 x N18,000 - N268,000} \\ \text{Asst. Chief Internal Auditor} & 13 & 1 & \text{N140,000 x N12,000 - N224,000} \\ \text{Internal Auditor II} & 08 & 2 & \text{N60,000 x N6,000 - N120,000} \\ \text{Higher Executive Officer (Audit)} & 08 & 4 & \text{N60,000 x N6,000 - N120,000}\end{array}\)
NOTE: (a) All employees are on the first step of their salary
(b) \(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade level} & \text{Housing allowance} & \text{Transport Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 p.a} & \text{N18,000 p.a} \\ \text{07 to 11} & \text{N18,000 p.a} & \text{N12,000 p.a} \end{array}\)
The total emolument for the assistant directors is
Answer
(A)
N404,000
40
Use the following information to answer the given question
The department of Administration of Odi Naka Chukwu State Water Corporation has underlisted staff position on 31st December, 1993
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post} & Rate \\ \hline - & - & - & - \\ \text{Director of Audit} & 16 & 1 & \text{N200,000 x N20,000 - N3000,000} \\ \text{Assistant Director (Audit)} & 15 & 2 & \text{N160,000 x N18,000 - N268,000} \\ \text{Asst. Chief Internal Auditor} & 13 & 1 & \text{N140,000 x N12,000 - N224,000} \\ \text{Internal Auditor II} & 08 & 2 & \text{N60,000 x N6,000 - N120,000} \\ \text{Higher Executive Officer (Audit)} & 08 & 4 & \text{N60,000 x N6,000 - N120,000}\end{array}\)
NOTE: (a) All employees are on the first step of their salary
(b) \(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade level} & \text{Housing allowance} & \text{Transport Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 p.a} & \text{N18,000 p.a} \\ \text{07 to 11} & \text{N18,000 p.a} & \text{N12,000 p.a} \end{array}\)
The total emolument for the Internal Audit Department is
Answer
(A)
N1,368,000
41
Use the following to answer the given question \(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Balance as per bank statement} & 240 \\ \text{Amount paid in but not credited} & 192 \\ \text{Unpresented cheque} & 70 \end{array}\)
What is the balance as per Cash book?
Answer
(A)
N362
42
Use the following to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline sales & 45,000 \\ \text{Opening stock} & 20,000 \\ \text{Closing sock} & 30,000 \\ Expenses & 15,000 \\ \text{Fixed assets} & 40,000 \\ Debtors & 10,000 \\ Creditors & 5,000 \\ Purchases & 25,000 \end{array}\)
The cost of goods sold is
Answer
(E)
N15,000
43
Use the following to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline sales & 45,000 \\ \text{Opening stock} & 20,000 \\ \text{Closing sock} & 30,000 \\ Expenses & 15,000 \\ \text{Fixed assets} & 40,000 \\ Debtors & 10,000 \\ Creditors & 5,000 \\ Purchases & 25,000 \end{array}\)
Net profit is
Answer
(E)
N15,000
44
Use the following to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline sales & 45,000 \\ \text{Opening stock} & 20,000 \\ \text{Closing sock} & 30,000 \\ Expenses & 15,000 \\ \text{Fixed assets} & 40,000 \\ Debtors & 10,000 \\ Creditors & 5,000 \\ Purchases & 25,000 \end{array}\)
Current ratio is
Answer
(C)
8 : 1
45
Use the following to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline sales & 45,000 \\ \text{Opening stock} & 20,000 \\ \text{Closing sock} & 30,000 \\ Expenses & 15,000 \\ \text{Fixed assets} & 40,000 \\ Debtors & 10,000 \\ Creditors & 5,000 \\ Purchases & 25,000 \end{array}\)
Working capital is