A debit balance of N1,000 in cash account means that
Answer
(A)
cash in hand is N1,000
12
The maximum level of cash held by by a cashier under an imprest system is a/an
Answer
(B)
float
13
The total of the sales journal is entered on the
Answer
(C)
credit side of sales account
14
Gross profit is calculated in the
Answer
(A)
trading account
15
An example of fixed asset is
Answer
(D)
furniture
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Use the following information to answer the question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Ade & Bola\\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Capital Accounts} & 60,000 & 40,000\\ \text{Current Accounts} & 10,000 Cr & 6,000 Cr \\ \text{Drawings} & 8,000 & 2,000 \end{array}\)
Interest on drawings is 5%, interest on capital is 10%. Profit and losses are shared equally. Net profit for the year is N30,000. The amount of distributable profit is
Answer
(D)
N20,500
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Use the following information to answer the question
Use the following information to answer the question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Ade & Bola\\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Capital Accounts} & 60,000 & 40,000\\ \text{Current Accounts} & 10,000 Cr & 6,000 Cr \\ \text{Drawings} & 8,000 & 2,000 \end{array}\)
Interest on drawings is 5%, interest on capital is 10%. Profit and losses are shared equally. Net profit for the year is N30,000. Ade's share of profit is
Answer
(D)
N10,250
18
Use the following information to answer the question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Ade & Bola\\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Capital Accounts} & 60,000 & 40,000\\ \text{Current Accounts} & 10,000 Cr & 6,000 Cr \\ \text{Drawings} & 8,000 & 2,000 \end{array}\)
Interest on drawings is 5%, interest on capital is 10%. Profit and losses are shared equally. Net profit for the year is N30,000. The total amount credit to the Profit and Loss Appropriation Account is
Answer
(B)
N30,500
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Use the following information to answer the question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Ade & Bola\\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Capital Accounts} & 60,000 & 40,000\\ \text{Current Accounts} & 10,000 Cr & 6,000 Cr \\ \text{Drawings} & 8,000 & 2,000 \end{array}\)
Interest on drawings is 5%, interest on capital is 10%. Profit and losses are shared equally. Net profit for the year is N30,000. Bola's current account balance is
Answer
(D)
N6,150 Cr
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Capital expenditure is the
Answer
(C)
money spent on acquire fixed assets
21
Depreciation of assets is provided for provided for in consideration of
Answer
(D)
wear and tear
22
Which of the following is a factory overhead?
Answer
(A)
Depreciation of plant and machinery
23
Which of the following is used to derive missing figures in a system of incomplete records?
Answer
(A)
control account
24
Which of the following is not contained in sales ledger control account?
Answer
(B)
returns outwards
25
Which of the following is not credited to debtors control account?
Answer
(A)
provision for bad debt
26
Where a firm has not kept proper books of account, an increase in closing capital over opening capital represents
Answer
(A)
profit
27
Use the following information to answer the given question
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Dr & & & Cr \\ \hline & D & & D \\ \text{Balance b/f} & 1,000 & Salaries & 2,000 \\ \text{Subscriptions} & 15,000 & \text{Rent} & 1,000 \\ & & \text{Rates} & 1,500\\ & & \text{Expenses} & 500 \\ & & \text{Balance c/f} & 11,000\\ & \overline{16,000} & & \overline{16,000} \\ \text{Balance b/f} & \overline{11,000} & & \end{array}\)
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1st January,2004} & \text{31st December, 2004} \\ & D & D \\ \hline \text{Fixed Assets} & 50,000 & 50,000\\ \text{Rent(accrued)} & 200 & 250 \\ \text{Rates(prepaid)} & 300 & 400\\ \text{Subscriptions in arrears} & 1,500 & 1,000\\ \text{Subscriptions in advance} & 1,300 & 800 \end{array}\)
Accumulated fund as at 1st January 2004 is
Answer
(D)
D51,300
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Use the following information to answer the given question
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Dr & & & Cr \\ \hline & D & & D \\ \text{Balance b/f} & 1,000 & Salaries & 2,000 \\ \text{Subscriptions} & 15,000 & \text{Rent} & 1,000 \\ & & \text{Rates} & 1,500\\ & & \text{Expenses} & 500 \\ & & \text{Balance c/f} & 11,000\\ & \overline{16,000} & & \overline{16,000} \\ \text{Balance b/f} & \overline{11,000} & & \end{array}\)
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1st January,2004} & \text{31st December, 2004} \\ & D & D \\ \hline \text{Fixed Assets} & 50,000 & 50,000\\ \text{Rent(accrued)} & 200 & 250 \\ \text{Rates(prepaid)} & 300 & 400\\ \text{Subscriptions in arrears} & 1,500 & 1,000\\ \text{Subscriptions in advance} & 1,300 & 800 \end{array}\)
Rates charged to the income and expenditure Account for the year 2004 is
Answer
(B)
D1,600
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Use the following information to answer the given question
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Dr & & & Cr \\ \hline & D & & D \\ \text{Balance b/f} & 1,000 & Salaries & 2,000 \\ \text{Subscriptions} & 15,000 & \text{Rent} & 1,000 \\ & & \text{Rates} & 1,500\\ & & \text{Expenses} & 500 \\ & & \text{Balance c/f} & 11,000\\ & \overline{16,000} & & \overline{16,000} \\ \text{Balance b/f} & \overline{11,000} & & \end{array}\)
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1st January,2004} & \text{31st December, 2004} \\ & D & D \\ \hline \text{Fixed Assets} & 50,000 & 50,000\\ \text{Rent(accrued)} & 200 & 250 \\ \text{Rates(prepaid)} & 300 & 400\\ \text{Subscriptions in arrears} & 1,500 & 1,000\\ \text{Subscriptions in advance} & 1,300 & 800 \end{array}\)
Subscriptions relating to the year 2004 is
Answer
(D)
D15,00
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Which of the following is not an accounting concept?
Answer
(B)
accuracy
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"Transactions are governed by legal principles, but are nevertheless accounted for and presented in accordance with the substance and financial reality". This is in compliance with the principle of
Answer
(D)
materiality
32
Which of the following statements is no correct?
Answer
(D)
drawings increase capital
33
Direct material + direct expenses is
Answer
(B)
prime cost
34
Books of account are opening by means of a
Answer
(B)
principal journal
35
When both debit and credit entries of a transaction are shown in the cash book, it is described as
Answer
(A)
contra entry
36
The correct order of liquidity is
Answer
(A)
stock, debtors, prepayments and cash
37
Which of the following ratios measure the ability of a firm to meet short-term obligations?
Answer
(B)
quick asset ratio
38
Which of the following is a capital reserve?
Answer
(B)
share premium
39
When shares are sold at less than the nominal value, it means they are issued at
Answer
(C)
a discount
40
Where goods are invoiced by a firm its branch at cost-plus, the branch stock adjustment accounts is used to determine
Answer
(A)
cost price
41
Which of the following is apportioned in proportion of the purchases of each department?
Answer
(A)
Discounts received
42
Using the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post} & Rate \\ \hline \text{Chief Accountant} & 15 & 1 & N371,748\\ \text{Asst, Chief Accountant} & 14 & 2 & N301,452\\ \text{Principal Accountant} & 12 & 4 & N243,732\\ \text{Accountant} & 7 & 6 & N113,632\\ \text{Clerk} & 3 & 10 & N54,166\end{array}\)
Additional information:
(a) All employees are on the first step of their
(b) Allowances
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade Level} & \text{Transport Allowance} & \text{Housing Allowance} & \text{Responsibility Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 per annum} & \text {N120,000 per annum} & \text{N30,000 per annum} \\ \text{1 to 7} & \text{N13,200 per annum} & \text{N48,000 per annum} & - \end{array}\)
The total basic salary for the year was
Answer
(C)
N1,084,730
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Using the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post} & Rate \\ \hline \text{Chief Accountant} & 15 & 1 & N371,748\\ \text{Asst, Cheif Accountant} & 14 & 2 & N301,452\\ \text{Principal Accountant} & 12 & 4 & N243,732\\ \text{Accountant} & 7 & 6 & N113,632\\ \text{Clerk} & 3 & 10 & N54,166\end{array}\)
Additional information:
(a) All employees are on the first step of their
(b) Allowances
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade Level} & \text{Transport Allowance} & \text{Housing Allowance} & \text{Responsibility Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 per annum} & \text {N120,000 per annum} & \text{N30,000 per annum} \\ \text{1 to 7} & \text{N13,200 per annum} & \text{N48,000 per annum} & - \end{array}\)
The total transport allowance was
Answer
(B)
N379,200
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Using the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post}& Rate \\ \hline \text{Chief Accountant} & 15 & 1 & N371,748\\ \text{Asst, Cheif Accountant} & 14 & 2 & N301,452\\ \text{Principal Accountant} & 12 & 4 & N243,732\\ \text{Accountant} & 7 & 6 & N113,632\\ \text{Clerk} & 3 & 10 & N54,166\end{array}\)
Additional information:
(a) All employees are on the first step of their
(b) Allowances
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade Level} & \text{Transport Allowance} & \text{Housing Allowance} & \text{Responsibility Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 per annum} & \text {N120,000 per annum} & \text{N30,000 per annum} \\ \text{1 to 7} & \text{N13,200 per annum} & \text{N48,000 per annum} & - \end{array}\)
The total housing allowance was
Answer
(D)
N168,000
45
Using the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Post & Grade & \text{Number in post} & Rate \\ \hline \text{Chief Accountant} & 15 & 1 & N371,748\\ \text{Asst, Cheif Accountant} & 14 & 2 & N301,452\\ \text{Principal Accountant} & 12 & 4 & N243,732\\ \text{Accountant} & 7 & 6 & N113,632\\ \text{Clerk} & 3 & 10 & N54,166\end{array}\)
Additional information:
(a) All employees are on the first step of their
(b) Allowances
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Grade Level} & \text{Transport Allowance} & \text{Housing Allowance} & \text{Responsibility Allowance} \\ \hline \text{12 and above} & \text{N24,000 per annum} & \text {N120,000 per annum} & \text{N30,000 per annum} \\ \text{1 to 7} & \text{N13,200 per annum} & \text{N48,000 per annum} & - \end{array}\)
The responsibility allowance of grade leaves 14 and 15 was