The art of collecting, recording, presenting and interpreting accounting data is
Answer
(C)
financial accounting
2
The depreciation method in which the number of years of the useful life of an asset is allocated in a reverse order is
Answer
(C)
sum of the yeara; digits
3
A system where a separate cash book is maintained for small payments is
Answer
(B)
imprest
4
Public sector accounting is practiced in
Answer
(B)
government organization
5
A book that contains the account for the financial transactions of an organizations is the
Answer
(B)
ledger
6
A sales ledger contains
Answer
(D)
debtors' accounts
7
The basis of accounting which eliminates debtors and creditors is
Answer
(A)
cash basis
8
Which of the following is not a revenue account?
Answer
(B)
purchases
9
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦ \\ \hline \text{ordinary shares of ₦1 each} & 500,000\\ \text{8% preference shares of ₦1 each} & 200,000\\ \text{Interim dividends paid} & \\ \text{- ordinary shares} & 40,000\\ \text{-preference shares} & 12,000\\ \text{profit for the year} & 100,000\end{array}\)
If no profit is to be retained, proposed preference shares dividend is
Answer
(B)
₦16,000
10
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦\\ \hline \text{ordinary shares of ₦1 each} & 500,000\\ \text{8% preference shares of ₦1 each} & 200,000\\ \text{Interim dividends paid} & \\ \text{- ordinary shares} & 40,000\\ \text{-preference shares} & 12,000\\ \text{profit for the year} & 100,000\end{array}\)
The dividend per ordinary shares for the year is
Answer
(B)
₦0.40 kobo
11
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦\\ \hline \text{ordinary shares of ₦1 each} & 500,000\\ \text{8% preference shares of ₦1 each} & 200,000\\ \text{Interim dividends paid} & \\ \text{- ordinary shares} & 40,000\\ \text{-preference shares} & 12,000\\ \text{profit for the year} & 100,000\end{array}\)
The dividend per ordinary shares for the year is
Answer
(B)
₦0.40 kobo
12
A customers who returns goods to the supplier because they are detective is issued a
Answer
(B)
credit note
13
Cross referencing among different books of accounts is achieved with the use of
Answer
(C)
folio
14
In company accounts, profit after tax is shared in the
Answer
(A)
appropriation account
15
Which of the following is not a source of revenue to a government?
Answer
(B)
sales of goods
16
Use the following information to answer the given question.
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Ebrima & Jaiteh\\ & D & D \\ \hline Capital & 2,000 & 10,000\\ Drawings & 2,400 & 10,000\\ Salary & - & 900\\ \text{Profit sharing ratio} & \frac{3}{5} & \frac{2}{5}\end{array}\)
Profit for the year before 5% interest on capital was D18,000. Ebima's share was
Answer
(B)
D9,900
17
Use the following information to answer the given question.
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Ebrima & Jaiteh\\ & D & D \\ \hline Capital & 2,000 & 10,000\\ Drawings & 2,400 & 10,000\\ Salary & - & 900\\ \text{Profit sharing ratio} & \frac{3}{5} & \frac{2}{5}\end{array}\)
Profit for the year before 5% interest on capital was D18,000. Jaiteh's share of profit was
Answer
(D)
D6,600
18
Whatever is fed into the computer is exactly what would be processed and produced as output. This is the concept of
Answer
(D)
garbage in, garbage out
19
Bank reconciliation statement reconciles
Answer
(B)
bank balance in the cash book and bank statement balance
20
The unit which keeps government's books of accounts is the
Answer
(C)
Treasury Department
21
A customers who returns goods to the supplier because they are detective is issued a
Answer
(B)
credit note
22
Which of the following is not a debit item in a partnership appropriation account?
Answer
(A)
intereston drawings
23
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le \\ \hline \text{Cash in hand} & 15,000\\ \text{Balances as at 1st January, 2005:} & \\ \text{Subscriptions in arrears} & 6,000\\ \text{Subscription in advance} & 2,500\\ \text{Subscriptions received} & 18,000\\ \text{Expense for the year} & 6,500\\ \text{Balances as at 31st December, 2005:} & \\ \text{Subscriptions in arrears} & 3,000 \\ \text{Subscriptions in advance} & 1,500\end{array}\)
Accumulated fund at the beginning of the year was
Answer
(B)
Le 18,500
24
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le \\ \hline \text{Cash in hand} & 15,000\\ \text{Balances as at 1st January, 2005:} & \\ \text{Subscriptions in arrears} & 6,000\\ \text{Subscription in advance} & 2,500\\ \text{Subscriptions received} & 18,000\\ \text{Expense for the year} & 6,500\\ \text{Balances as at 31st December, 2005:} & \\ \text{Subscriptions in arrears} & 3,000 \\ \text{Subscriptions in advance} & 1,500\end{array}\)
Subscriptions credited to the Income and Expenditure Account was
Answer
(C)
Le 16,000
25
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & Le \\ \hline \text{Cash in hand} & 15,000\\ \text{Balances as at 1st January, 2005:} & \\ \text{Subscriptions in arrears} & 6,000\\ \text{Subscription in advance} & 2,500\\ \text{Subscriptions received} & 18,000\\ \text{Expense for the year} & 6,500\\ \text{Balances as at 31st December, 2005:} & \\ \text{Subscriptions in arrears} & 3,000 \\ \text{Subscriptions in advance} & 1,500\end{array}\)
The excess of income over expenditure for the year was
Answer
(C)
Le 9,500
26
Revenue is recognized in the profit and loss account as soon as a
Answer
(C)
sale of goods takes place whether or not money is received
27
"A business unit is assumed to operate into foreseeable future and earn reasonable net income". This statement is emphasized by the concept of
Answer
(B)
going concern
28
Which of the following is not used in solving problems of incomplete records?
Answer
(D)
balance sheet
29
In a system of incomplete records, the opening capital is determined by preparing
Answer
(A)
statement of affairs
30
Use the information to answer the given question.
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D\\ \text{Opening stock: raw materials} & 10,000\\ \text{work-in-progress} & 16,000\\ \text{Purchases of raw materials} & 95,000\\ \text{Direct labour wages paid} & 13,500\\ \text{Royalties paid} & 6,200\\ \text{Accrued wages} & 2,800\\ \text{Closing stock: raw materials} & 7,500\\ \text{work in progress} & 8,500\\ \text{Manufacturing overhead} & 10,000\end{array}\)
Cost of raw materials consumed is
Answer
(C)
D98,000
31
Use the information to answer the given question.
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D\\ \hline \text{Opening stock: raw materials} & 10,000\\ \text{work-in-progress} & 16,000\\ \text{Purchases of raw materials} & 95,000\\ \text{Direct labour wages paid} & 13,500\\ \text{Royalties paid} & 6,200\\ \text{Accrued wages} & 2,800\\ \text{Closing stock: raw materials} & 7,500\\ \text{work in progress} & 8,500\\ \text{Manufacturing overhead} & 10,000\end{array}\)
Prime cost is
Answer
(B)
117,700
32
Use the information to answer the given question.
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D\\ \hline \text{Opening stock: raw materials} & 10,000\\ \text{work-in-progress} & 16,000\\ \text{Purchases of raw materials} & 95,000\\ \text{Direct labour wages paid} & 13,500\\ \text{Royalties paid} & 6,200\\ \text{Accrued wages} & 2,800\\ \text{Closing stock: raw materials} & 7,500\\ \text{work in progress} & 8,500\\ \text{Manufacturing overhead} & 10,000\end{array}\)
Cost of goods manufactured is
Answer
(A)
D138,000
33
A set of instruments fed into a computer for accomplishing a given task is a/an
Answer
(B)
programme
34
Control accounts are also known as
Answer
(B)
total accounts
35
Which of the following is charged to trading account?
Answer
(D)
carriage inwards
36
Which of the following is not a debit item in a creditor's control account?
Answer
(C)
purchases
37
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Motor vehicles(at cost) 1/1/2002} & ₦1,000,000\\ \text{Addition to motor vehicles 1/7/2003} & ₦600,000 \\ \text{Depreciation rate 10%} & \end{array}\)
Answer
(A)
₦160,000
38
Using the reducing balance method, the depreciation charged for year 2002 was
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Motor vehicles(at cost) 1/1/2002} & ₦1,000,000\\ \text{Addition to motor vehicles 1/7/2003} & ₦600,000 \\ \text{Depreciation rate 10%} & \end{array}\)
Using the straight reducing balance method, the depreciation charged for year 2002 was
Answer
(A)
₦100,000
39
Using the reducing balance method, the depreciation charged for year 2002 was
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Motor vehicles(at cost) 1/1/2002} & ₦1,000,000\\ \text{Addition to motor vehicles 1/7/2003} & ₦600,000 \\ \text{Depreciation rate 10%} & \end{array}\)
Using the reducing balance method, the depreciation charged for year 2003 was
Answer
(B)
₦150,000
40
Which of the following is not a revenue expenditure?
Answer
(C)
purchases of motor vehicle
41
The amount allowed off the cost price of an article to stimulate patronage is
Answer
(B)
trade discount
42
Which of the following columns of a three column cash book are memoranda? i. Discount ii. Discount allowed iii. Cash iv. Bank
Answer
(D)
iii and iv only
43
Where the head office maintains all books of account, goods sent to branch is credited to
Answer
(A)
goods sent to branch account
44
Which of the following is a journal as well as an account?
Answer
(C)
general journal
45
Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & D\\ \hline \text{Balance as peer cash book} & 8,400\\ \text{Banking charges} & 300 \\ \text{standing order paid} & 2,500 \\ \text{Unpresented cheques} & 2,800 \end{array}\)
The adjustment cash book balance is