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Question 171
jamb 2019

Discount received is charge to

Acurrent account
Bprofit and loss
Ctrading account
Dbalance sheet
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Question 172
jamb 2019

The purpose of profit and loss account is to ascertain

AGross profit
BCapital
CExpenses
DNet profit
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Question 173
jamb 2019

A rent of ₦50,000 was paid by samson to his landlady by cheque. The double entry in Samson's book is

ADebit rent account, Credit bank account
BDebit Rent account, Credit Samson's account
CDebit Bank account, Credit Rent account
DDebit Samson's account, Credit Rent account
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Question 174
jamb 2019

The difference between double entry and single entry is

Adouble entry is based on the dual concept while single entry is not based on dual concept
Bdouble entry is an account while single entry is not an account
Cdouble entry keeps personal account while single does not
Ddouble entry is useful for business enterprise while single entry is not
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Question 175
jamb 2019

The rules of double entry states that

Afor every debit entry, there must be a corresponding debit entry
Bfor every credit entry, there must be a corresponding credit entry
Call transactions must be recorded in two accounts, one account is debited and another is credited
Dall transaction must be credited
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Question 176
jamb 2019

A proprietor withdraws cash from the business for private use, he

Acredits cash account and debits bank account
Bcredits cash account and debits drawing A/C
Cdebits cash account and credits drawings account
Ddebits bank account and credits drawings account
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Question 177
jamb 2019

Bought motor vehicle ₦60 paying by cheque. The effect of the transaction will be

AIncrease in assets of motor vehicle account
BDecrease in assets of motor vehicle account
CIncrease in assets of bank account
DIncrease in liabilities of bank account
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Question 178
jamb 2019

Majority of commercial transactions are termed credit transactions, which means

AThe buyers pay immediately for goods bought
BSettlement is deferred to a future date
CNo account will be opened
DItem of expenditure increases
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Question 179
jamb 2019

One of these is not a similarity between Joint Venture and Partnership.

AAIM is profit making
BIt is for a specific venture
CInvolves two people
Dhave rights and duties
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Question 180
jamb 2019

The method of stock valuation in which the issue price is obtained by dividing the value of stock in hand by unit of stock in hand is

AFIFO
BLIFO
CSAP
DWAP
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Question 181
jamb 2019

Accounting standards are issued at the International level by the

AStandards Advisory Council
BInternational Accounting Standards Board
CNigerian Accounting Standards Board
DStanding Interpretations Committee
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Question 182
jamb 2019

The importance of bank statement is all except

Averifies the accuracy of balances of cash book and cheque book
Bhelps to detect and rectify any error
Chelps to debit an account
Dhelps to update the cash book
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Question 183
jamb 2019

Given:


Additional capital
Capital
Closing capital
Net profit
₦
4000
8000
12000
1500

The drawings for the period stand at

A1500
B3000
C12,000
D10,500
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Question 184
jamb 2019

The two recognised accounting bases are

Acash and credit
Bpersonal and impersonal
CAccrual and Cash
DDrawings and Private
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Question 185
jamb 2019

Every economic unit, regardless of its legal form of existence, is treated as a separate entity from parties having economic interest is

Arealisation concept
Bentity concept
Cgoing concern concept
Dmatching concept
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Question 186
jamb 2019

The net profit for departmental A is

A1880
B1600
C880
D425
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Question 187
jamb 2019

The cost of goods for department B is

A4,120
B3400
C3000
D2800
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Question 188
jamb 2019

Abelawo ltd operates a retail branch at Aba. All purchases are made by the head office in Onitsha and goods are charged to the branch at cost plus 50%. During the year ended. Goods sent to branch at invoiced price is ₦30,870, cash sales ₦13,020 and Bad debt amounted to 129. From the following, what is the profit?

A20,580
B10,290
C7980
D30,870
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Question 189
jamb 2019

Goods can be charged to branches using any of these pricing methods except

Acost price
Bcost plus percentage
Cselling price
Dselling plus percentage
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Question 190
jamb 2019

Capital expenditure is

A₦345,000
B₦3,245,000
C₦421,000
D₦4,245,000
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