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Question 11
jamb 2009

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.........................     Departments
...........................                      P                Q                R
Sales value...............                           N23,400
Selling expenses..........      1,100         N1,400         N1,280
Administrative expenses...N1,400       N1,000          N1,020
Cost of sales.............      N6,900....    N6,700           N5,500

Sales value of department Q doubles that of p, which is 1/3 of R. Depreciation which amounts to N1,800 is to be apportioned among the three departments in the ratio 3:5:7 respectively.

What is the sales value of department R?

AN7,800
BN11,700
CN23,400
DN35,100
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Question 12
jamb 2009
i Space occupied by each department.
ii Average value of stock held by each department.
iii Departmental turnover.
iv Number of articles sold by each department .

From the information above, the two most logical bases for apportioning expenses that are common to departments are?
Ai and ii
Bi and iii
Cii and iii
Diii and iv
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Question 13
jamb 2009

Given:

Furniture and fittings..................N20,000
Equipment...............................N15,000
Bank overdrafts.........................N6, 500
Bar creditors...........................N4,800
Subscription in arrears.................N4,700
Subscription in advance.................N650

What is the accumulated fund?

A23,700
B27,750
C29,650
D51,650
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Question 14
jamb 2009

Receipt and payments account is a summary of the?

Abudget
Btrading account
Ccash book
Dprofit and loss account
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Question 15
jamb 2009

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Work-in-progress 1/1........................N1,000
Work-in-progress 31/12......................N2,000
Production cost of goods manufactured.......N20,000
Sales.......................................N50,000
Stock of finished goods 1/1.................N4,000
Stock of finished goods 31/12...............N5,000
Selling and distribution expenses...........N2,000
Administrative expenses.....................N1,000

What is the net profit?

AN46,000
BN45,000
CN28,000
DN27,000
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Question 16
jamb 2009

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Work-in-progress 1/1........................N1,000
Work-in-progress 31/12......................N2,000
Production cost of goods manufactured.......N20,000
Sales.......................................N50,000
Stock of finished goods 1/1.................N4,000
Stock of finished goods 31/12...............N5,000
Selling and distribution expenses...........N2,000
Administrative expenses.....................N1,000

Determine the gross profit?

A49,000
B48,000
C31,000
D30,000
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Question 17
jamb 2009

The cost incurred by departments that support the production departments with such activities as maintenance, production control and storage are called?

Aautonomous costs
Bservice costs
Csupporting cost
Dsubsidiary costs
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Question 18
jamb 2009

Which of the following is an item in the debit side of the sales ledger control account?

AInterest charged by suppliers
BBills receivable honored
CTransfer of credit balances from credit control account
DTransfer of debit balance from creditors control account
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Question 19
jamb 2009
Which of the following is a debit item in the purchases ledger control account.
ABalance b/d
BCheque dishonoured
CPurchases
DBalance c/d
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Question 20
jamb 2009
Apart from the common control accounts, a control account can also be opened for?
Asales account
Bpurchases account
Ccash account
Dwages account
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Question 21
jamb 2009
Which of the following methods gives a conservative closing stock value during a period of rising prices?
ALIFO
BFIFO
CSimple average
DPeriodic simple average
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Question 22
jamb 2009

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Jan. 1 Received 1,000 units at N10 each
Jan. 2 Received 2,000 units at N12 each
Jan. 3 Issued 1,500 units
Jan. 4 Received 1,000 units at N11 each
Jan. 5 Issued 1,000 units

What is the value of closing stock using simple average?

AN11,500
BN17,000
CN16,500
DN28,500
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Question 23
jamb 2009

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Jan. 1 Received 1,000 units at N10 each
Jan. 2 Received 2,000 units at N12 each
Jan. 3 Issued 1,500 units
Jan. 4 Received 1,000 units at N11 each
Jan. 5 Issued 1,000 units

Using FIFO method, what is the value of the closing stock?

AN34,000
BN29,000
CN17,000
DN12,000
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Question 24
jamb 2009

Which of the following items are current assets?

AStock, bills receivable, cash and debtors
BStock, bill payable, cash and debtors
CStock, bad debt, bills receivable and cash
DStock, work-in-progress, cash and bills payable
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Question 25
jamb 2009

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Total current assets..................N2,000
Total fixed assets....................N4,000
Current liabilities...................N1,200
Drawings..............................N200
Long-term loan........................N2,000

What is the net working capital?

AN2,600
BN1,800
CN800
DN600
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Question 26
jamb 2009

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Total current assets..................N2,000
Total fixed assets....................N4,000
Current liabilities...................N1,200
Drawings..............................N200
Long-term loan........................N2,000

Determine the capital of the business?

AN9,400
BN6,000
CN3,400
DN3,000
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Question 27
jamb 2009

Given:

Balance as per cash book...................N20,000
Unpresented cheques........................N5, 200
Direct credit to the bank..................N1, 000
Direct debit from the bank.................N1, 000
Credit in the cash book....................N500

Calculate the balance as per bank statement at the end of the year?

AN24,700
BN25,200
CN26,200
DN27,700
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Question 28
jamb 2009
Which of the should not be added or subtracted from the bank statement balance to determine the adjust cash balance?
AError by the bank
BUndercasting of the cash book
COvercasting of the cash book
DBank service charges
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Question 29
jamb 2009

The standing order is a payment instruction given by a?

Acustomer to the bank
Bbank to the customer
Cbank to an employee
Dcustomer to a fellow customer
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Question 30
jamb 2009

Cash discount is often recorded on?

Athe debit side of the cash book
Bthe credit side of the cash book
Cthe folio column of the cash book
Dboth credit and debit side of the cash book
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