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Question 11
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The maximum amount a company can raise through the issue of shares is

Apaid-up capital
Bauthorized capital
Creserve capital
Dloan capital
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Question 12
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Teteh and Kukuma are in partnership with capital balances of #300,000 and #200,000 respectively. They agreed to share profit on the basis of their capital. The profit for the year is #150,000 and the interest on capital is 5%.
 



Teteh's share of interest on capital is

A#15,000
B#25,000
C#10,000
D#75,000
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Question 13
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Teteh and Kukuma are in partnership with capital balances of #300,000 and #200,000 respectively. They agreed to share profit on the basis of their capital. The profit for the year is #150,000 and the interest on capital is 5%.
 



Kukuma's current account balance is

A#50,000
B#70,000
C#90,000
D#60,000
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Question 14
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Teteh and Kukuma are in partnership with capital balances of #300,000 and #200,000 respectively. They agreed to share profit on the basis of their capital. The profit for the year is #150,000 and the interest on capital is 5%.
 



Teteh's share of profit is

A#60,000
B#90,000
C#75,000
D#50,000
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Question 15
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The document prepared by the buyer and sent to the seller listing the items to be supplied is

Apurchase order
Bcredit note
Cproforma invoice
Dsales order
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Question 16
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Drawings made by a partner would be

Acredited to current account
Bcredited to appropriation account
Cdebited to appropriation account
Ddebited to current account
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Question 17
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Adiza gave an instruction to her banker to pay a premium of Le 30,000 from her account to Union Rock Insurance on a quarterly basis for a policy. This instruction is an example of

Abank charges
Bdirect debit
Cstanding order
Dcredit transfer
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Question 18
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Manufacturing account is prepared to ascertain

Aprofit on goods produced
Bcost of goods produced
Ccost of goods sold
Dprofit on goods sold
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Question 19
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The accounting concept which states that expenditure involving insignificant amounts should be regarded as expenses and not assets is

Adual aspect concept
Brealization concept
Cmateriality concept
Dbusiness entity concept
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Question 20
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Provision for doubtful debts is made in conformity with

Abusiness entity concept
Bmoney measurement concept
Cprudence concept
Dmateriality concept
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Question 21
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  $
Cash book balance (credit) 750
Uncredited cheques 500
Unpresented cheques 1680
Direct credit 300
Bank charges 150
 

 



Balance as per bank statement is

A$ 580 Cr.
B$ 430 Dr.
C$ 430 Cr.
D$ 1,480 Cr.
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Question 22
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  $
Cash book balance (credit) 750
Uncredited cheques 500
Unpresented cheques 1680
Direct credit 300
Bank charges 150
 

 



The adjusted cash book balance is

A$ 600 Cr
B$ 300 Cr
C$ 900 Cr
D$ 1,200 Cr
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Question 23
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The sales ledger contains accounts of

Acash sales
Btrade debtors
Ccredit sales
Dtrade creditors
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Question 24
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Revenue expenditure of a local government includes purchase of

Ax-ray machine
Bincubators
Cdrugs
Dtheatre equipment
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Question 25
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Years Current Assets Liabilities Fixed Assets Capital
  # # # #
2018 52550 78600 127450 X
2017 41650 53220 Y 116780

 



The letter Y represents

A#170,000
B#128,350
C#94,870
D#211,650
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Question 26
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Years Current Assets Liabilities Fixed Assets Capital
  # # # #
2018 52550 78600 127450 X
2017 41650 53220 Y 116780

 



The letter X represents

A#78,600
B#180,000
C#101,400
D#258,600
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Question 27
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An item that would be classified as preliminary expenses in a company's account is

Aformation expenses
Badministrative expenses
Cdistribution expenses
Dgeneral expenses
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Question 28
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Bola a grocer, keep petty cash on imprest system, the float being GH⊄ 8,000. These transactions took place in January 2018.

    GH⊄
January 1 Petty cash in hand 1034
January 1 Petty cash to restore float 6966
January 6 Bought note books 656
January 7 Paid wages 1828
January 14 Bought postage stamps 750
January 16 Paid to Biodun a creditor 1072
January 18 Paid wages 1856
January 23 Purchased envelopes 874
January 28 Purchased postage stamps 420


 



Amount reimbursed at the end of the month was

AGH⊄ 6,928
BGH⊄ 6,966
CGH⊄ 7,456
DGH⊄ 8,000
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Question 29
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Bola a grocer, keep petty cash on imprest system, the float being GH⊄ 8,000. These transactions took place in January 2018.

    GH⊄
January 1 Petty cash in hand 1034
January 1 Petty cash to restore float 6966
January 6 Bought note books 656
January 7 Paid wages 1828
January 14 Bought postage stamps 750
January 16 Paid to Biodun a creditor 1072
January 18 Paid wages 1856
January 23 Purchased envelopes 874
January 28 Purchased postage stamps 420


 



Amount spent on stationery was

AGH⊄ 1,170
BGH⊄ 1,076
CGH⊄ 1,530
DGH⊄ 874
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Question 30
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Bola a grocer, keep petty cash on imprest system, the float being GH⊄ 8,000. These transactions took place in January 2018.

    GH⊄
January 1 Petty cash in hand 1034
January 1 Petty cash to restore float 6966
January 6 Bought note books 656
January 7 Paid wages 1828
January 14 Bought postage stamps 750
January 16 Paid to Biodun a creditor 1072
January 18 Paid wages 1856
January 23 Purchased envelopes 874
January 28 Purchased postage stamps 420


 



Amount posted to the personal ledger was

AGH⊄ 1,034
BGH⊄ 1,072
CGH⊄ 6,966
DGH⊄ 3,684
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