Accounting Past Questions

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Question 201
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Amount owed to creditors on 31/12/19 is

A₦ 406,000
B₦ 342,000
C₦ 316,000
D₦ 226,000
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Question 202
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Payment to creditors is 

A₦ 1,423,000
B₦ 1,359,000
C₦ 1,333,000
D₦ 1,295,000
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Question 203
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An amount set aside out of profit for a specific purpose is a

Areserve
Bliability
Cprovision
Ddiscount
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Question 204
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The concept the enables a business to determine the actual profit or loss for a particular period is

Aaccrual concept
Bbusiness entity concept
Cconsistency concept
Dgoing concern concept
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Question 205
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Manufacturing account is prepared to determine the

Acost of goods sold
Bcost of goods produced
Cprofit on goods produced
Dvalue of work-in-progress
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Question 206
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Accounting information that is useful for the intended purpose and would make a difference in decision making is 

Acomparable
Bconsistent
Crelevant
Dreliable
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Question 207
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Members of a not-for-profit making organization

Aearn dividend on their contributions
Bdo not receive surplus at the end of the year
Care paid interest on their contributions
Dshare profits according to their contributions
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Question 208
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Subsidiary books of account are used to record transactions

Amade in the same period
Bof a similar nature
Cinvolving minor amounts
Dwithout source documents
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Question 209
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All cash transactions of a not-for-profit making organization are recorded in

Athree-column cash book
Bincome and expenditure account
Csubscriptions account
Dreceipts and payments account
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Question 210
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Other operating expenses for the period is

AGH¢27,300
BGH¢25,700
CGH¢24,700
DGH¢23,900
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Question 211
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Sales for the period is

AGH¢234,400
BGH¢210,500
CGH¢133,600
DGH¢76,900
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Question 212
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A business includes 50% mark-up on all its products. This would mean margin of 

A66 2/3%
B66 1/3%
C33 2/3%
D33 1/3%
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Question 213
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The major source of revenue for central/federal government is

Atenement rate
Bexcise duty
Cmarket toll
Dparking roll
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Question 214
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The value of goods sent to a branch is debited to the 

Agoods sent to branch account
Bbranch debtors account
Cbranch adjustment account
Dbranch stock account
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Question 215
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The final stage of accounting process is

Ainterpretation
Brecording
Creporting
Dsummarizing
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Question 216
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Commercial activities undertaken by a social club to raise funds include

Adonation
Bbar
Cgrant
Dsubscription
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Question 217
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The petty cash account has an imprest of GH¢36,000 and a debit balance of GH¢10,000 at the end of the month.The reimbursement required would be

AGH¢46,000
BGH¢36,000
CGH¢26,000
DGH¢10,000
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Question 218
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Lima paid off debt of D2,500 owed to Dongo by cash. The entries in lima's book are: debit

Acash D2,500; credit Dongo D2,500
BDongo D2,500; credit cash D2,500
CBad debt D2,500; credit Dongo D2,500
DDongo D2,500; credit bad debt D2,500
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Question 219
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The accounting principle of double entry states that

Adebit the giver and credit the receiver
Bassets must be equal to capital plus liabilities
Cevery debit entry must have a corresponding credit entry
Ddebit entries increase liabilities while credit entries increase assets
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Question 220
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Recurrent expenditure of a local government include

Aerection of market stalls
Brepayment of loans
Cpurchase of office equipment
Dpurchase of office stationery
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