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Question 281
jamb 2016

The instrument used in analysis and interpretation of financial statement is the

Aaccounting ratios
Bincome and expenditure extract
Cbalance sheet extract
Dfound accounting
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Question 282
jamb 2016

The ratio that gives the indication of the efficiency of a firm's sales with respect to cost of goods sold is a

Areturn on capital employed
Bgross profit margin
Cnet profit margin
Dreturn on equity
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Question 283
jamb 2016

One of the objectives of accounting is that it can be used for

Abusiness decision making
Bdue process in business
Cmotivating employees
Ddetermining the work force
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Question 284
jamb 2016

Departments K Y
Opening 2,500 800
Purchases 120,000 100,000
Sales 180,000 200,000
Salary 8,000 30,000
Closing stock 3,000 1,500
Rate expenses of 1,500 are apportioned in the ratio 1:2

The gross profit for K is

A# 60,700
B#23,500
C#60,500
D#82,500
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Question 285
jamb 2016

The major advantage of the journal proper is that it

Ahelps in the preparation of the balance sheet
Bprevents fraud and theft of item of the business
Cserves as a book of instruction to the bookkeeper
Dhelp the banking industry to be efficient
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Question 286
jamb 2016

The records of Superstores shows a loan of #14,000 from Bala,creditor #8,000 and assets #190,500. What is the firm's capital?

A#184, 000
B#196,500
C#212,000
D#168,500
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Question 287
jamb 2016
Balance as per cashbook 2, 970
Bank Charges 220
Unpresented cheques 3, 950
Uncredited cheques 4, 178
Direct debit by bank 1, 0000

Determine the balance as per bank statement.
A# 1,978
B# 1962
C# 1,522
D# 2,522
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Question 288
jamb 2015
The purpose of a trading account is to ascertain
Asales
Bcarriage outwards
Cgross profit or loss
Dnet profit or loss
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Question 289
jamb 2015
The accounting concepts which assumes that business will continue to be in existence into the foresee ablefure is
Aperiodicity
Bbusiness entity
Cdual aspect
Dgoing concern
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Question 290
jamb 2015
Which of the following is not a feature of accounting information?
Atimeliness
Baccuracy
Ccompleteness
Daffordability
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Question 291
jamb 2015
Capital reserves includes the following except
Arevaluation surplus
Bpre-incoporation profit
Cshare premium
Dgeneral reserves
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Question 292
jamb 2015
Income and expenditure account is more detailed than receipts and payments account because it disclosed
Acash
Bcheques
Cdebtors
Dstocks
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Question 293
jamb 2015
Use the information below to answer this question.

Jejelaye Plc stock records for 2009 was given below:

Jan 1 received 100 units at N1.00

Jan 8 received 260 units at N1.05

Jan 20 issued 700units at .........

Feb 3 received 400 units at N1.15

What will be the issued price of 700 units, using simple average method
AN1.183
BN1.025
CN1.00
DN1.05
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Question 294
jamb 2015

Sai Baba made sales of N10,000 having computed his gross profit % to sales to be 20. His opening stock was N250 and ending stock is N200. Calculate his purchases.

AN7950
BN8050
CN7050
DN8950
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Question 295
jamb 2015
What is the ledger entry for sale of generator on credit to Patrick?
Acredit sales account and debit Patrick’s account
Bcredit generator account and debit cash account
Ccredit sales account and debit cash account
Dcredit generator account and debit Patrick’s account
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Question 296
jamb 2015

Use the information below to answer this question.

\(\begin{array}{c|c}
\text{Raw materials jan.} & 5,000 \\
\hline
\text{Raw materials dec.} & 5,800 \\
\hline
\text{Purchase of raw materials} & 45,000 \\
\hline
\text{Salary} & 61,000 \\
\hline
\text{Factory lubricant} & 2,050 \\
\hline
\text{plant depreciation} & 1,300 \\
\hline
\text{Factory insurance} & 1,250 \\
\end{array}\)

The prime cost for the company is

AN169, 200
BN44, 200
CN55, 800
DN230, 200
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Question 297
jamb 2015
Preliminary expenses is an example of
Afictitious assets
Bliquid assets
Cwasting assets
Dtangible assets
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Question 298
jamb 2015
The process of cost apportionment is carried out so that
Aindirect costs may be controlled
Bcost units could gather overhead as they pass through cost centres
Cvariable costs may be controlled
Dcommon costs are shared among cost centres
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Question 299
jamb 2015
To realize an asset means to
Amortgage it
Bopen its account in the ledger
Cturn it to cash
Dgive it out as a collateral
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Question 300
jamb 2015
The ware and tear of a fixed assets of a company which is chargeable to company’s financial statement is called ------------------------------
Aappreciation
Bamortization
Cprovisions
Ddepreciation
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