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Question 21
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A fixed asset was bought for #60,000 on 1st January, 1997. Depreciation was provided at 10% on cost. It was sold for #16,000 on 30th June, 2001.

The net book value at the time of sale was

A#17,000
B#16,000
C#33,000
D#30,000
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Question 22
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A fixed asset was bought for #60,000 on 1st January, 1997. Depreciation was provided at 10% on cost. It was sold for #16,000 on 30th June, 2001.

The profit or loss sale was

A17,000 loss
B#16,000 loss
C#17,000 profit
D#16,000 profit
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Question 23
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Which of the following is not true of a trial balance?

Alist taken of the account balance in the general ledger
Bproof of the arithmetical accuracy of the ledger postings
Clist of account abstracted from a subsidiary ledger to check their agreement with the related control account
Dsummary of data for the preparation of financial statement
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Question 24
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The Chief Accounting Officer of the federation is

AAuditor General
BMinister of Finance
CAccountant General
DChief Accountant
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Question 25
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The transfer of goods between departments is recorded by debiting

Astock account and crediting trading account
Btrading account and crediting purchases account
Cthe receiving department and crediting the giving department
Dthe giving department and crediting the receiving department
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Question 26
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Which of the following is apportioned in proportion of the purchases of each department?

ACarriage outwards
BSelling commission
CBad debts
DDiscounts received
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Question 27
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A suspense account is used to

Arecord sales
Bagree the trial balance
Cprepare the balance sheet
Drecord purchase
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Question 28
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If sales is  D 12,000, and the gross profit markup percentage is 25%. What is the cost of sales?

AD 9,000
BD 9,600
CD 3,000
DD 2,400
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Question 29
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According to the entity concept, ownership is

Aseparated from the business
Bvested on the management
Cnot separated from the business
Dvested on the board of directors
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Question 30
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The following transactions were recorded in the cash book of Ibusah for the month of February 2019

The balance brought down at the end of the month is

AD 306,900
BD 278,000
CD 154,800
DD 478,300
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Question 31
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The following transactions were recorded in the cash book of Ibusah for the month of February 2019:

The total income for the month is

AD 478,300
BD 278,000.
CD 154,800
DD 180, 000
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Question 32
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Receipts and payments Account of Abalure Youth Club for the year ended 31st December 2018

Subscriptions for 2017 and 2019 received during the year were #180,000 and #150,000 respectively.

Total expenses debited to income and expenditure Account for 2018 was 

A#8,095,000
B#4,095,000
C#4,515,000
D#1,610,000
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Question 33
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In the absence of a partnership agreement, additional capital contributions by partners attract interest of

A10%
B12%
C15%
D5%
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Question 34
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Receipts and Payments Account of Abalure Youth Club for the year ended 31st December 2018

Subscriptions for 2017 and 2019 received during the year were #180,000 and #150,000, respectively.

The surplus for the year 2018 was

 

A#5,235,000
B#7,865,000
C#5,845,000
D#7,535,000
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Question 35
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The head office usually issues goods to branches at

Acost price
Bprime cost
Cnet realisable value
Dproduction cost
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Question 36
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Which of the following is not part of the double-entry system?

AProfit and Loss Account
BAppropriation Account
CTrading Account
DBalance sheet
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Question 37
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Which of the following is the basis of accounting in public service?

AExpenditure
BAccrual
CProfit
DCash
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Question 38
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The document which sets out the internal arrangement for the proper management of a company is the

Amemorandum of association
Bprospectus
Ccertificate of incorporation
Darticle of association
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Question 39
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Which of the following is an advantage of the imprest system?

Amaking high profits in the business
BRewarding the imprest holder
CMeeting small items of expenditure
DEasy preparation of the final accounts
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Question 40
jamb 2025

Which of the following errors affects the agreement of a Trial Balance?

APosting the Purchase of a van to the debit side of the purchases account
BFailure to enter sales in the books
CWrong addition in the sales account
DCrediting a purchase to A. Tambi's account instead of F. Tambi's account
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