Accounting Past Questions

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Question 21
waec 2012

A balance sheet shows only

Afixed assets and current assets
Bassets and long term liabilities
Cassets and liabilities
Dassets and capital
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Question 22
waec 2012

Which of the following is a book of ordinary entry?

Aledger
Bbalance sheet
Cbank statement
Dsales journal
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Question 23
waec 2012

A fixed assets fully written-down by a trader is now considered to be worth ₦5,000. The double entry required to reflect this is debit

Aasset account credit purchase account
Basset account credit capital account
Ccapital account credit asset account
Dcapital account credit profit and loss account
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Question 24
waec 2012

Which of the following is not a source document?

Ajournal paper
Bsales invoice
Cdebit note
Dcredit note
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Question 25
waec 2012

When closing stock is overstated, it would reduce,

Acost of sales and increase gross profit
Bgross profit and increase cost of sales
Cpurchases and increases sales
Dsales and increase purchases
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Question 26
waec 2012

Trade discounts are given for

Abulk purchases
Bprompt payment
Cquick delivery
Dcash payment
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Question 27
waec 2012

The objectively of accounting information is enable users to

Aprepre the financial statements
Bvalue stock
Cmake decisions
Dprepare budgets
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Question 28
jamb 2012

Determine the bank balance

AN 6,950 credit
BN6,950 debit
CN6,000 credit
DN6,000 debit
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Question 29
jamb 2012

Use the information above to answer the question

Calculate the net profit.

AN35,000
BN40,000
CN105,000
DN115,000
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Question 30
jamb 2012

Use the information above to answer the question
Find the gross profit.

AN370,000
BN230,000
CN150,000
DN140,000
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Question 31
jamb 2012

The 5% discount shown above indicates

Atrade discount
Bcash discount
Cdiscount allowed
Ddiscount received
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Question 32
jamb 2012

Given:

From the above information, the gross profit from department X is

AN3,800
BN2,300
CN2,200
DN2,000
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Question 33
jamb 2012

Given:

Determine the balance

A415,000 debit
B215,000 credit
C215,000 debit
D315,000
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Question 34
jamb 2012

The power to appoint the Auditor General of the Federation is vested in the

ANational Assembly
BPresident
CJudicial Service Commission
DCivil Service Commission
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Question 35
jamb 2012
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund is under the
Ageneral fund
Bcontingency fund
Ctrust fund
Dcapital fund
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Question 36
jamb 2012

The book into which all types of a ministry's expenditure are recorded is the

Aledger book
Bpayment book
Cvote book
Dexpenditure book
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Question 37
jamb 2012

Which of the following is a source of revenue to the federation account?

AMarket fees
BBicycle licences
CTarrifs
DProperty rates
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Question 38
jamb 2012

Purchasers - #44,880
Sales - #85,850
Trade creditors - #12,250
Trade debtors - #24,000
Accrued expenses - # 350
Prepaid expenses - # 700
Stock 1/1/2006 - #25,120
Stock 31/12/2006 - #27,840

Determine the number of times stock was turned over during the period to the nearest figure

A1
B2
C3
D4
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Question 39
jamb 2012

Purchasers - #44,880
Sales - #85,850
Trade creditors - #12,250
Trade debtors - #24,000
Accrued expenses - # 350
Prepaid expenses - # 700
Stock 1/1/2006 - #25,120
Stock 31/12/2006 - #27,840

Calculate the acid test ratio

A1:94:1
B1:96:1
C1:1:94
D1:1:96
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Question 40
jamb 2012

Investment at cost of a company is to be disclosed under

Atrading accounts
Bprofit and loss account
Cbalance sheet
Dsource and application of fund
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