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Question 371
jamb 2012
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund is under the
Ageneral fund
Bcontingency fund
Ctrust fund
Dcapital fund
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Question 372
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 373
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 374
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 375
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 376
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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Question 377
jamb 2012

When shares are oversubscribed and money returned to unsuccessful applicants, the entry to record such money is to debit

Aapplication and allotment account and credit unsubscribed shares
Bapplication and allotment account and credit cash
Coversubscribed shares and credit allotment account
Doversubscribed shares and credit allotment account
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Question 378
jamb 2012

Given:
1. The Memorandum of Association of the Company
11.The Article of Association of the Company
111. The Incorporation documents

From the above, which of the following is delivered to the Registrar of companies for incorporation

A1 and 11
B1, 11 and 111
C1 and 111
D11 and 111
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Question 379
jamb 2012
In converting a partnership into a limited liability company, the necessary accounts to be opened in the books of the company are
Abusiness purchase account and ordinary share capital account
BBusiness purchase account, vendor account and ordinary share capital account
Cbusiness purchase account and vendor account
Dordinary share capital account, vendor account and unpaid share capital account
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Question 380
jamb 2012

Ngozi and Musa with a capital of #30,000 each decide to admit Mary into the partnership business with a capital of #20,000 and goodwill #15,000.If the profits and losses are to be shared equally, the journal entries to record goodwill are

Adebit goodwill #15,000, cash #20,000 and credit Mary's capital #35,000
Bcredit goodwill #15,000, cash #20,000 and debit Mary's #35,000
Cdebit goodwill #15,000, credit cash #20,000 and credit Mary's capital #20,000
Ddebit old partners capital #15,000, credit cash #20,000 and Mary's capital #35,000
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Question 381
jamb 2012

In what way can goodwill be written off in a partnership business?

AUsing the partners' profit and loss sharing ratio
BBy neglecting the ratio of partners capital contributions
CBy sharing it unequally among the partners where no agreement exists
DBy sharing it among the active partners only
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Question 382
jamb 2012
The partners capital are: Modibbo #60,000
and Jakata #90,000. The partners share
profit and losses in the ratio of their capital
contributions.
The net profit for the year is #12,000.

What is Jakata's sharing profit?
A3:5
B1:2
C2:5
D1:5
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Question 383
jamb 2012
The partners capital are: Modibbo #60,000
and Jakata #90,000. The partners share
profit and losses in the ratio of their capital
contributions.
The net profit for the year is #12,000.

Find Modibbo's share of the profit
A#62,000
B#48,000
C#44,000
D#43,000
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Question 384
jamb 2012

Which of the following methods of invoicing goods to branches facilitate easy checks on the activities of branches?

Acost price
Bfixed percentage on cost
Cselling price
Dinvoice price
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Question 385
jamb 2012

In the head office ledger, the value of goods sent to the branch are

Adebited to the head office current account
Bdebited to the branch current account
Ccredited to the head office current account
Dcredited to the branch current account
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Question 386
jamb 2012

Given:
Fixtures-#30,000
Debtors-#7,000
Stock- #8,000
Creditors-#3,000
Goodwill-#10,000

Determine the capital

A#10,000
B#42,000
C#45,000
D#52,000
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Question 387
jamb 2012

The excess revenue over expenditure is charged to

Aprofit and loss
Brevenue account
Caccumulated fund
Dincome and expenditure acccount
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Question 388
jamb 2012

The main advantage of a departmental account is that its

Aexpenses are shared
Bgross profit is computed
Cnet profit is computed
Dbalance sheet is obtained
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Question 389
jamb 2012

Total production cost- #360,000
Factory overhead cost- #56,000
Selling price per unit- # 120
Production volume 4000 units

Determine the value of prime cost

A#416,000
B#304,000
C#240,000
D#184,000
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Question 390
jamb 2012

Total production cost- #360,000
Factory overhead cost- #56,000
Selling price per unit- # 120
Production volume 4000 units

What is the total manufacturing profit?

A#64,000
B#120,000
C#360,000
D#480,000
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