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Question 41
jamb 2009
Which of the following methods gives a conservative closing stock value during a period of rising prices?
ALIFO
BFIFO
CSimple average
DPeriodic simple average
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Question 42
jamb 2009

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Jan. 1 Received 1,000 units at N10 each
Jan. 2 Received 2,000 units at N12 each
Jan. 3 Issued 1,500 units
Jan. 4 Received 1,000 units at N11 each
Jan. 5 Issued 1,000 units

What is the value of closing stock using simple average?

AN11,500
BN17,000
CN16,500
DN28,500
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Question 43
jamb 2009

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Jan. 1 Received 1,000 units at N10 each
Jan. 2 Received 2,000 units at N12 each
Jan. 3 Issued 1,500 units
Jan. 4 Received 1,000 units at N11 each
Jan. 5 Issued 1,000 units

Using FIFO method, what is the value of the closing stock?

AN34,000
BN29,000
CN17,000
DN12,000
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Question 44
jamb 2009

Which of the following items are current assets?

AStock, bills receivable, cash and debtors
BStock, bill payable, cash and debtors
CStock, bad debt, bills receivable and cash
DStock, work-in-progress, cash and bills payable
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Question 45
jamb 2009

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Total current assets..................N2,000
Total fixed assets....................N4,000
Current liabilities...................N1,200
Drawings..............................N200
Long-term loan........................N2,000

What is the net working capital?

AN2,600
BN1,800
CN800
DN600
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Question 46
jamb 2009

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Total current assets..................N2,000
Total fixed assets....................N4,000
Current liabilities...................N1,200
Drawings..............................N200
Long-term loan........................N2,000

Determine the capital of the business?

AN9,400
BN6,000
CN3,400
DN3,000
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Question 47
jamb 2009

Given:

Balance as per cash book...................N20,000
Unpresented cheques........................N5, 200
Direct credit to the bank..................N1, 000
Direct debit from the bank.................N1, 000
Credit in the cash book....................N500

Calculate the balance as per bank statement at the end of the year?

AN24,700
BN25,200
CN26,200
DN27,700
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Question 48
jamb 2009
Which of the should not be added or subtracted from the bank statement balance to determine the adjust cash balance?
AError by the bank
BUndercasting of the cash book
COvercasting of the cash book
DBank service charges
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Question 49
jamb 2009

The standing order is a payment instruction given by a?

Acustomer to the bank
Bbank to the customer
Cbank to an employee
Dcustomer to a fellow customer
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Question 50
jamb 2009

Cash discount is often recorded on?

Athe debit side of the cash book
Bthe credit side of the cash book
Cthe folio column of the cash book
Dboth credit and debit side of the cash book
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Question 51
jamb 2009

What is the balance of cash with the petty cashier at the end of period 1?

A220
B780
C980
D1780
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Question 52
jamb 2009

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Period 1:
........Cash to petty cashier.............N1000
........Petty cashier pays out............N780

Period 2:
........Petty cashier pays out............N840

If the float is increased to N1200, how much should the petty cashier receive after period 2?

A160
B840
C1000
D1040
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Question 53
jamb 2009

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i Operating machines
ii Furniture
iii Fixtures and fitting
iv Loan from friends
V Creditors

Find the fixed assets?

Ai, ii and v
Bi, ii and iv
Ci, ii and iii
Diii, iv and v
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Question 54
jamb 2009

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i Operating machines
ii Furniture
iii Fixtures and fitting
iv Loan from friends
V Creditors

What are the current liabilities?

Ai and ii
Biv and v
Ciii and v
Dii and iv
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Question 55
jamb 2009

If Odukoya takes money out of business bank account for his own private use, the effect of the transaction is?

Aincrease in assets and increase in capital
Bincrease in liabilities and decrease in capital
Cdecrease in capital and increase in assets
Ddecrease in capital and decrease in assets
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Question 56
jamb 2009
Given:

Capital...............................N2375 000
Debtors...............................N495 000
Motor vehicle.........................N870 000
Creditors.............................N245 000
Prepayment............................N500 000
Bills receivable......................N505 000
Furniture.............................N150 000

What is the total debit for the trial balance?
AN4 690 000
BN2 620 000
CN2 520 000
DN1 565 000
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Question 57
jamb 2009
Musa, a prepaid customer of XYZ and KLM, bought N1500 recharge card from XYZ, and N2000 recharge recharge card from KLM, for business calls. The entry to record these transaction is debit?
Atelephone N3,500 credit XYZ and KLM, N3,500
Btelephone N3,500, credit cash N3,500
Csundries N3,500, credit KLM N3,500
Dsundries N3,500, credit telephone N3,500
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Question 58
jamb 2009

The process of bookkeeping includes records produced from?

Aledgers
Bsource documents
Cminutes of meeting
Dintuitive reasoning
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Question 59
jamb 2009

The accounting convention which states that the performance of a business should be determined by matching all expenses against revenues is?

Aaccruals
Bmateriality
Cobjectivity
Dperiodicity
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Question 60
jamb 2009

Which of the following branches of accounting was first developed?

ACost accounting
BFinancial acounting
CManagement accounting
DPetroleum accounting
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