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Question 51
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The coming together of two sole trading businesses to form a partnership is

Acombination
Bacquisition
Camalgamation
Dassociation
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Question 52
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The permanent memory of a computer is the
 

AROM
BRAM
CALU
DCPU
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Question 53
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Which of the following is not required in preparing a statement of affairs?

Afixed assets
Bnet profit
Caccruals
Dcash in hand
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Question 54
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Where there is no partnership agreement, a partner who advances loan to the partnership is entitled to ____ Interest

A2%
B15%
C10%
D5%
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Question 55
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The opening stock at the beginning of an accounting period represents

Agoods returned from last accounting period
Bcost of goods sold
Ccost of goods purchased
Dgoods available for sale
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Question 56
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A method of stock valuation is

Aaccural
Bowing
Cadvance
DSAP
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Question 57
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Which of the following is a characteristics of a limited liability company?

Adeath of a shareholder dissolves the company
BOwned by the directors
Cseparated from the owners
Dprofits are shared equally
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Question 58
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Who among the following developed the idea of double entry book-keeping?

AFrankWood
BOmuya James
CJames Lucas
DFrancia Luca Pacioli
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Question 59
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Depriciation is?

Aan appropriation of profit
Bestimated life of an asset
Closs in the value of fixed asset
Dincrease in asset value
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Question 60
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A partner whose liability does not extend beyond the amount of capital contributed by him is known as

Ageneral partner
Bactive partner
Climited partner
Dlegal partner
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Question 61
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When discount is allowed, the accounting entry is debit discount allowed account and credit ____ account

Asuspense
Bexpense
Ccreditor
Ddebtor
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Question 62
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Goodwill is taken into account in partnership business when

Athe business is being dissolved
Bthe business has good customer relations
Ca new partner is admitted
Dwhen the business is making huge profit
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Question 63
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An equipment costing # 9,000 has an estimated residual value of #900, and is depreciated at 10% per annum. What is the depreciation charge for the three using diminishing balance method?

A#990
B#900
C#729
D#810
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Question 64
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An equipment costing #9,000 has an estimated residual value of #900, and is depreciated at 10% per annum. Using the straight-line method, what is the depreciation charge for the second year?

A#810
B#900
C#990
D#1,000
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Question 65
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When manufactured goods are transferred to the trading account at the market price, the difference is credited to the

Amanufacturing account
Bbalance sheet
Ctrading account
Dprofit and loss account
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Question 66
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Peripherals are used in computer to describe

Ainputs, output and storage devices
Bcomputer types
Cmethod of inputting data
Dcomputer functions
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Question 67
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A person who prepares, analyses and interprets financial statements is known as a/an

Acashier
Bbook keeper
Caccountant
Danalyst
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Question 68
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Ordinary shares are also known as

Anet worth
Bequity
Cloan
Dreserve
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Question 69
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The reward given to debenture holder is

Ainterest
Bdividend
Cprofit
Dpremium
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Question 70
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Which of the following is a subsidiary book as well as a ledger?

Apurchases day book
Breturns outward book
Cgeneral journal
Dcash book
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