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Question 731
jamb 2011
Which of the following accounts for the highest revenue to Nigeria?
AImport duties
BPersonal income tax
CPetroleum income tax
DCompany tax
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Question 732
jamb 2011
The fund in which all government receipt are paid is?
Aconsolidated revenue fund
Bdevelopment fund
Ctrust fund
Dcontingency fund
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Question 733
jamb 2011
The founders of a company are?
Apromoters
Bshareholders
Ccanvassers
Dstakeholders
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Question 734
jamb 2011
Goodwill is determined using?
Acapital contribution
Bnumber of partnerd admitted
Cthe business and customer relations
Dnumber of active partners
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Question 735
jamb 2011
Which of the following can be used on admission of a new partnership?
ARevaluation account
BProfit account
CCapital account
DTrading account
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Question 736
jamb 2011
The interest on Keme's drawings is calculated as?
AN200
BN150
CN300
DN100
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Question 737
jamb 2011
Use the information below to answer questions 40 and 41.

Keme and Kemi are in partnership sharing profit and losses in the ratio 3:2.

Capital - Keme.............N20 000
........ - Kemi.............N10 000
Drawings - Keme.............N2 000
........ - Kemi.............N3 000
Profit......................N6 000
Interest on capital.........5%
Interest on drawings........10%

The interest on Kemi's capital is?
AN1 000
BN2 000
CN500
DN3 000
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Question 738
jamb 2011
The major point of agreement carried by the partnership deed is?
A5% interest annum on any loan
Ban oral agreement among the partners
Cmethod of inhertance by the partners' children
Dthe profit and loss sharing ratio of the partners
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Question 739
jamb 2011
Goods invoiced to a branch can be sent using?
Acost price, selling price and fixed percentage on selling price
Bcost price, selling price and fixed percentage on cost price
Ccost priceand fixed percentage on cost price
Dcost price and fixed percentage on selling price
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Question 740
jamb 2011
The two accounts that are normally opened in the head office when goods are transferred to a branch are?
Abranch supplies and branch receipts
Bbranch stock account and goods sent to branch accounts
Cgoods sent to brannch account and branch receipt account
Dgoods sent to branch accounts and branch supplies
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Question 741
jamb 2011
The correct entries to record goods transferred to branch from head office is to debit?
Abranch stock account and credit goods sent to branch account
Bbranch supplies account and credit branch stock account
Cbranch stock account and credit purchases account
Dgoods sent to branch account and credit branch stock account
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Question 742
jamb 2011
The cost method of charging goods to branch is used where?
Abranch stock adjustment account is in use
Bthe retention of branch trading account is in addition to the cost of goods sold
Cgoods are sent without invoice or any source documents
Dgoods are of a perishable nature on which a pre-determined price is inapplicable
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Question 743
jamb 2011

The transactions relating to liquidation in partnership account is drawn by using?

Acurrent account
Bcash account
Ccapital account
Drealization account
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Question 744
jamb 2011
The major objective of departmental accounts is to ascertain the?
Acontribution of each department to profit
Bmaterials sold in each department
Cinsurance premium payable on employees
Dnumber of employees in each department
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Question 745
jamb 2011
The capital of not-for-profit-making organization is referred to as?
Aentity fund
Bcapital owned
Caccumulated fund
Dcapital employed
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Question 746
jamb 2011
The subscription paid in advance is treated in the balance sheet of a club as?
Aa surplus
Ba liability
Ca deflicit
Dan asset
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Question 747
jamb 2011
The major festure of not-for-profit-making-organization is that they are formed?
Ato use accumulated fund to described the net amount owed to members
Bmainly to improve the welfare of her member
Cto engaged in trading activities to sponsor its activities
Din order to compute the receipts and payment account
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Question 748
jamb 2011
Work-in-progress is the?
Avalue of party finished goods
Bvalue of finished goods sold
Csales less cost of goods sold
Dvalue of goods produced
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Question 749
jamb 2011
The product cost that does not form part of the product but is incidental to product and facilitates the production activities is the?
Aprime cost
Bindirect cost
Ctotal cost
Ddirect cost
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Question 750
jamb 2011
The cost that are directly traceable to the the goods being produced is?
Aparty manufactured goods
Boverhead cost
Ctotal factory expenses
Dprime cost
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