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Question 931
jamb 2007
Journal proper is used in recording?
Atransactions that are not regular
Breturns from customers
Ccredit sales
Dthe receipt and payment for money
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Question 932
jamb 2007
The process whereby a cheque received by one person is given to another is known as?
Acheque crossing
Bpayment in cheque
Ccheque transfer
Dcheque endorsement
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Question 933
jamb 2007
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Net loss.......................N2300
Capital........................N10500
Liabilities....................N7200


What will be the equity of the business?
AN12 800
BN4900
CN8200
DN9500
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Question 934
jamb 2007
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Net loss.......................N2300
Capital........................N10500
Liabilities....................N7200

Find the value of the total assets?
AN17 700
BN10 500
CN20 000
DN15 400
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Question 935
jamb 2007
Given:

Prepaid b/f.......................N10 000
Cash paid during the year.........N20 000

The amount to be charged to the profit and loss account is?
AN30 000
BN25 000
CN5 000
D20 000
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Question 936
jamb 2007
The purchases ledger control account showed a credit balance of N525 000 on April 30, 2006.
This amount shows?
Awhat the debtor of a business enterprise owed the business
Bthe total amount which each debtor owed the business
Cwhat a business enterprise owed its creditors
Dthe amount whicih a business enterprise owed creditor
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Question 937
jamb 2007
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Debtors.................................N20
Provision for bad debts..................10%
Provision for discount on debtors........5%

The provision for bad debt is?
AN2000
BN800
CN3000
DN1900
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Question 938
jamb 2007
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Debtors.................................N20
Provision for bad debts..................10%
Provision for discount on debtors........5%

Determine the amount provided for discount allowed on debtors?
AN1000
BN3000
CN900
DN1500
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Question 939
jamb 2007
(i) Facilitating the preparation of final accounts
(ii) Making the existence of error easy to detect
(iii)Checking the accuracy of positions periodically.

From the above, which of the following are among the uses of control accounts?
Ai, ii and iii
Bi and iii
Cii and iii
Di and ii
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Question 940
jamb 2007
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........................1/7/2005............30/6/2006

Drawings.....................................N3 000
Capital.................25 000...............N42 500
Furniture...............6 500...............N10 200

Additional capital during the year amounts to 300% of the drawings.

What is the amount of the additional capital?
AN900
BN900 000
CN90 000
DN9 000
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Question 941
jamb 2007
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........................1/7/2005............30/6/2006

Drawings.....................................N3 000
Capital.................25 000...............N42 500
Furniture...............6 500...............N10 200

Additional capital during the year amounts to 300% of the drawings.
Calculate the net profit or loss made during the year.
AN15 100 profit
BN15 100 loss
CN11 500 profit
DN11 500 loss
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Question 942
jamb 2007
Given:

Opening capitaL................N7 000
Additional capital.............N3 500
Net............................N2 500
Closing........................N10 250

The drawings for the period stand at?
AN2570
BN3750
CN2500
DN2570
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Question 943
jamb 2007
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An asset was purchase for N343m in 2003.
The estimated life of the asset was 3 years with a residual value of N28m.

What was the asset value at the beginning of the third year?
AN63m
BN133m
CN36m
DN28m
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Question 944
jamb 2007
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An asset was purchase for N343m in 2003.
The estimated life of the asset was 3 years with a residual value of N28m.

Using the straight method. The depreciation of the asset in the first year was?
AN210m
BN343m
CN105m
DN270m
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Question 945
jamb 2007
Stock valuation is useful because it forms the sales department on the?
Aprice of the competing goods
Bprices that will affect profitability
Cnumber of goods to produce
Dnumber of goods to sell
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Question 946
jamb 2007

The federal government approved N140m to local governments W, X, Y and Z. The amount is to be shared on the basis of 40% equality, 35% population and 25% internal revenue generation. Calculate the share of local government W on equality?

AN35m
BN14m
CN56m
DN28m
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Question 947
jamb 2007
A pension granted to any past president or vice-president shall be charged to the?
Aconsilidation revenue fund
Bspecial pension fund
Ccontingency fund
Ddevelopment fund
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Question 948
jamb 2007
Partners' share of profit is credited to?
Aa partner's current account
Ba partner's capital account
Cthe profit and loss account
Dthe profit and loss appropriation account
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Question 949
jamb 2007
The gross profit disclosed in the branch stock adjustment account represents?
Ahead office profit
Bunrealized profit
Cestimated profit
Dbranch profit
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Question 950
jamb 2007
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Lighting..................N2925
Rent......................N2640
Salary....................N4050

The expenses are for three different product:
Zema, Zeta and Zera. They are appointed on the basis of population. 4500 units of the products are produced, out of which 1260 and 2060 units are for zema and zeta respectively.

Find the salary charged to Zera product?
AN1854
BN1845
CN1062
DN1134
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