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Question 1
jamb 2025

Resources owned and controlled by a business are classified as

Acapital
Bliabilities
Cdrawings
Dassets
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Question 2
jamb 2025

Which of the following is a primary source of entry into the debtors ledger?

ASales invoices
BSuppliers invoices
CPayment vouchers
DReturns outward notes
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Question 3
jamb 2025

One of the components of factory overhead is

Araw materials consumed
Bdepreciation of plant and machinery
Cmanufacturing wages
Dcarriage inwards
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Question 4
jamb 2025

The process of distributing shares to successful applicants is

Aallocation
Bapplication
Callotment
Dapportionment
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Question 5
jamb 2025

Use the following information to answer this question

Rent for 2014 chargeable to the profit and loss account is

A₦3,400
B₦3,000
C₦4,000
D₦2,800
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Question 6
jamb 2025

When the going concern concept is no longer applicable, the fixed assets are recorded at their

Arealizable value
Brevalued amount
Cgross value
Dnet book value
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Question 7
jamb 2025

A financial plan of action expressed in monetary terms is known as

Awarrant
Bconsolidated fund
Cimprest
Dbudget
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Question 8
jamb 2025

The balance sheet as at 31st December, 2014, will show

Acurrent liability of ₦400
Bcurrent liability of ₦600
Ccurrent asset of ₦600
Dcurrent asset of ₦400
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Question 9
jamb 2025

In preparing a profit and loss account, a decrease in provision for doubtful debts accounts is treated as

Aincome
Bcurrent assets
Cexpenses
Dcurrent liability
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Question 10
jamb 2025

Which of the following is not a real account?

APatent account
BMotor Vehicle account
CBuilding account
DFurniture account
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Question 11
jamb 2025

Capital expenditure is the

Aextra capital paid in by the proprietor
Bmoney spend on buying goods for resale
Cmoney spend on acquiring fixed assets
Dcost of running a business
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Question 12
jamb 2025

A sales daybook is used to record

Acash sales of fixed assets
Bcash and credit sales of stock
Ccredit sales of stock
Dcash sales of stock
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Question 13
jamb 2025

Provision for depreciation on delivery van is charged to

Amanufacturing account
Btrading account
Cprofit and loss account
Dappropriation account
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Question 14
jamb 2025

Which of the following is not a source document?

AInvoice
BCredit note
CDebit note
DBank note
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Question 15
jamb 2025

The balance on the Sales Ledger Control Account at the end of the accounting year represents total

Acredit sales for the year
Btrade debtors at the end of the year
Ccash sales for the year
Damount transferred from the Sales Day Book
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Question 16
jamb 2025

The capital of a sole trader changes as a result of

Adrawings by cheque
Bequipment purchased by cheque
Cpaying wages by cash
Dgoods purchase by cheque
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Question 17
jamb 2025

Which of the following is not credited to debtors control account?

ABad debts
BDiscounts allowed
CProvision for bad debt
DBills receivable
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Question 18
jamb 2025

When shares are sold at less than the nominal value, it means they are issued at

Aa premium
Bpar
Ca loss
Da discount
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Question 19
jamb 2025

Suspense account is used in the correction of

Aerrors that affect the agreement of a trial balance
Berrors that affect the accuracy of the net profit
Cerrors that do not affect the agreement of a trial balance
Dall errors in the trial balance
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Question 20
jamb 2025

Which of the following transactions is a revenue expenditure?

APurchase of a new engine
BConstruction of office wall
CPurchase of fuel for vehicle
DPurchase of a plant
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