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Question 1
jamb 2009
Use the information to answer the question.
..........................30/9/06.......30/9/07.....
............................N.............N.........
Accrued insurance premium...600...........710.......
Prepaid rent income.........490............630......

The cash book includes N1,850 and N,2,100 in respect of insurance premium and rent income respectively.

What amount is to be credited to the profit and loss account in respect of rent income?
AN1,710
BN1760
CN2000
DN2240
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Question 2
jamb 2009

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...................................................30/9/06.......30/9/07.....
.......................................................N.............N.........
Accrued insurance premium........600...........710.......
Prepaid rent income....................490............630......

The cash book includes N1,850 and N,2,100 with respect to insurance premium and rent income respectively.

The insurance premium to be taken to the profit and loss account would be.

AN1,310
BN1,850
CN1,990
D2,210
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Question 3
jamb 2009

If the opening stock is 5% of sales. calculate the purchases

AN95,600
BN95,000
CN90,600
DN85,000
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Question 4
jamb 2009

If the gross profit margin is 10% of sales, what is the value of the cost of goods sold?

AN10,000
BN90,000
CN105,600
DN110,000
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Question 5
jamb 2009

One of the reasons for the existence of the public sector is to?

ATake adequate care of the needy
Bsupplement the commercial sector
Cprovide cheap services to all citizens
Dcorrect perceived inequalities
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Question 6
jamb 2009

Which of the following is credited to the consolidated revenue fund?

ARecurrent expenditure
BCapital expenditure
CTransfer to revenue fund
DInternational revenue
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Question 7
jamb 2009

Replacement and renewal of fixed assets are?

Arevenue receipt
Bcapital receipt
Ccapital expenditure
Drevenue expenditure
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Question 8
jamb 2009

Expenditure incurred on consumables and goods for resale is?

Arevenue expenditure
Bcapital expenditure
Csunk cost
Dmiscellanous expenses
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Question 9
jamb 2009

The book value per share is obtained by dividing?

Ashareholders equity by outstanding shares
Btotal assets by outstanding shares
Cgross profit by outstanding shares
Dnet profit by outstanding shares
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Question 10
jamb 2009

Provision for bad and double debts in companies final accounts is treated in?

Atrading account
Bprofit and loss account
Cfund flow statement
Dcash flow statement
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Question 11
jamb 2009

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A company advertised and issued N750,000, 12% preference shares of N1 each to be issued at N1.50 per share. Applications for N1,370,000 were received at 30k per share. 70k per share (including premium) was due on allotment while 25k per share was due on each of the remaining two calls. All amounts due were received . Application money for 120,000 shares was refunded to unsuccessful applicants were allotment shares on pro-rata basis.

The second and final call account was debited with?

Aordinary share capital account N187,500
B12% preference share capital N375,000
Cbank account N187,500
D12% preference share capital account N187,500
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Question 12
jamb 2009

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A company advertised and issued N750,000, 12% preference shares of N1 each to be issued at N1.50 per share. Applications for N1,370,000 were received at 30k per share. 70k per share (including premium) was due om allotment while 25k per share was due on each of the remaining two calls. All amounts due were received . Application money for 120,000 shares was refunded to unsuccessful applicants were allotment shares on pro-rata basis.

The share premium account would be?

Acredited with application and allotment N187, 500
Bdebited with appllication and allotment N375,000
Ccredited with application and allotment N375, 000
Ddebited with application and allotment N187, 500
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Question 13
jamb 2009

In a partnership account, conversation of non-cash assets into cash is referred to as?

Arealization
Bdisposal
Cdissolution
Drevaluation
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Question 14
jamb 2009

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Capital balances b/d:.....P.............N20,000
..........................K.............N10,000
Drawings:.................P.............N2, 000
..........................K.............N1, 000
Share of profits:.........K.............N4, 000
..........................K.............N2, 000
Salary....................P.............N1, 000
Interest on drawings:.....K.............N100
..........................K.............N20

If the capital of the partnership is unfixed, what is K's current accounts?

AN11,950
BN10,950
CN20
DN 0
ENO OPTION
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Question 15
jamb 2009

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Capital balances b/d:.....P.............N20,000
..........................K.............N10,000
Drawings:.................P.............N2, 000
..........................K.............N1, 000
Share of profits:.........K.............N4, 000
..........................K.............N2, 000
Salary....................P.............N1, 000
Interest on drawings:.....K.............N100
..........................K.............N20


Assuming that the partnership maintains a fixed capital, what is P's closing capital?

AN25,000
BN24,900
CN22,900
DN20,000
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Question 16
jamb 2009

Given:

Net profit b/d.....................N10,000
Interest on capital:...M...........N2, 000
.......................K...........N1, 000
Partners' on salary....K...........N800
Interest on drawings...M...........N500
Profit sharing ratio M and K 3:2

Determine M's share of profit?

A6,280
B4,020
C2,820
D2,280
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Question 17
jamb 2009

Sule and Ahmad are in partnership sharing profits and losses equally. If Khadija is admitted as new partner to take \(\frac{1}{5}\) as her share,  what is the new profit or loss sharing ratio?

ASule 1/3, Ahmad 1/3 and Khadija 1/3
BSule 1/5, Ahmad 15 and Khadija 3/5
CSule 2/5, Ahmad 2/5 and Khadija 1/5
DSule 2/5, Ahmad 1/5 and Khadija 2/5
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Question 18
jamb 2009
Which of the following is a common cause of a discrepancy between head office and branch trial balance?
ADebtors and cash in transit
BCreditors and cash in transit
CStock and cash in transit
DStock and prepayments
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Question 19
jamb 2009

One of the purposes of maintaining the account of a branch at the head office is to?

Arecord charges in shareholdings
Brecord charges in liabilities
Ccheck the excesses of customers
Dcheck and monitor the growth of individual branches
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Question 20
jamb 2009

Use the information to answer questions

.........................     Departments
...........................                      P                Q                R
Sales value...............                           N23,400
Selling expenses..........      1,100         N1,400         N1,280
Administrative expenses...N1,400       N1,000          N1,020
Cost of sales.............      N6,900....    N6,700           N5,500

Sales value of department Q doubles that of p, which is 1/3 of R. Depreciation which amounts to N1,800 is to be apportioned among the three departments in the ratio 3:5:7 respectively.

Determine the total expenses of department P?

A9,760
B9,400
C2,860
D2,500
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