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Question 1
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Items shown in the balance sheet as asset includes

Adebit balance on drawings account
Bdebit balance on a customer's account
Ccredit balance on the capital's account
Dcredit balance on a supplier's account
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Question 2
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Subscription in advance is treated in the balance sheet under

Along-term liabilities
Bcurrent liabilities
Caccumulated fund
Dcurrent assets
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Question 3
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A set of rules and procedures guiding the operations of a partnership is called partnership

Acode
Bbusiness
Cseal
Ddeed
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Question 4
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  GH⊄
Sales 200000
Purchase 170000
Opening stock 40000
Closing stock 50000


 



Stock turnover ratio is

A3.78 times
B3.56 times
C4 times
D3.2 times
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Question 5
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Use the following information to answer below

  GH⊄
Sales 200000
Purchase 170000
Opening stock 40000
Closing stock 50000


 



The gross profit percentage is

A10%
B20%
C25%
D15%
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Question 6
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Kako Ltd bought a machine for D 1,200,000 on 1st January 2018. Depreciation was provided annually at a rate of 10% using the diminishing balance method. The machine was sold for D 880,000 on 31st December 2021.
 



The profit or loss on disposal of the machine was

AD 280,000 profit
BD 87,480 loss
CD 320,000 loss
DD 92,680 profit
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Question 7
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Kako Ltd bought a machine for D 1,200,000 on 1st January 2018. Depreciation was provided annually at a rate of 10% using the diminishing balance method. The machine was sold for D 880,000 on 31st December 2021.
 



The net book value of the machine in the balance sheet as at 31st December 2020 was

AD 874,800
BD 972,000
CD 1,080,000
DD 787,320
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Question 8
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Kako Ltd bought a machine for D 1,200,000 on 1st January 2018. Depreciation was provided annually at a rate of 10% using the diminishing balance method. The machine was sold for D 880,000 on 31st December 2021.
 



The accumulated depreciation as at the date of disposal was

AD 480,000
BD 325,200
CD 320,000
DD 412,680
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Question 9
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One of the items on the debit side of sales ledger control account is

Abad debt
Breturns inwards
Cbills dishonored by debtors
Dbills accepted by debtors
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Question 10
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Trading Account of Umeh Enterprises for the year ended 31st December 2019

  GH⊄   GH⊄
Opening stock 10000 Sales 200000
Purchases 120000 Less: (4000)
  130000   196000
Closing stock (22800)    
Cost of goods sold -----    
Gross profit ------    
  196000   196000


 



The GH⊄ 4,000 on the credit side is

Acarriage outwards
Bcarriage inwards
Creturns outwards
Dreturns inwards
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Question 11
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Trading Account of Umeh Enterprises for the year ended 31st December 2019

  GH⊄   GH⊄
Opening stock 10000 Sales 200000
Purchases 120000 Less: (4000)
  130000   196000
Closing stock (22800)    
Cost of goods sold -----    
Gross profit ------    
  196000   196000


 



The gross profit is

AGH⊄ 88,800
BGH⊄ 43,200
CGH⊄ 152,800
DGH⊄ 107,200
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Question 12
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Trading Account of Umeh Enterprises for the year ended 31st December 2019

  GH⊄   GH⊄
Opening stock 10000 Sales 200000
Purchases 120000 Less: (4000)
  130000   196000
Closing stock (22800)    
Cost of goods sold -----    
Gross profit ------    
  196000   196000


 



The cost of goods sold is

AGH⊄ 152,800
BGH⊄ 107,200
CGH⊄ 43,200
DGH⊄ 88,800
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Question 13
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The entries for cash drawn from the bank by a proprietor for the private use is: debit

ABank Account; credit Cash Account
BCash Account; credit Bank Account
CCash Account; credit Drawings Account
DDrawings Account; credit Bank Account
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Question 14
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An item that would be considered a first charge against profit in a company's account is

Aordinary dividend
Bpreference dividend
Ccapital reserve
Dgeneral reserve
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Question 15
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  Le
Raw materials:  
Stock (01/01/2017) 822000
Stock (31/12/2017) 560000
Purchases 125000
Returns of raw materials 15000


 



The cost of raw materials consumed is

ALe 402,000
BLe 947,000
CLe 932,000
DLe 372,000
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Question 16
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  Le
Raw materials:  
Stock (01/01/2017) 822000
Stock (31/12/2017) 560000
Purchases 125000
Returns of raw materials 15000


 



The cost of raw materials available for production is

ALe 372,000
BLe 932,000
CLe 947,000
DLe 402,000
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Question 17
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The principal book of account where accounts are classified and summarized is

Abalance sheet
Bledger
Ctrial balance
Djournal
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Question 18
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Books of accounts are opened by the use of

Abalance sheet
Bgeneral ledger
Cgeneral journal
Dtrial balance
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Question 19
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The authority to incur expenditure to address natural disaster is contained in

Acontingency warrant
Bsupplementary general warrant
Creserved expenditure warrant
Dvirement warrant
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Question 20
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In the balance sheet of not-for-profit making organizations, subscription in arrears is shown under

Along-term liabilites
Bcurrent assets
Ccurrent liabilities
Dfixed assets
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