JAMB Accounting Past Question and AnswerBy Samuel Emeka Okeke JAMB Accounting Past Question and Answer PRO 0% JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION PRO Practice JAMB Accounting Past Questions and Answers and pass your examination. 1 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION When the invoice of a customer is overcast, the supplier will send to him a cheque debit note credit note payment voucher 2 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Use the following information to answer this question.Provision for bad debt 1500Additional information1. Bad debt written off amount to 30002. Debtors balance as at the end of the year is 28,0003. Provision for bad debts stand at 10%How much is to be charged to profit and loss account as provision for bad debt? N3, 000 N2, 500 N1, 000 N2, 800 3 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION If rent account is debited instead of rate account, the error committed is that of; commission omission principle original entry 4 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The process of cost apportionment is carried out so that cost units could gather overhead as they pass through cost centres indirect costs may be controlled variable costs may be controlled common costs are shared among cost centres 5 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following is a debit entry in debtors control account? discount allowed credit sales return inwards cash from debtors 6 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The accounting concepts which assumes that business will continue to be in existence into the foresee ablefure is periodicity dual aspect going concern business entity 7 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Use the information below to answer this question.Timo and Chris are computer engineers who went into partnership as Teachi and Co. Timo brought cash of N12,000 furniture worth of N18,000 and vehicle worth of 70,000. Chris equally brought in cash of 10,000 his building valued at 105,000 and personal computers worth N35,000.What is the profit sharing ratio if it’s based on capital contribution by Teechi and Co? 5 : 6 3 : 2 6 : 5 2 : 3 8 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Determine wage expenses from the given information, wages outstanding at the beginning, wages paid during the period 15000 and wages outstanding of the period 2,000 N13,000 N14,000 N16,000 N17,000 9 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION If a trail balance is in agreement, one of the statement is untrue account balances were correctly computed equal debit entries and credit entries were recorded for each transaction the debit and credit from the journal were posted to the accounts the accounting system is error free 10 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The ledger entries to be made if cash sales is banked is debit sales, credit cash cash, credit sales bank, credit sales bank, credit cash 11 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The income and expenditure account of a club is the same as a profit and loss account a trading account a cash book single entry account 12 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Specific principles, bases, conventions, rules and practices adopted by an enterprise in preparing and presenting financial statements are known as --------------------- cost accounting accounting conventions accounting policies financial accounting 13 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION An expenses is said to be revenue in nature if it adds to or improves the value of fixed assets necessitates the introduction of additional capital reduces the capital of the business adds or contributes to the operating income of the business 14 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Use the information below to answer this question.Dangote acquired Dantata’s business for N350,000.The total asset work were N820,000 and liabilities amounted to N 640,000The double entry to record the goodwill in the books is debt cash account and credit goodwill account goodwill account and credit purchase of business account purchase of business account and credit cash account goodwill account and credit cash account 15 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The accounting concept that allows the cost of kitchen cutlery to be expensed, though it can be used for more than one year is Materiality Business entity Going concern Accrual 16 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Capital reserves includes the following except share premium revaluation surplus pre-incoporation profit general reserves 17 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The major distinguishing element between the final account of a partnership and that of a sole trader is the Appropriation A/C Creditor A/C Capital A/C Drawing A/C 18 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The purpose of a trading account is to ascertain gross profit or loss sales carriage outwards net profit or loss 19 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following is true in public sector depreciated on straight line method accounting? Cost of assets is expensed in the year of purchase charged to federation account depreciated on straight line method depreciated on reducing balance method 20 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION One of the items listed below will not be found in a company’s memorandum and article of association. Which is it? powers of directors bank signatories location of business objects and their alteration 21 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Use the information below to answer this question.Jejelaye Plc stock records for 2009 was given below:Jan 1 received 100 units at N1.00Jan 8 received 260 units at N1.05Jan 20 issued 700units at .........Feb 3 received 400 units at N1.15What will be the issued price of 700 units, using simple average method N1.05 N1.025 N1.183 N1.00 22 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION An advantage of using accounting ratios is that are stipulated by law can be easily calculated facilitate decision making show errors and frauds 23 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Preliminary expenses is an example of liquid assets fictitious assets tangible assets wasting assets 24 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Sai Baba made sales of N10,000 having computed his gross profit % to sales to be 20. His opening stock was N250 and ending stock is N200.Calculate his purchases. N7050 N7950 N8950 N8050 25 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION In a bank reconciliation statement, Dishonoured cheques is added to aggregate balanace as per cash book statement of account uncredited cheques unpresented cheques 26 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following is not a feature of accounting information? affordability completeness timeliness accuracy 27 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The following accounting entries are made whenbad debt is recovered debit bad debts account and credit profit and loss account debit bad debts accounts and credit bad debt recovered account debit debtors accounts and recovered account debit bad debts recovered account and credit bad debts account 28 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Use the following information to answer this question.Club building 400,000Subscription prepaid 3,000Sport kits 150,000Bar creditors 85,000Subscription owing 32,000What is the club’s total liabilities N11, 700 N88, 000 N26, 700 N85, 000 29 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Goods stolen at the branch is debited to branch adjustment account defalcations account branch stock account branch debtors account 30 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Sales ledger control account contains the total amount in respect of shareholders creditors investors debtors 31 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION What does liquidity ratio measure? measures operating efficiency of a company measures the ability of a company to meet its current obligations measures the financial leverage of a company measures the value of investments of a company 32 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION What is the ledger entry for sale of generator on credit to Patrick? credit sales account and debit Patrick’s account credit sales account and debit cash account credit generator account and debit cash account credit generator account and debit Patrick’s account 33 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following is shown in the profit and loss appropriation account of a company interest charges directors emoluments dividends depreciation 34 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following accounts is debited when a delivery van is sold for cash? delivery van account cash account sales account profit and loss accounts 35 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following cannot be realized? creditors debtors goodwill motor vehicles 36 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The basis of accounting for public sector is accrual basis cost basis cash basis revenue basis 37 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The loss made by a non profit making organization is called discount deficit surplus shortage 38 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION CR.   DR.Sales ledger balance 9, 500Sales ledger balance 420Bought ledgers balance 6, 115Bought ledger balance 350Credit sales 82, 000Purchases journal 54, 700Discount allowed 450Discount received 200Cash refunded to customers (debtors) 120Purchases ledger balance 250Sales ledger balance 120The amount brought down in the sales ledger control account would be N9, N1740; N120 N90, N990 N90, N870; N120 N80, N750 39 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The ware and tear of a fixed assets of a company which is chargeable to company’s financial statement is called ------------------------------ amortization depreciation provisions appreciation 40 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION When shares are sold at more than the per value, they are said to have been issued at A profit A discount Normal value A premium NameEmail Your score is LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz Send feedback You may also like: financial accounting Share on Social Media x facebookwhatsappFollow us on Social Media x youtube