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 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 2 / 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? 2 : 3 6 : 5 5 : 6 3 : 2 3 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Income and expenditure account is more detailed than receipts and payments account because it disclosed cash cheques debtors stocks 4 / 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 5 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Sales ledger control account contains the total amount in respect of creditors investors shareholders debtors 6 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The accounting convention that state that stock should be value that the lower of cost and net realized value is --------------- convention prudency consistency marching realization 7 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Capital reserves includes the following except general reserves share premium pre-incoporation profit revaluation surplus 8 / 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 --------------------- accounting conventions cost accounting accounting policies financial accounting 9 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The basis of accounting for public sector is accrual basis cost basis cash basis revenue basis 10 / 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 appreciation depreciation provisions 11 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following cannot be realized? debtors motor vehicles creditors goodwill 12 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Preliminary expenses is an example of liquid assets wasting assets fictitious assets tangible assets 13 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION A sales for N2,570 was recorded in the sales day error of principleerror of principlebook as N2750. The error committed was compensating error error of principle error of original entry error of commission 14 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Accounting information is used by investors and creditors of a company to predict future tax payments of the company future cash flows of the company potential merger candidates for the company appropriate remunerations for the company’s staff 15 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following is not a feature of accounting information? accuracy affordability timeliness completeness 16 / 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 business entity going concern dual aspect 17 / 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. N7950 N8050 N7050 N8950 18 / 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 19 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following is shown in the profit and loss appropriation account of a company dividends interest charges depreciation directors emoluments 20 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION If rent account is debited instead of rate account, the error committed is that of; original entry principle omission commission 21 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION What does liquidity ratio measure? measures the ability of a company to meet its current obligations measures operating efficiency of a company measures the value of investments of a company measures the financial leverage of a company 22 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION If the partnership agreement does not specify how net profit is to be divided, the profit should be divided in proportion of current account balances in proportion of weighted average of capital in accordance with an established equally 23 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which method of pricing can be used satisfactorily in either rising or falling price situation? Average method Standard price Market price FIFO 24 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The act of making necessary adjustment after comparing the actual cost with targeted cost is cost ---------------------------- analysis allocation control conversion 25 / 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 goodwill account and credit cash account cash account and credit goodwill account goodwill account and credit purchase of business account purchase of business account and credit cash account 26 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The following account are prepared when goods are sent to branch except Branch stock Branch adjustment account Goods set to branch account Branch debtors account 27 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The process of cost apportionment is carried out so that variable costs may be controlled indirect costs may be controlled cost units could gather overhead as they pass through cost centres common costs are shared among cost centres 28 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following accounts is debited when a delivery van is sold for cash? cash account profit and loss accounts sales account delivery van account 29 / 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 depreciated on reducing balance method charged to federation account expensed in the year of purchase depreciated on straight line method 30 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Keeping records under single entry system has the advantage of Quality in terms of records Simplicity in terms of operation Completeness in terms of records Accuracy in terms of operation 31 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The purpose of a trading account is to ascertain sales net profit or loss carriage outwards gross profit or loss 32 / 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 premium Normal value A discount 33 / 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 N26, 700 N85, 000 N88, 000 N11, 700 34 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Goods stolen at the branch is debited to branch stock account branch adjustment account defalcations account branch debtors account 35 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Use the following information to answer this question.Club building 400,000;Subscription prepaid 3,000;Sport kits 150,000;Bar creditors 85,000;Subscription owing 32,000;What is the club’s accumulated fund? N699, 000 N641, 000 N605, 000 N402, 000 36 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The document setting out the regulations regarding shares, meetings and internal organization of a company is known as memorandum of association articles of association company law prospectus 37 / 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 N80, N750 N90, N870; N120 N90, N990 N9, N1740; N120 38 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION What is the ledger entry for sale of generator on credit to Patrick? credit generator account and debit cash account credit sales account and debit Patrick’s account credit sales account and debit cash account credit generator account and debit Patrick’s account 39 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Use the information below to answer this question.A limited liability company has an authorized shares capital of 50 million split into 100 millions shares. 80million shares are offered for subscriptions at 60k per share in full on application. These have been fully subscribed on issueWhat is the nominal value of each share N0.50 N0.60 N2 N0.80 40 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION To realize an asset means to open its account in the ledger turn it to cash mortgage it give it out as a collateral NameEmail Your score is LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz Send feedback You may also like: financial accounting