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 An advantage of using accounting ratios is that can be easily calculated are stipulated by law facilitate decision making show errors and frauds 2 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The process of cost apportionment is carried out so that common costs are shared among cost centres indirect costs may be controlled variable costs may be controlled cost units could gather overhead as they pass through cost centres 3 / 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 N605, 000 N402, 000 N641, 000 4 / 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 expensed in the year of purchase depreciated on straight line method charged to federation account 5 / 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 Accrual Business entity Going concern Materiality 6 / 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? 6 : 5 3 : 2 5 : 6 2 : 3 7 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The loss made by a non profit making organization is called shortage discount surplus deficit 8 / 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? N2, 500 N1, 000 N3, 000 N2, 800 9 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Sales ledger control account contains the total amount in respect of investors creditors debtors shareholders 10 / 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 N88, 000 N11, 700 N85, 000 N26, 700 11 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Calculate the total purchase of a business from the given information, cash purchases 3000; payments to creditors 54,000; creditors at the beginning 4000; creditors at the end 2,000 N55,000 N52,000 N50,000 N51,000 12 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The accounting concepts which assumes that business will continue to be in existence into the foresee ablefure is going concern business entity periodicity dual aspect 13 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following is not a proper form of the accounting equation fixed assets + current assets - liabilities = capital fixed assests + current assests + liabilities = capital fixed asset + current asset – capital = liabilities fixed assets – liabilities + current assets = capital 14 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The income and expenditure account of a club is the same as single entry account a profit and loss account a cash book a trading account 15 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The basis of accounting for public sector is accrual basis revenue basis cash basis cost basis 16 / 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 N14,000 N13,000 N16,000 N17,000 17 / 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 error of commission error of original entry error of principle compensating error 18 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Use the information below to answer this question.Buhari and Osinbajo are in partnership with the following partnership agreementBuhari OsinbajoCapital 40, 000 70, 000Salary 10, 000 15, 000Interest on capital 5% 5%Profit/loss sharing ratio 40 60The net profit for the year ended is N80,000."Drawings are N80, 000 and N12, 000 for Buhari and Osinbajo respectively"What is Osinbajo share of profit? N48, 000 N19, 800 N49, 500 N29, 700 19 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Use the information below to answer this questionSegun Ojo, didn’t keep her books on double principle. On 1st Jan, 2014, cash in hand was 850, bank overdraft 3500, debtor 15,500,stock 18,000, fittings 9,000 and creditors 12,700. As at Dec, 2014, cash in hand was 1200, cash at bank 2,500, debtors 10,000, stock 20,500, furnishing 4,000 and creditors 17,000.Determine the closing capital 31/12/2014 38,200 27,200 20,700 17,500 20 / 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 N2 N0.80 N0.60 N0.50 21 / 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. N8050 N7950 N8950 N7050 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 equally in proportion of weighted average of capital in proportion of current account balances in accordance with an established 23 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION An expenses is said to be revenue in nature if it adds or contributes to the operating income of the business reduces the capital of the business adds to or improves the value of fixed assets necessitates the introduction of additional capital 24 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following is not a feature of accounting information? accuracy completeness affordability timeliness 25 / 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 generator account and debit cash account credit generator account and debit Patrick’s account credit sales account and debit cash account 26 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Income and expenditure account is more detailed than receipts and payments account because it disclosed cash stocks debtors cheques 27 / 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 realization consistency marching 28 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following accounts is debited when a delivery van is sold for cash? sales account delivery van account cash account profit and loss accounts 29 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The act of making necessary adjustment after comparing the actual cost with targeted cost is cost ---------------------------- control conversion analysis allocation 30 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION What does liquidity ratio measure? measures the value of investments of a company measures operating efficiency of a company measures the financial leverage of a company measures the ability of a company to meet its current obligations 31 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following is a debit entry in debtors control account? cash from debtors return inwards discount allowed credit sales 32 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Capital reserves includes the following except pre-incoporation profit share premium general reserves revaluation surplus 33 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The following account are prepared when goods are sent to branch except Branch debtors account Goods set to branch account Branch stock Branch adjustment account 34 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Preliminary expenses is an example of tangible assets liquid assets wasting assets fictitious assets 35 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The document setting out the regulations regarding shares, meetings and internal organization of a company is known as company law memorandum of association articles of association prospectus 36 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION An entry in a subsidiary book which does not form part of the double entry system is a contra entry journal entry single entry memorandum entry 37 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION If rent account is debited instead of rate account, the error committed is that of; omission original entry principle commission 38 / 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 unpresented cheques uncredited cheques 39 / 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? objects and their alteration powers of directors location of business bank signatories 40 / 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 N90, N870; N120 N90, N990 N9, N1740; N120 N80, N750 NameEmail Your score is LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz Send feedback You may also like: financial accounting