JAMB Accounting Past QuestionsJAMB Accounting Past Questions, UTME Accounting Past Questions and Answers, UTME Financial Accounting Question and answer Acadlly LearningMarch 5, 2022Financial Accounting Lesson Notes For SS1 - SS3 All Classes, JAMB/UTME Exam Past Questions & Answers JAMB Accounting Past Questions 0% JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Practice JAMB Accounting Past Questions and Answers and pass your examination. 1 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION CR. DR. Sales ledger balance 9, 500 Sales ledger balance 420 Bought ledgers balance 6, 115 Bought ledger balance 350 Credit sales 82, 000 Purchases journal 54, 700 Discount allowed 450 Discount received 200 Cash refunded to customers (debtors) 120 Purchases ledger balance 250 Sales ledger balance 120 The amount brought down in the sales ledger control account would be N80, N750 N90, N990 N9, N1740; N120 N90, N870; N120 2 / 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 640,000 The double entry to record the goodwill in the books is debt goodwill account and credit purchase of business account purchase of business account and credit cash account cash account and credit goodwill account goodwill account and credit cash account 3 / 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 premium A discount A profit Normal value 4 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The loss made by a non profit making organization is called shortage discount surplus deficit 5 / 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 policies financial accounting accounting conventions cost accounting 6 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following is shown in the profit and loss appropriation account of a company interest charges depreciation dividends directors emoluments 7 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION If rent account is debited instead of rate account, the error committed is that of; omission principle commission original entry 8 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The income and expenditure account of a club is the same as a cash book a profit and loss account a trading account single entry account 9 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION If sales return is understated, it implies that ------------------------------ is overstated cost of sales sales figure return inward return outward 10 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION In a bank reconciliation statement, Dishonoured cheques is added to uncredited cheques unpresented cheques statement of account aggregate balanace as per cash book 11 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following is not a proper form of the accounting equation fixed assests + current assests + liabilities = capital fixed assets – liabilities + current assets = capital fixed assets + current assets - liabilities = capital fixed asset + current asset – capital = liabilities 12 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION An expenses is said to be revenue in nature if it necessitates the introduction of additional capital adds to or improves the value of fixed assets adds or contributes to the operating income of the business reduces the capital of the business 13 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Income and expenditure account is more detailed than receipts and payments account because it disclosed stocks cheques debtors cash 14 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION If a trail balance is in agreement, one of the statement is untrue the accounting system is error free equal debit entries and credit entries were recorded for each transaction the debit and credit from the journal were posted to the accounts account balances were correctly computed 15 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The interest of a petty cashier is N2450 Expenses N Printing 420 Cleaning 250 Stamp and postage 175 How much was received to maintain the interest at the end of the month? N2, 450 N8, 45 N1, 300 N1, 605 16 / 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 17 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The purpose of a trading account is to ascertain net profit or loss carriage outwards gross profit or loss sales 18 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Goods stolen at the branch is debited to branch debtors account branch adjustment account defalcations account branch stock account 19 / 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 N8950 N8050 N7050 20 / 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 ------------------------------ depreciation provisions appreciation amortization 21 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Sales ledger control account contains the total amount in respect of debtors creditors investors shareholders 22 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Preliminary expenses is an example of wasting assets liquid assets tangible assets fictitious assets 23 / 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 total liabilities N26, 700 N88, 000 N11, 700 N85, 000 24 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION An advantage of using accounting ratios is that are stipulated by law show errors and frauds facilitate decision making can be easily calculated 25 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Capital reserves includes the following except pre-incoporation profit revaluation surplus share premium general reserves 26 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION What is the ledger entry for sale of generator on credit to Patrick? credit generator account and debit Patrick’s account credit sales account and debit Patrick’s account credit generator account and debit cash account credit sales account and debit cash account 27 / 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? N402, 000 N641, 000 N605, 000 N699, 000 28 / 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 Capital A/C Drawing A/C Creditor A/C Appropriation A/C 29 / 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 cash bank, credit sales 30 / 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 prospectus articles of association 31 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following cannot be realized? debtors creditors motor vehicles goodwill 32 / 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 realization consistency prudency marching 33 / 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 N16,000 N13,000 N14,000 N17,000 34 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The act of making necessary adjustment after comparing the actual cost with targeted cost is cost ---------------------------- allocation conversion analysis control 35 / 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? 3 : 2 6 : 5 5 : 6 2 : 3 36 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The accounting concepts which assumes that business will continue to be in existence into the foresee ablefure is dual aspect going concern periodicity business entity 37 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION When the invoice of a customer is overcast, the supplier will send to him a credit note cheque debit note payment voucher 38 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION To realize an asset means to mortgage it open its account in the ledger turn it to cash give it out as a collateral 39 / 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 40 / 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? bank signatories location of business powers of directors objects and their alteration NameEmail Your score is LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz Send feedback