Categories Financial Accounting JAMB JAMB Accounting Past Questions JAMB Accounting Past Questions, UTME Accounting Past Questions and Answers, UTME Financial Accounting Question and answer Post author By Acadlly JAMB 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 The purpose of a trading account is to ascertain sales gross profit or loss net profit or loss carriage outwards 2 / 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 N17,000 N13,000 N16,000 N14,000 3 / 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 N0.60 N0.50 N0.80 4 / 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 N29, 700 N49, 500 5 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Sales ledger control account contains the total amount in respect of debtors investors creditors shareholders 6 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION In a bank reconciliation statement, Dishonoured cheques is added to uncredited cheques unpresented cheques aggregate balanace as per cash book statement of account 7 / 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 reduces the capital of the business necessitates the introduction of additional capital adds or contributes to the operating income of the business 8 / 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 9 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The basis of accounting for public sector is cost basis accrual basis revenue basis cash basis 10 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The interest of a petty cashier is N2450Expenses N Printing 420 Cleaning 250 Stamp andpostage 175 How much was received to maintain theinterest at the end of the month? N2, 450 N1, 605 N1, 300 N8, 45 11 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Capital reserves includes the following except pre-incoporation profit share premium general reserves revaluation surplus 12 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following accounts is debited when a delivery van is sold for cash? profit and loss accounts delivery van account cash account sales account 13 / 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 variable costs may be controlled common costs are shared among cost centres indirect costs may be controlled 14 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The act of making necessary adjustment after comparing the actual cost with targeted cost is cost ---------------------------- control analysis conversion allocation 15 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The loss made by a non profit making organization is called surplus shortage deficit discount 16 / 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 single entry account a cash book 17 / 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 18 / 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 recovered account and credit bad debts account debit debtors accounts and recovered account debit bad debts accounts and credit bad debt recovered account 19 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION To realize an asset means to give it out as a collateral mortgage it turn it to cash open its account in the ledger 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? bank signatories objects and their alteration powers of directors location of business 21 / 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 N50,000 N51,000 N52,000 N55,000 22 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following cannot be realized? creditors goodwill debtors motor vehicles 23 / 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 Business entity Going concern Accrual Materiality 24 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The ledger entries to be made if cash sales is banked is debit bank, credit cash sales, credit cash bank, credit sales cash, credit sales 25 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION What does liquidity ratio measure? measures operating efficiency of a company measures the financial leverage of a company measures the value of investments of a company measures the ability of a company to meet its current obligations 26 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Preliminary expenses is an example of fictitious assets liquid assets wasting assets tangible assets 27 / 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 5 : 6 2 : 3 6 : 5 28 / 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 FIFO Market price 29 / 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 generator account and debit cash account credit sales account and debit cash account credit sales account and debit Patrick’s account 30 / 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 N85, 000 N88, 000 N11, 700 N26, 700 31 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Accounting information is used by investors and creditors of a company to predict future cash flows of the company potential merger candidates for the company appropriate remunerations for the company’s staff future tax payments of the company 32 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following is shown in the profit and loss appropriation account of a company directors emoluments interest charges depreciation dividends 33 / 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 discount A profit A premium Normal value 34 / 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 Accuracy in terms of operation Completeness in terms of records 35 / 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 business entity going concern periodicity 36 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Derive the stock turnover period.(Average stock = 23,000. Cost of sales = 300,000 year = 365 days). 23 days 27 days 42 days 28 days 37 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The document setting out the regulations regarding shares, meetings and internal organization of a company is known as articles of association company law prospectus memorandum of association 38 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following is a debit entry in debtors control account? return inwards discount allowed cash from debtors credit sales 39 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION If sales return is understated, it implies that ------------------------------ is overstated return outward return inward cost of sales sales figure 40 / 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 NameEmail Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte 0% Restart quiz Send feedback Share on Social Media x facebook linkedinwhatsappFollow us on Social Media x facebook instagram youtubegoogle playTop 10 Affordable or Tuition-Free Universities in the USA Top Universities and IELTS-Free Scholarships Free Tuition: Study at German Universities Companies Sponsoring Work Visas in Canada 2024 Master’s Scholarships in the UK without IELTS Top 25 Master’s Scholarships Without IELTS or TOEFL Top 15 USA Scholarships Offering $50,000+ Related posts: JAMB Accounting Past Question and Answer JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS ISSUE OF SHARES ACCOUNTS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LEARNING OBJECTIVES Tags Accounting, Financial Accounting, JAMB ← BODY MEASUREMENTS → JAMB Accounting Past Question and Answer