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 Which of the following is a debit entry in debtors control account? credit sales cash from debtors return inwards discount allowed 2 / 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 principle error of commission compensating error error of original entry 3 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION In a bank reconciliation statement, Dishonoured cheques is added to aggregate balanace as per cash book unpresented cheques statement of account uncredited cheques 4 / 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 N1.00 Jan 8 received 260 units at N1.05 Jan 20 issued 700units at ......... Feb 3 received 400 units at N1.15 What will be the issued price of 700 units, using simple average method N1.183 N1.00 N1.025 N1.05 5 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Preliminary expenses is an example of fictitious assets liquid assets wasting assets tangible assets 6 / 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? N605, 000 N699, 000 N641, 000 N402, 000 7 / 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 N55,000 N51,000 N52,000 8 / 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 9 / 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 sales account delivery van account cash account 10 / 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 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 + current assets - liabilities = capital fixed asset + current asset – capital = liabilities fixed assets – liabilities + current assets = capital 12 / 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 directors emoluments depreciation 13 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Accounting information is used by investors and creditors of a company to predict potential merger candidates for the company future tax payments of the company appropriate remunerations for the company’s staff future cash flows of the company 14 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Use the information below to answer this question Segun 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 27,200 38,200 17,500 20,700 15 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Goods stolen at the branch is debited to defalcations account branch stock account branch adjustment account branch debtors account 16 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Use the following information to answer this question. Provision for bad debt 1500 Additional information 1. Bad debt written off amount to 3000 2. Debtors balance as at the end of the year is 28,000 3. 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 N3, 000 N1, 000 N2, 800 17 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The act of making necessary adjustment after comparing the actual cost with targeted cost is cost ---------------------------- conversion analysis control allocation 18 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Keeping records under single entry system has the advantage of Completeness in terms of records Quality in terms of records Accuracy in terms of operation Simplicity in terms of operation 19 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Capital reserves includes the following except share premium revaluation surplus general reserves pre-incoporation profit 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? objects and their alteration bank signatories location of business powers of directors 21 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION An expenses is said to be revenue in nature if it reduces the capital of the business necessitates the introduction of additional capital adds or contributes to the operating income of the business adds to or improves the value of fixed assets 22 / 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 going concern business entity dual aspect 23 / 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 issue What is the nominal value of each share N0.60 N0.80 N0.50 N2 24 / 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 25 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION When the invoice of a customer is overcast, the supplier will send to him a payment voucher cheque debit note credit note 26 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Derive the stock turnover period.(Average stock = 23,000. Cost of sales = 300,000 year = 365 days). 28 days 27 days 23 days 42 days 27 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The loss made by a non profit making organization is called deficit shortage surplus discount 28 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Use the information below to answer this question. Buhari and Osinbajo are in partnership with the following partnership agreement Buhari Osinbajo Capital 40, 000 70, 000 Salary 10, 000 15, 000 Interest on capital 5% 5% Profit/loss sharing ratio 40 60 The 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? N29, 700 N19, 800 N48, 000 N49, 500 29 / 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 N90, N990 N90, N870; N120 N9, N1740; N120 N80, N750 30 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Which of the following is not a feature of accounting information? completeness timeliness affordability accuracy 31 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The income and expenditure account of a club is the same as a cash book single entry account a trading account a profit and loss account 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 cash account credit sales account and debit Patrick’s account credit generator account and debit cash account credit generator account and debit Patrick’s account 33 / 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 appreciation provisions 34 / 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 N11, 700 N85, 000 N88, 000 35 / 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 Appropriation A/C Creditor A/C 36 / 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 Materiality Going concern Accrual 37 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Sales ledger control account contains the total amount in respect of shareholders debtors creditors investors 38 / 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? N8, 45 N1, 605 N1, 300 N2, 450 39 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION The process of cost apportionment is carried out so that common costs are shared among cost centres cost units could gather overhead as they pass through cost centres indirect costs may be controlled variable costs may be controlled 40 / 40 Category: JAMB ACCOUNT PAST QUESTION Income and expenditure account is more detailed than receipts and payments account because it disclosed cheques debtors stocks cash NameEmail Your score is LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz Send feedback