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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions

Question 1291:
A business marked up its cost by 50%. This would mean a gross profit of
  • A 33\(\frac{1}{3}\)% on the cost price
  • B 50% on the selling price
  • C 66 \(\frac{2}{3}\)% on the selling price
  • D 66\(\frac{2}{3}\)% on the market price
  • E 33\(\frac{1}{3}\)% on the selling price
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Question 1292:
Which of the following show s the stock at the start of an accounting period?
  • A Appropriation account
  • B Current assets in the balance sheet
  • C Current liabilities in the balance sheet
  • D Tradng account
  • E Profit and loss account
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Question 1293:
The balance in the purchases ledger control account is
  • A Total purchases
  • B Total sales
  • C The total of the debtors
  • D The total of the creditors
  • E The total credit purchases
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Question 1294:
Discount allowed would appear on the
  • A Debit side of sales control account and the credit side of purchases control account
  • B Debit side of sales ledger control account only
  • C Debit side of purchases ledger control account
  • D Credit side of the sales ledger control account
  • E Credit-side of the purchases ledger control account
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Question 1295:
The balance the provision for depreciation account is shown in the
  • A Trial balance as a debit
  • B Trial balance as a credit
  • C Balance sheet as a fixed asset
  • D Balance sheet as a long term liability
  • E Balance sheet as a current liability
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