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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions

Question 1781:
use the following information to answer the given question <br/>\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Opening stock:} & \\ \text{- raw materials} & 6,500 \\ \text{-work-in-progress} & 2,500 \\ \text{Closing Stock:} & \\ \text{- raw materials} & 4,000 \\ \text{-work-in-progress} & 1,000 \\ \text{Purchases of raw materials} & 12,500 \\ \text{Manufacturing wages} & 2,000 \\ \text{Factory rent} & 500\end{array}\)<br/>What is the prime cos?
  • A N19,000
  • B N18,000
  • C N17,500
  • D N17,000
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Question 1782:
The vote book in Public Sector Accounting is used to
  • A Register the names of voters
  • B Control expenditure
  • C Control government policy
  • D Record revenue accuring to the government
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Question 1783:
The accounting entry for depreciation at the end of each year is to debit
  • A Provision for depreciation account and credit machinery account
  • B Provision for depreciation account and credit profit and loss account
  • C Trading account abd credit provision for depresiation account
  • D Manufacturing account and credit provision for depreciation account
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Question 1784:
An account is said to have a debit balance because
  • A The first entry made in it is on its debit side
  • B There aer more entries on the debit side than on the credit side
  • C Total value of debit entries is more than total value of credit entries
  • D There is no entry at all on the dbit side
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Question 1785:
A motor vehicle bought for N16,000 was estimated to have a useful life span of 4 years and a scrap of N2,000. What is the net book value of the motor vehicle at the end of the third year, using the straight line method?
  • A N9,000
  • B N5,500
  • C N3,500
  • D N2,000
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