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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions

Question 1851:
Which of the following has a debit balance at the end of the year?
  • A Rates prepaid account
  • B Bank loan account
  • C Income received in advance account
  • D Ordinary share capital account
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Question 1852:
Which of the following is not an example of a fictitious asset?
  • A Raw materials stock
  • B Debit balance of profit and loss account
  • C Preliminary expenses f a limited company
  • D Expenditure on incorporation carried forward
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Question 1853:
Prime cost consist of
  • A Direct material and direct labour cost
  • B Direct material, direct labour and direct expenses
  • C Direct material, direct labour, direct expenses overhead
  • D Direct material and direct expenses
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Question 1854:
Use the following information to answer the given question,<br/>Taiwo is a sole trader who keeps his petty cash on the imprest system, the imprest amount being N4,000. The following transactions took place for a particular month:<br/>\(\begin{array}{c|c} & & & N \\ \hline Dec. & 1 & \text{petty cash in hand} & 517 \\ & 1 & \text{petty cash to imprest amount} & 3,483 \\ & 6 & \text{Bought notebooks} & 328\\ & 7 & \text{Paid wages} & 914\\ & 14 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 375 \\ & 16 & \text{Paid to J. Thomas, a creditor} & 536 \\ & 21 & \text{Paid wages} & 928 \\ & 23 & \text{Bought envelopes} & 437 \\ & 27 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 210\end{array}\)<br/>Amount to be posted to the personal ledger is
  • A N765
  • B N585
  • C N536
  • D N517
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Question 1855:
Use the following information to answer the given question,<br/>Taiwo is a sole trader who keeps his petty cash on the imprest system, the imprest amount being N4,000. The following transactions took place for a particular month:<br/>\(\begin{array}{c|c} & & & N \\ \hline Dec. & 1 & \text{petty cash in hand} & 517 \\ & 1 & \text{petty cash to imprest amount} & 3,483 \\ & 6 & \text{Bought notebooks} & 328\\ & 7 & \text{Paid wages} & 914\\ & 14 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 375 \\ & 16 & \text{Paid to J. Thomas, a creditor} & 536 \\ & 21 & \text{Paid wages} & 928 \\ & 23 & \text{Bought envelopes} & 437 \\ & 27 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 210\end{array}\)<br/>Amount soent on stationery is
  • A N765
  • B N585
  • C N538
  • D N437
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