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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions

Question 2756:
Where a non-profit organization prepares the accounts using accruals basis of reporting, the statement showing how well the organization is doing is the _________
  • A Appropriation account
  • B Balance sheet
  • C Income and expenditure account.
  • D Receipt and payment account.
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Question 2757:
Departmental accounts are maintained to ascertain the ____
  • A Profits of the entire organization
  • B Contribution of each department
  • C Expenses of each department
  • D Sales of each department.
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Question 2758:
The gross profit disclosed in the branch stock adjustment account represents ____
  • A Head office profit
  • B Unrealized profit
  • C Estimated profit
  • D Branch profit
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Question 2759:
A partnership on admitting a new member, revalued the business' land and building from N30,000 to N70,000. The difference of N40,000 should be ____
  • A Credited to land and building account
  • B Debited to asset revaluation account
  • C Credited to asset revaluation account
  • D Credited to profit and loss appropriate account.
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Question 2760:
Adamu, Babaji and Chukwu are in a partnership and they share profit and losses on ratio 3:2:1. Their respective capitals are N20,000, N15,000, N5,000 on which they are entitled to interest at 5% per annum. The profit for the year before charging interest on capital amounts to N5,500. Calculate the profit for Adamu.
  • A N583
  • B N1,000
  • C N1,167
  • D N1,750
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