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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions

Question 1:
The term "accounting period" is used to refer to the
  • A Time span during which taxes are paid to the inland revenue board
  • B Budget period, usually one year, relied on by the accountant
  • C Time span, usually one year, covered by financial statement
  • D Period within which debtors are expected to settle accounts
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Question 2:
The term "accounting period" is used to refer to the
  • A Time span during which taxes are paid to the inland revenue board
  • B Budget period, usually one year, relied on by the accountant
  • C Time span, usually one year, covered by financial statement
  • D Period within which debtors are expected to settle accounts
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Question 3:
Assigning revenues to the accounting period in which goods were sold or services rendered and expenses incurred is known as
  • A Passing of entries
  • B Consistency convention
  • C Matching concept
  • D Adjusting for revenue
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Question 4:
The accounting convention which states that profit must not be recognized until realized while all losses should be adequately provided for it termed
  • A Materiality
  • B Objectivity
  • C Consistency
  • D Conservatism
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Question 5:
Accounting information is used by investors and creditors of a company to predict
  • A Future cash flows of the company
  • B Future tax payments of the company
  • C Potential merger candidates for the company
  • D Appropriate remunerations for the company's staff
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