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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions

Question 36:
Where a company acquires controlling shares of another and the consideration is paid in cash, the entries in the books of the purchases are debit?`
  • A Investment and credit cash
  • B Investment and credit shares
  • C Purchases and credit cash
  • D Purchases and credit shares
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Question 37:
The main difference between the ordinary and preference shareholders is that?
  • A The former receive dividends while the latter do not
  • B The latter are not members of the company while the former are
  • C In the case of winding up, the former are paid first before the latter
  • D The former have voting rights while the latter do not
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Question 38:
The law that currently regulates the registration of companies in Nigeria is the?
  • A Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999
  • B Nigeria Enterprises Promotion Decree, 1972
  • C Companies and Allied Matters Decree, 1990
  • D Companies Decree, 1968
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Question 39:
X and Y are two departments that are to share 50% of all joint costs equally and the balance in ratio 2:1. If a sum of N150,000 is incurred jointly, what will be the portion attributable to X?
  • A N37,500
  • B N62,500
  • C N87,500
  • D N100,000
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Question 40:
Department F transferred some goods to department G at a selling price. The goods were not sold at the end of the accounting period. Which account is affected at the time of preparing a combined balance sheet?
  • A Creditors
  • B Debtors
  • C Stock
  • D Suspense
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