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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions

Question 41:
Which of the following is shown in the profit and loss appropriation account of a company
  • A Interest charges
  • B Depreciation
  • C Directors emoluments
  • D Dividends
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Question 42:
Use the information below to answer this question.
Dangote acquired Dantata’s business for N350,000. The total asset work were N820,000 and liabilities amounted to N 640,000
The double entry to record the goodwill in the books is debt
  • A Purchase of business account and credit cash account
  • B Goodwill account and credit purchase of business account
  • C Cash account and credit goodwill account
  • D Goodwill account and credit cash account
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Question 43:
The income and expenditure account of a club is the same as
  • A Single entry account
  • B A profit and loss account
  • C A trading account
  • D A cash book
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Question 44:
Goods stolen at the branch is debited to
  • A Branch stock account
  • B Defalcations account
  • C Branch debtors account
  • D Branch adjustment account
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Question 45:
Specific principles, bases, conventions, rules and practices adopted by an enterprise in preparing and presenting financial statements are known as ---------------------
  • A Financial accounting
  • B Accounting policies
  • C Cost accounting
  • D Accounting conventions
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