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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions

Question 6:
Accounts can be classified into
  • A Cash and credit transactions
  • B Cash and credit accounts
  • C Personal and private account
  • D Personal and impersonal account
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Question 7:
Goods were purchased for resale on credit costing ₦150,000 on 30th September 20X8 from Tosanwumi International. The entry to record these transaction is debit
  • A Tosanwumi International, credit purchase Account
  • B Purchase Account ₦150,000, credit Tosanwumi International Account ₦150,000
  • C Credit Account ₦150,000, Credit Tosanwumi International ₦150,000
  • D Tosanwumi International ₦150,000, credit credit Account ₦150,000
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Question 8:
If only wages is shown on the trial balance, it should be charged to the
  • A Profit and loss account
  • B Trading account
  • C Balance sheet
  • D Wages account
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Question 9:
Use the following information to answer this question
The following are the final accounts of a trading organisation Wazobi ventures, for the year ended 30th June, 19x8
₦ ₦
Salesless: cost of goods sold 233,000170,000
63,000
less: Overhead ExpensesAdmin expensesSelling expensesOther overhead expenses 16,80015,0006,200
Net profit 25,000





What is the Gross Profit on percentage of sale?
  • A 2.7%
  • B 0.27%
  • C 27.0%
  • D 29.8%
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Question 10:
Use the following information to answer this question
The following are the final accounts of a trading organisation Wazobi ventures, for the year ended 30th June, 19x8
₦ ₦
Salesless: cost of goods sold 233,000170,000
63,000
less: Overhead ExpensesAdmin expensesSelling expensesOther overhead expenses 16,80015,0006,200
Net profit 25,000





Calculate the net profit on percentage of expenses.
  • A 60%
  • B 25%
  • C 13%
  • D 65.7%
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