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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Topic: Provision for bad and doubtful debt

Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions - Provision for bad and doubtful debt

Question 1:
If a bad debt previously written off is subsequently repaid, the amount collected is recorded as an
  • A Income in the profit and loss account
  • B Income in the balance sheet
  • C Additional cash in the profit and loss account
  • D Expense in the balance sheet
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Question 2:
Erroneous rearrangement of financial figures such as writing N624 as N 264 is called
  • A Transposition
  • B Principle
  • C Commission
  • D Omission
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Question 3:
The records of wages due but not yet paid is an example of an adjustment for
  • A Apportionment of revenue between two periods
  • B Recognizing accrued expenses
  • C Recognizing unaccounted revenue
  • D Recognizing prepaid expenses
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Question 4:
A provision for bad debt account had N3,800 at the beginning of the year and N4,220 at the close of the year. If bad debts are calculated at the rate of 1/2% of annual sales, what was the credit sales for the period?
  • A N2,100,000
  • B N844,400
  • C N840,000
  • D N500,000
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Question 5:
Calls in advance are treated in the balance sheet as?
  • A Current asset
  • B Current liability
  • C Fixed assets
  • D Fixed liability
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