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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions

Question 501:
A rent received by a trader for sub-letting part of his business premises should be added to the?
  • A Gross profit
  • B Total profit
  • C Net profit
  • D Total revenue
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Question 502:
In a three-column cash book,the discount allowed is shown on the?
  • A Debit side
  • B Credit side
  • C Folio column
  • D Memorandum column
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Question 503:
Given:
...............................Jan.2003.........Dec. 2003
Provision for bad debt........N1000
Debtors..........................................N20000
Bad debt to be written off.......................N2000
The provision for bad debt stands at 10% of debtors. How much is to be charged to profit and loss account as provision for bad debt?
  • A N800
  • B N1000
  • C N1800
  • D N2000
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Question 504:
Goods withdraw from business for private use are credited to?
  • A Drawings
  • B Purchases
  • C Sales
  • D Capital
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Question 505:
Use the information to answer question .
A piece of equipment costing N120,000 was purchased on 1/1/1996. Depreciation was provided at 20% per annum on a straight-line basis. it was sold on 30/6/1999 for N31,500.
The accumulated depreciation provision at the time of sale was?
  • A N12 000
  • B N60 000
  • C N72 000
  • D N84 000
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