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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions

Question 566:
Stock 1/1/2002..................................N40 000
Goods received from head office.................N800 000
Goods returned to head office...................N34 000
Sales...........................................N916000
Stock 31/12/2000................................N72 000
From the data above determine the cost of goods credited to the head office trading account.
  • A N766 000
  • B N840 000
  • C N734 000
  • D N806 000
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Question 567:
Use the information below to answer question .
Prime cost..................N12 100
lighting....................N10 000
Heating.....................N15 000
Factory overhead............?
The production department share of factory overhead is 1/4 and 1/2 of lighting and heating respectively.
The factory overhead is?
  • A N5050
  • B N7250
  • C N2750
  • D N5500
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Question 568:
Use the information below to answer question .
Prime cost..................N12 100
lighting....................N10 000
Heating.....................N15 000
Factory overhead............?
The production department share of factory overhead is 1/4 and 1/2 of lighting and heating respectively.
Interest on the drawings of partners is treated in the?
  • A Profit and loss appropriation account
  • B Goodwill account
  • C Profit and loss account
  • D Trading account
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Question 569:
Departmentalization of accounts is useful because it shows the?
  • A Overall performance of a firm
  • B Price per unit of a product
  • C Cost per unit of a product
  • D Overall performance of a division
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Question 570:
When goodwill is not retained in the business, the entries in the new partners' book will be to debit?
  • A Good account and credit partners' capital account
  • B Partners' capital account and credit goodwill account
  • C Cash account and credit goodwill account
  • D Goodwill account and credit cash account
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