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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Topic: Nature and Significance of Book keeping and Accounting

Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions - Nature and Significance of Book keeping and Accounting

Question 56:
Use the information below to answer questions
Subscription received during the year N30,000
Subscription owed last year N4,000
Subscription received for next year N6,000
The N6,000 subscription received is?
  • A Current asset
  • B Current liability
  • C Fixed asset
  • D Capital
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Question 57:
The main difference between the ordinary and preference shareholders is that?
  • A The former receive dividends while the latter do not
  • B The latter are not members of the company while the former are
  • C In the case of winding up, the former are paid first before the latter
  • D The former have voting rights while the latter do not
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Question 58:
Department F transferred some goods to department G at a selling price. The goods were not sold at the end of the accounting period. Which account is affected at the time of preparing a combined balance sheet?
  • A Creditors
  • B Debtors
  • C Stock
  • D Suspense
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Question 59:
The normal accounting entry to record the dishonor of a businessman is to?
  • A Debit cash book and credit suspense account
  • B Debit cash book and credit drawer
  • C Credit caah book and debit suspense account
  • D Credit cash book and debit drawer
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Question 60:
In a departmental accounting system, which of the following expenses will most likely be apportioned on the basis of turnover?
  • A Carriage outwards
  • B Carriage inwards
  • C Discounts received
  • D Returns outwards
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