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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions

Question 841:
The correct posting in a double entry system of account when there is an increase in double assets, expenses, capital or liabilities is to debit
  • A Capital and debit liabilities
  • B Liabilities and credit assets
  • C Assets and credit capital
  • D Capital and credit assets
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Question 842:
The capital of a sole trader can be increased by
  • A Debiting the capital account
  • B Crediting the capital account
  • C Debiting the cash account
  • D Crediting the cash account
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Question 843:
Akirika bought a motor van for his business by cash. The entries are to debit
  • A Motor van and credit Akirika
  • B Sales and credit Akrika
  • C Motor van and credit cash
  • D Cash and credit motor van
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Question 844:
Ibrahim, a micro business operator, sold 10 bags of sugar to Jide at a total cost of #12,000.
In the book of Ibrahim, the entry to record the transaction would be to debit
  • A Sugar account #12,000 and credit Jide #12,000
  • B Jide #12,000 and credit sales account #12,000
  • C Ibrahim #12,000 and credit Jide #12,000
  • D Sugar account #12,000 and credit Ibrahim #12,000
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Question 845:
Ibrahim, a micro business operator, sold 10 bags of sugar to Jide at a total cost of #12,000.
The record in Jide's book would be to debit
  • A Purchases #12,000 and credit Ibrahim #12,000
  • B Purchases #12,000 and credit sugar account #12,000
  • C Jide #12,000 and credit purchases
  • D Ibrahim #12,000 and sugar account #12,000
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