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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Topic: Partnership Accounts

Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions - Partnership Accounts

Question 11:
Halidu and Hamed are business partners with N30,000 and N20,000 capital respectively. At the end of the financial year, a profit of N12,000, which included Halidu's salary of N3,000 was made.
Halidu's share of the profit is
  • A N7,500
  • B N6,000
  • C N5,400
  • D N4,500
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Question 12:
Halidu and Hamed are business partners with N30,000 and N20,000 capital respectively. At the end of the financial year, a profit of N12,000, which included Halidu's salary of N3,000 was made.
Hamed's share of the profit should be
  • A Credited to partners' capital account
  • B Credited to partners' current account
  • C Credited to appropriation account
  • D Debited to partners' drawing account
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Question 13:
The conversion of a partners business into a limited liability company affords the
  • A General partners the chance of enjoying the limited laibility protection
  • B Limited liability partners the chance of enjoying the limited liability protecction
  • C Creditors the chance of enjoying the limited liabiity protection
  • D Debtors the chance of enjoying the limited liability protection
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Question 14:
A total of 400,000 shares of N1 each are to be issued by Sariki company Ltd at a price of N1.20 per share. Application were received for 600,000 shares out of which 100,000 were dishonored. If the available share were distributed pro-rata, what refund will be due a subscriber who applied for 5,000 shares?
  • A N1,000
  • B N1,200
  • C N4,800
  • D N6,000
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Question 15:
What was the balance showed wages, N2 500 and a note stated that N 500 wages were due but unpaid when preparing final accounts and loss account with
  • A N 3 000 and show wages accrued N 500 in the balance sheet
  • B N2 000 and show wages accrued N500 in the balance sheet
  • C N 3 000 and show wages perpaid N 500 in the balance sheet
  • D N 2000 and show wages paid in advance N500 in the balace sheet
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