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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Topic: Adjustments

Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions - Adjustments

Question 1:
If a bad debt previously written off is subsequently repaid, the amount collected is recorded as an
  • A Income in the profit and loss account
  • B Income in the balance sheet
  • C Additional cash in the profit and loss account
  • D Expense in the balance sheet
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Question 2:
Accumulated depreciation on the asset as at 31/12/81 was
  • A N 2 487 500 .00
  • B N 2 736 250 . 00
  • C N 4 511 192.00
  • D N 4 975 000 .00
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Question 3:
THE BOOK VALUE OF THE ASSET AS AT 31/12/86 WAS
  • A N 3 731 250.00
  • B N 2 487 500.00
  • C N 1 268 750.00
  • D N1 020 000. 00
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Question 4:
Erroneous rearrangement of financial figures such as writing N624 as N 264 is called
  • A Transposition
  • B Principle
  • C Commission
  • D Omission
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Question 5:
Given: capital N13,000; office machinery, N9,000; creditors N900, stock of goods N1,550; debtors, N275; cash at bank, N5,075 and loan from Jumbo, N2,000. What is the balance sheet total?
  • A N19,500
  • B N18,500
  • C N17,900
  • D N15,900
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