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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Topic: Formation of partnership

Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions - Formation of partnership

Question 1:
Kayode, Akpan and Kachalla are in partnership. Their respective capital accounts had the following balances: N40,000, N50,000 and N70,000.
The partners agree to admit Wamo as a new partner with a one-fifth interest in the partnership capital in exchange for N50,000 cash. Wamo's equity in the resulting partnership is
  • A N32,000
  • B N40,000
  • C N42,000
  • D N50,000
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Question 2:
Under which of the following conditions is a partnership dissolved?
  • A Change of partnership's head office
  • B Admission of a new partner
  • C Purchase of a large quantity of fixed asset
  • D Retirement of a manager who is not a partner
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Question 3:
Kayode, Akpan and Kachalla are in partnership. Their respective capital accounts had the following balances: N40,000, N50,000 and N70,000.
The partners agree to admit Wamo as a new partner with a one-fifth interest in the partnership capital in exchange for N50,000 cash. Wamo's equity in the resulting partnership is
  • A N32,000
  • B N40,000
  • C N42,000
  • D N50,000
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Question 4:
Which of the following is a strong feature of partnership?
  • A The life of the partnership is generally assumed to be indefinite
  • B The owners are liable personally for all debts of the business
  • C The transfer of ownership interest is frequent and easy to accomplish
  • D The partnership is complex to form because of many legal and reporting requirements
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Question 5:
Interest on a partner's drawings is debited to the
  • A Partners current account and credited to the profit and loss appropriation account
  • B Profit and loss appropriation account and credited to the partner's current account
  • C Profit and loss account and credited to the partner's current account
  • D Partner's current account and credited to the profit and loss account
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