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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Topic: Income statement (Trading and profit and loss account)

Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions - Income statement (Trading and profit and loss account)

Question 1:
The net profit or loss for the year is determined in profit and loss account after
  • A Deducting purchases from sales
  • B Deducting cost of goods sold from sales and adding administrative expenses
  • C Adding commissions received to gross profit
  • D Eliminating all expenses from gross profit and adding any other income
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Question 2:
The net profit from a trading account of a non-profit making organization would be treated as income in the
  • A Income and expenditure account
  • B Receipt and payment account
  • C Balance sheet
  • D Statement of affairs
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Question 3:
Which of the following concept stipulates that accounting profit is the difference between revenue and expenses?
  • A Accrual concept
  • B Conservatism concept
  • C Prudence concept
  • D Materiality concept
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Question 4:
Where a non-profit making organization prepares the account using accruals basis of reporting, the statement showing how well the organization is doing is the
  • A Appropriation account
  • B Balance sheet
  • C Income and expenditure account
  • D Receipts and payment account
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Question 5:
At the end of a financial period, the trading profit and loss account of a company showed a profit of N120,000. It was however discovered that revenue of N12,000 was recorded as expenses while expenses of N4,000 had been recorded as revenue. What should be the correct profit for the period?
  • A N104,000
  • B N128,000
  • C N136,000
  • D N144,000
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