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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Topic: Objectives of departmental accounts

Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions - Objectives of departmental accounts

Question 1:
Which of the following are advantages of departmental accounts?
I. The department making the highest profit can be easily determined
II. The capital of the business can be calculated easily
III. Easy knowledge of the sources of funding
IV. Encouragement of healthy rivalry among the various departments
  • A I and IV only
  • B II and III only
  • C II and IV only
  • D III and IV only
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Question 2:
Which of the following entries is effected by a department when goods are charged to it at selling prices?
  • A Stock account is debited
  • B Purchases account is debited
  • C Stock account is credited
  • D Mark-up account is debited
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Question 3:
The best method of allocating expenses among departments is to?
  • A Allocate expenses to each department in proportion to the sales of that department
  • B Charge against each department those costs which are within its control
  • C Charge expenses against each department in proportion to the purchases of that department
  • D Allocate expenses to each section of the department in relation to the number of people
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Question 4:
The depreciation to be charged to department T is ?
  • A N30P00
  • B N400
  • C 500
  • D N600
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Question 5:
A company incurred N21 000 in running its four departments, namely J,K,L and M with a corresponding number of employees as 1500, 2000, 3000 and 500 respectively. What is the share of department K?
  • A N9000
  • B N6000
  • C N4500
  • D N1500
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