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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

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Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions - source documents

Question 1:
Antics Electronic Company recently bought six generators. Which of the following is the correct method of recording this transaction?
  • A Debit generator account and credit cash account
  • B Debit purchases account and credit cash account
  • C Debit cash accounts and credit purchases account
  • D Debit cash account and credit generator account
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Question 2:
When is a petty cash account debited?
  • A When the fund is established and every time money is spent
  • B When the fund is established and every time it is replenished
  • C When the fund is established and when the size of the float is decreased
  • D Every time money is drawn from the petty cash
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Question 3:
The major difference between the receipt and payment account and the income and expenditure account is that while the former
  • A Is kept by the treasurer, the latter is not
  • B Deals with all receipts and payments in the year regardless of the time it relates to, the latter is for just that year
  • C Is a T-account, the latter is not
  • D Is not in the ledger, the latter is
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Question 4:
The receipt from a special tax levy to pay maturing interest obligation are recorded in
  • A Capital fund project
  • B Debt Service Fund
  • C Tax Assessment Fund
  • D Special Revenue Fund
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Question 5:
Diamond Ringo business was started when Mr. Diamond brought in a cheque of N500,000, which was paid into the bank account. Which of the following entries properly records the transaction?
  • A Cash account was credited with N500,000 and capital account was debited with N500,000
  • B Bank account was debited with N500,000 and capital account was credited with N500,000
  • C Bank account was accredited with N500,000
  • D Mr. diamond acount was debited with N500,000 and the cheque account was credited with N500,000
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