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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

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Question 51:
The objective of the purchases ledger control account is to establish the ____
  • A Credit purchases
  • B Net profit
  • C Total purchase
  • D Gross profit
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Question 52:
The principal use of control accounts is to ____
  • A Localise errors within the ledgers
  • B Prevent fraud
  • C Increase Sales
  • D Record assets and liabilities.
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Question 53:
The purchases ledger control account of a company had an opening balance of ₦45,600 and closing balance of ₦72,600 credit. The<br/>company made payments of ₦437,000 to credit suppliers during the period; and had discount received of ₦18,600 on this account. What were the credit purchases for the period?
  • A ₦509,600
  • B ₦482,600
  • C ₦428,600
  • D ₦418,400
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Question 54:
The total of the creditors at the beginning of the year was ₦4,600 and at the end of the year ₦5,250. During the year, ₦26,500 was paid to suppliers and ₦130 was received in discounts from these suppliers. The purchases for the year Would be ___
  • A ₦26,630
  • B ₦27,038
  • C ₦27,150
  • D ₦27,280
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Question 55:
Tunde purchased goods from Femi by cash worth N1,000 with 10% cash discount. Tunde’s purchases ledger control account is to be ____
  • A Debit by ₦100
  • B Credited by ₦100
  • C Credited by ₦1,000
  • D Debited by ₦1,000
  • E None of the above
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