Financial Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following affects the accuracy and authenticity of the trial balance?
- A. Error of ommission
- B. Error of commission
- C. Error of transposition
- D. Error of original entry
(i) Fixtures account (ii) Machinery account (iii) Wages accounts (iv) Rent account. Which of the above are nominal account?
- A. iii and iv
- B. i and ii
- C. i and iii
- D. ii and iii
At the end the fiscal year, account receivable has a balance of ?100,000 and allowance for doubtful account has a balance of ?7,000. The expected net realized value of the account receivable is:
- A) ?107,000
- B) ?100,000
- C) ?93,000
- D) ?7,000
Which of these items would be accounted for as an expense?
- A) repayment of a bank loan
- B) dividends to stockholders
- C) the purchase of land
- D) payment of the current period
A cash book had opening balance of N15,200 closing balance N18,400 and total cash received during the period N36,000. What was the amount of cash paid out during the same period?
- A. N17,800
- B. N19,600
- C. N29,200
- D. N32,800
Which of the following is not charged to the manufacturing account?
- A. Direct expenses
- B. Factory wages
- C. Distribution expenses
- D. Raw materials
Given:
Cash purchases ..............................N25000
Trading creditors............................N45000
Opening balance of trade creditors...........N35000
Calculate the purchases for the period?
- A. N80,000
- B. N35,000
- C. N105,000
- D. N70,000
If goods were returned to branch by the customers, the correct posting for this transaction is to debit?
- A. branch debtor's account and credit head office account
- B. head office account and credit branch stock account
- C. branch stock account and credit branch debtors' account
- D. branch cash account and credit branch stock account
Use the information below to answer this question
The partnership agreement between Abba, Baba and Kaka contains the following provision:
(i) 5% interest to be paid on capital and no interest to be charged on drawings
(ii) Profits and losses to be shared in the ratio 3:2:1 respectively
(iii) net profit as at 31/12/95 N 2,250.
.................Abba......Baba.......Kake
Capital..........5000......4000......3000
Current account...250......100.......175
Salary............300......300.......---
Drawings..........600......500........250
Current account balance of Kaka at the end of the year will be
- A. N250
- B. N350
- C. N175
- D. N325
An evidence of payment issued to a government ministry by a revenue collector is
- A. treasury receipt
- B. receipt voucher
- C. payment voucher
- D. treasury card

