Financial Past Questions And Answers
One of the the differences between bookkeeping and accounting is that the former
- A. records data while the latter interprets
- B. is regarded as the language of the business while the latter ascertains its strenght
- C. interprets data while the latter records it
- D. summarises information while the latter communicates it
Halidu and Hamed are business partners with N30,000 and N20,000 capital respectively. At the end of the financial year, a profit of N12,000, which included Halidu's salary of N3,000 was made. Hamed's share of the profit should be
- A. credited to partners' capital account
- B. credited to partners' current account
- C. credited to appropriation account
- D. debited to partners' drawing account
A statement in a double-entry system in which are recorded all the transactions of one specific class, which takes place during the period is called
- A. Double entry system
- B. Ledger
- C. Cash Book
- D. Petty Cash Book
The understatement of closing value of work-in-process would have the effect of?
- A. understating cost of goods manufactured
- B. overstating prime cost of manufactured
- C. overstating cost of goods manufactured
- D. undersating prime cost of goods manufactured
The source of funds available to a local government/district assembly includes
- A. common fund allocation
- B. none of the above
- C. excise duties
- D. road tolls
The recording of wages due but not yet paid is an example of, an adjustment for
- A) apportionment of revenue between two periods
- B) recognizing accrued expenses
- C) recognizing unaccounted revenue
- D) recognizing prepaid expenses
Use the following to answer the question below What is the value of fixed tangible assets?
- A) ?920,000
- B) ?820,000
- C) ?894,000
- D) ?970,000
When stock is withdrawn for personal use, the accounting entries is to debit
- A. stock account credit drawings
- B. drawing account, credit stock account
- C. personal account credit cash account
- D. cash account, credit personal account
The most important reason for studying accounting is that
- A. the information provided by accounting is useful in making decision
- B. Accounting plays an important role in the society
- C. the study of Accounting leads to challeging career
- D. Accounting provides gross profit information
Commission-on-turnover is charged on?
- A. current accounts only
- B. savings accounts only
- C. fixed deposit accounts only
- D. all bank accounts

