Financial Past Questions And Answers

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521

The trial balance at 31st December 2014 showed a difference of ?4,000, being a shortage on the credit side. A suspense account is opened and the difference of ?4,000 is entered on the credit side of the account. On 2nd January 2015, it was found that the sales account was under cast by N 4,000. To correct the error

  • A) debit suspense account; credit sales account
  • B) debit sales account; credit suspense account
  • C) debit undercast account; credit sales account
  • D) debit suspense account; credit undercast account
View Discussion (0)POST UTME OAU
522

The process of allocating the cost of an intangible assets over its useful life is known as

  • A. depreciation
  • B. extraction
  • C. depletion
  • D. amortization
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1997
523

In a control account, discount received is found on the?

  • A. debit side of the purchase ledger control account
  • B. debit side of the sales ledger control account
  • C. credit side of the purchase ledger control account
  • D. credit side of the sales ledger control account
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2002
524

Which of the following is the effect of an increase in the provision for discount allowed?

  • A) Increase in net profit
  • B) Decrease in gross profit
  • C) Decrease in net profit
  • D) Increase in gross profit
View Discussion (0)POST UTME UI
525

Which of the following is shown in the profit and loss appropriation account of a company

  • A. interest charges
  • B. depreciation
  • C. directors emoluments
  • D. dividends
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2015
526

(i) Facilitating the preparation of final accounts (ii) Making the existence of error easy to detect (iii)Checking the accuracy of positions periodically.

From the above, which of the following are among the uses of control accounts?

  • A. i, ii and iii
  • B. i and iii
  • C. ii and iii
  • D. i and ii
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2007
527

The manufacturing account is prepared to ascertain

  • A. cost of goods sold
  • B. cost of production
  • C. Gross profit
  • D. Finished goods
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2019
528

What was the bank balance at the end of the month?

  • A. N7 000
  • B. N6 500
  • C. N 7 500
  • D. N 9 000
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2006
529

Use the information below were to answer questions

...................Stationary Dept.............Video Dept.

Sales ..............N10,600.....................N15,175

Cost of goods sold..N5,247......................N6704

The expenses incurred were rent N4500, motor repairs N1200 and telephone N900.

The basis of cost apportionment is 1/2 stationary 1/3 video.

Find the total expenses allocated to the stationary department?

  • A. N3600
  • B. N1400
  • C. N4400
  • D. N3800
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2006
530

A source document that aids the ascertainment of amount paid out of current account is the?

  • A. teller
  • B. cheque stub
  • C. cheque
  • D. teller stub
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2000