Financial Past Questions And Answers
If a bad debt previously written off is subsequently repaid, the amount collected is recorded as an
- A. income in the profit and loss account
- B. income in the balance sheet
- C. additional cash in the profit and loss account
- D. expense in the balance sheet
Osei and Yabo were in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2:3. On admitting Takwa, the profit and loss sharing ratio was charged to 1:1:1. Suppose Takwa paid N30 000 for goodwill , this amount would be?
- A. credited to Takwa's current account
- B. debited to goodwill account
- C. share to all the partners' capital account
- D. credited to the old partners' capital account
The amount paid by the new partner on admission as a compensation for the reputation built up by old partners is a
- A. Bonus
- B. Good will
- C. Premium
- D. Commission
The concept which states that revenue should be recognized at the point when the sale is deemed to have been made is
- A. matching
- B. consistency
- C. realization
- D. going concern
The two legally recognized professional accounting bodies in Nigeria are the
- A. Nigerian Accounting Association and the Executive Cost and Management Accountants of Nigeria
- B. Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Nigeria and the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants
- C. Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria
- D. Association of Accountants of Nigeria and the Institute of Management Accountants of Nigeria
In trial balance, income and liabilities are
- A. credited
- B. credited and debited respectively
- C. debited and credited respectively
- D. debited
A debit in the suspense accounting will appear in the balance sheet as?
- A. a current asset
- B. a current lability
- C. capital
- D. drawings
The purchase journal records:
- A) invoices from creditors
- B) Debtors
- C) Cash payments to suppliers
- D) Amounts owing to employees for wages
Borrowings by a business which are not expected to be repaid in the next year is known as
- A) Loans
- B) Liabilities
- C) Non-current liabilities
- D) Current liabilities
Use the information below to answer question Sales....................................N10,900 Stock 1/1................................N1, 000 Stock 31/12..............................N2, 000 Purchases................................N4, 000 Returns outwards.........................N800 Returns inwards..........................N600 Carriage outwards........................N300 Carriage inwards.........................N200 The cost of goods available for sale is?
- A. N4 600
- B. N5 000
- C. N6 400
- D. N4 400

