Jamb 2007 Financial Past Questions And Answers
(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
The fourth stage of the accounting information system is?
- A. recording
- B. interpreting
- C. summarizing
- D. classifying
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Debtors.................................N20
Provision for bad debts..................10%
Provision for discount on debtors........5%
Determine the amount provided for discount allowed on debtors?
- A. N1000
- B. N3000
- C. N900
- D. N1500
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Net loss.......................N2300
Capital........................N10500
Liabilities....................N7200
What will be the equity of the business?
- A. N12 800
- B. N4900
- C. N8200
- D. N9500
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Stock (1/1/02) at selling price..........N2000
Goods sent to branch (selling price).....N?
Sales by branch (selling price)..........N4500
Stock (31/12/02).........................N?
Opening stock is 1/4 of goods sent to branch.
The value of goods sent to branch is?
- A. N4 000
- B. N6 000
- C. N8 000
- D. N2 000
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Debtors.................................N20
Provision for bad debts..................10%
Provision for discount on debtors........5%
The provision for bad debt is?
- A. N2000
- B. N800
- C. N3000
- D. N1900
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Entrance fees.........................N1200
Subscriptions(including N850 arrears).N4310
Donations received....................N1500
Proceeds from sales...................N2300
Total payments........................N8200
Depreciation..........................N2100
Closing cash balance..................N1110
The club deposited 200% of the closing cash balance in he bank during the period.
Calculate the total figure for the receipt and payments account?
- A. N11 410
- B. N13 630
- C. N9 310
- D. N11 530
Given:
Prepaid b/f.......................N10 000
Cash paid during the year.........N20 000
The amount to be charged to the profit and loss account is?
- A. N30 000
- B. N25 000
- C. N5 000
- D. 20 000
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An asset was purchase for N343m in 2003.
The estimated life of the asset was 3 years with a residual value of N28m.
Using the straight method. The depreciation of the asset in the first year was?
- A. N210m
- B. N343m
- C. N105m
- D. N270m
One of the benefits of book-keeping records is that they?
- A. give prospective investors accurate and direct information for decisions-making
- B. provide the public and creditors with details of the operations of an entity
- C. give legal backing to all the transactions undertaken by a business entity
- D. provide information without which the task of management would be difficult

