Jamb 2009 Financial Past Questions And Answers

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i Space occupied by each department. ii Average value of stock held by each department. iii Departmental turnover. iv Number of articles sold by each department .

From the information above, the two most logical bases for apportioning expenses that are common to departments are?

  • A. i and ii
  • B. i and iii
  • C. ii and iii
  • D. iii and iv
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2

In a partnership account, conversation of non-cash assets into cash is referred to as?

  • A. realization
  • B. disposal
  • C. dissolution
  • D. revaluation
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3

Use the information to answer question below

......................... Departments

........................... P Q R

Sales value............... N23,400

Selling expenses.......... 1,100 N1,400 N1,280

Administrative expenses...N1,400 N1,000 N1,020

Cost of sales............. N6,900.... N6,700 N5,500

Sales value of department Q doubles that of p, which is 1/3 of R. Depreciation which amounts to N1,800 is to be apportioned among the three departments in the ratio 3:5:7 respectively.

What is the sales value of department R?

  • A. N7,800
  • B. N11,700
  • C. N23,400
  • D. N35,100
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4

Given:

Net profit b/d.....................N10,000

Interest on capital:...M...........N2, 000

.......................K...........N1, 000

Partners' on salary....K...........N800

Interest on drawings...M...........N500

Profit sharing ratio M and K 3:2

Determine M's share of profit?

  • A. 6,280
  • B. 4,020
  • C. 2,820
  • D. 2,280
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5

If Odukoya takes money out of business bank account for his own private use, the effect of the transaction is?

  • A. increase in assets and increase in capital
  • B. increase in liabilities and decrease in capital
  • C. decrease in capital and increase in assets
  • D. decrease in capital and decrease in assets
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Use the information to answer question below

......................... Departments

........................... P Q R

Sales value............... N23,400

Selling expenses.......... 1,100 N1,400 N1,280

Administrative expenses...N1,400 N1,000 N1,020

Cost of sales............. N6,900.... N6,700 N5,500

Sales value of department Q doubles that of p, which is 1/3 of R. Depreciation which amounts to N1,800 is to be apportioned among the three departments in the ratio 3:5:7 respectively.

Determine the total expenses of department P?

  • A. 9,760
  • B. 9,400
  • C. 2,860
  • D. 2,500
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7

The accounting convention which states that the performance of a business should be determined by matching all expenses against revenues is?

  • A. accruals
  • B. materiality
  • C. objectivity
  • D. periodicity
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8

Which of the following is a common cause of a discrepancy between head office and branch trial balance?

  • A. Debtors and cash in transit
  • B. Creditors and cash in transit
  • C. Stock and cash in transit
  • D. Stock and prepayments
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9

The cost incurred by departments that support the production departments with such activities as maintenance, production control and storage are called?

  • A. autonomous costs
  • B. service costs
  • C. supporting cost
  • D. subsidiary costs
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10

Replacement and renewal of fixed assets are?

  • A. revenue receipt
  • B. capital receipt
  • C. capital expenditure
  • D. revenue expenditure
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