Principle of Accounts 2018 Past Questions | JAMB
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41. Departmentalization of accounts is useful because it shows the____________
- A. Over all performance of a division
- B. Cost per unit of a profit
- C. Price per unit of a product
- D. Over all performance of a firm
42. Why should a new partner contribute towards goodwill on his admission?
- A. It is a norm
- B. to ensure new partner also have a stake in the business
- C. the firm into which he is entering already has some goodwill in the market
- D. to purchase the business
43. The rent expense for Trendy store is ₦3500. Trendy store has three departments; jewelry, hair dressing, and clothing. The floor spaces occupied by the departments are 3:2:5 respectively. What is the rent allocated to clothing department?
- A. ₦700
- B. ₦1050
- C. ₦1750
- D. ₦3500
44. Cost of rent as an expense can be apportioned to all department on the basis of:
- A. No of employees
- B. stock value
- C. space occupied
- D. wages
45. Use the information to answer the questions
Rakiya and joy are in a partnership and agreed that 5% interest per annum is to be charged on drawings. The drawing made by both partners in one year were:
Rakiya, #200 on March 31 and #300 on September 30.
Joy, #100 on April 1 and #240 on July 1.
The interest on Joy’s drawing is___________
- A. #511.25 debit
- B. #500.00 credit
- C. #349.75 debit
- D. #340.00 credit
46. Which of the following is a conversion cost?
- A. Factory overhead
- B. purchases
- C. material cost
- D. wages
7. Tea and Cup are into a partnership business. Interests on drawings made by partners are at 10% per annum. Tea’s capital is ₦70000 and current balance is ₦50000. He withdrew the following amounts during the year : 3000 on 31st January , 2000 on 31st March, 4000 on 1st July, 1500 on the 30th September, 2500 on 1st November. Cup’s capital is ₦100000 and current balance is ₦40000. He made no drawings during the period. what is the closing balance in Tea’s current account
- A. 36,925Cr
- B. 40,000Cr
- C. 50,000Dr
- D. 36,295Dr
48. To account for expenses paid by head office on behalf of the branch, the branch should___________
- A. Debit profit and loss account and credit head office account
- B. Debit head office account and credit cash
- C. Credit cash and debit profit and loss account
- D. Credit profit and loss account and debit head office account
49. Use the information below to answer the question.
Calculate the balance in the bank statement.
| ₦ | |
Balance as per cashbook | 13560 |
Unpresented cheques | 5120 |
Dividend received | 2000 |
Uncredited cheque | 2300 |
Bank charges | 280 |
Standing order | 600 |
Balance as per bank statement | ? |
- A. ₦10,740
- B. ₦11,860
- C. ₦16,380
- D. ₦17,500
50.
Which of the following is not an inventory costing method?
- A. FIFO
- B. LIFO
- C. Average cost method
- D. LILA