Jamb Accounting Past Questions

Question 6

Where a non-profit making organization prepares the account using accruals basis of reporting, the statement showing how well the organization is doing is the

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  • A. appropriation account
  • B. balance sheet
  • C. income and expenditure account
  • D. receipts and payment account
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Question 7

Subscription in arrears are

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  • A. Credited to the income and expenditure account and shown as a liability in the balance sheet
  • B. debited to the income and expenditure account and shown as an asset in the balance sheet
  • C. credited to the income and expenditure account and shown as a liability in the balance sheet
  • D. debited to the income and expenditure account and shown as a liability in the balance sheet
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Question 8

The following information is provided for amusa company limited , a manufacturer

Prime cost N999,000

Manufacturing overhead N132,000

Closing work in progress N75,000

values of finished goods transferred to the

trading account N1,116,000

If including in the manufacturing overhead were rents of N5,000 paid in advance, what is the opening work in progress for the period?

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  • A. N85,000
  • B. N80,000
  • C. N70,000
  • D. N65,000
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Question 9

The factory cost of producing goods is made up of

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  • A. prime cost and factory overhead
  • B. prime cost and office overhead
  • C. raw materials consumed and fixed cost
  • D. Raw materials and administrative overhead
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Question 10

Given:

Prime cost N220,000

Factory cost N32,000

work in progress at beginning N25,000

work in progress at close N19,000

Administrative expenses N21,000

Determine the production cost

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  • A. N296,000
  • B. N277,000
  • C. N258,000
  • D. N246,000
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