Jamb Accounting Past Questions For Year 1997

Question 6

The effect of the payment of liability is that it

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  • A. increase both assets and liabilities
  • B. increase assets and decrease liabilities
  • C. decrease assets and increase liabilities
  • D. decrease both assets and liabilities
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Question 7

The document that is used to acknowledge the acceptance of the return of goods by the seller from the buyer is known as

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  • A. credit note
  • B. debit note
  • C. invoice
  • D. voucher
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Question 8

The instrument that are generated when firms enter into business transactions with others are called

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  • A. purchase document
  • B. journals
  • C. source documents
  • D. invoices
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Question 9

On the 30/5/93 Tolu & Co. paid 2 years rent of N50,000 which was debited to the rent account.

At 31/12/93, what portion of that amount was prepaid?

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  • A. N14,583
  • B. N25,000
  • C. N35,417
  • D. N37,415
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Question 10

An examination of the cash book on 3rd August 1993 showed a different balance from the bank statement of 31st July, 1993 which read N722. Uncredited cheques were Bimpe N40; Wale N60 while unpresented cheques were; Usman N20, Kalu N32 and Musa N70. What is the cash book balance after the reconciliation?

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  • A. N700
  • B. N770
  • C. N800
  • D. N822
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