Jamb Accounting Past Questions For Year 2009

Question 6

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

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  • A. accruals
  • B. materiality
  • C. objectivity
  • D. periodicity
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Question 7

Cash discount is often recorded on?

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  • A. the debit side of the cash book
  • B. the credit side of the cash book
  • C. the folio column of the cash book
  • D. both credit and debit side of the cash book
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Question 8

Use the information below to answer the following questions
Period 1 N
Cash to petty cashier 1000
Petty cashier pays out 780
Period 2
Petty cashier pays out 840
What is the balance of cash with the petty cashier at the end of period 1?

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  • A. 220
  • B. 780
  • C. 980
  • D. 1780
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Question 9

Use the information above to answer question

Period 1:

........Cash to petty cashier.............N1000

........Petty cashier pays out............N780

Period 2:

........Petty cashier pays out............N840

If the float is increased to N1200, how much should the petty cashier receive after period 2?

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  • A. 160
  • B. 840
  • C. 1000
  • D. 1040
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Question 10

Use the information to answer below to answer questions

i Operating machines

ii Furniture

iii Fixtures and fitting

iv Loan from friends

V Creditors

Find the fixed assets?

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  • A. i, ii and v
  • B. i, ii and iv
  • C. i, ii and iii
  • D. iii, iv and v
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