Jamb Accounting Past Questions For Year 1997

Question 26

Given: N

Direct material - 10 000

Direct labour - 5000

Direct expenses - 2000

Factory overhead - 4000

What is the prime cost?

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  • A. N21 000
  • B. N 17 000
  • C. N 15 000
  • D. N 6 000
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Question 27

In analyzing incomplete records, which of the following should be investigated?

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  • A. the general ledger
  • B. the purchases day book and sales day book
  • C. the nature of trading activities and the basis on which goods are sold
  • D. the asset register together with the depreciation schedule
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Question 28

On partnership dissolution, if a partner's capital account has a debit balance and the partnr is insolvent, the deficiency will, in accordance with the decision of the case of Garner v Murray, be

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  • A. borne by all the partners
  • B. borne by the insolvent partner
  • C. written off
  • D. borne by the solvent partners
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Question 29

Accumulated fund on 1st January 1993 is

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  • A. N 8 570
  • B. N8 470
  • C. N 850
  • D. N7 520
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Question 30

Additional information :

1: 1: 93 31 : 12 : 93

N N

Subscription in arrears 300 450

Furniture 7000

Subscription received

in advance 500 400

Rate owing 50 60

Subscription relating to the accounting year 1993 in the income and expenditure account is

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  • A. N 15 050
  • B. N 14 550
  • C. N14 300
  • D. N 13 400
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