Jamb Accounting Past Questions For Year 1997

Question 31

Public sector accounting is based on

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  • A. cash
  • B. accrual
  • C. budget
  • D. consolidated fund
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Question 32

Which of the following are advantages of departmental accounts?

I. The department making the highest profit can be easily determined

II. The capital of the business can be calculated easily

III. Easy knowledge of the sources of funding

IV. Encouragement of healthy rivalry among the various departments

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  • A. The department making the highest profit can be easily determined
  • B. I and IV only
  • C. II and III only
  • D. II and IV only
  • E. III and IV only
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Question 33

If goods are invoiced to the branch at cost and the invoice par value is N 2 000 with 5%discount rate, can remitted to the head office is

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  • A. N2 100
  • B. N 200
  • C. N 1 900
  • D. N 100
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Question 34

The acid test ratio in the company is

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  • A. 1:1
  • B. 1:2
  • C. 2:3
  • D. 3:2
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Question 35

What is the working capital?

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  • A. N12 000
  • B. N 11 000
  • C. N 8 000
  • D. N4 000
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