Jamb Accounting Past Questions For Year 2003

Question 31

Income and expenditure account is more informative than receipts and payments account because it discloses?

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  • A. cash
  • B. cheques
  • C. debtors
  • D. stocks
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Question 32

Given:

Cost of raw materials issued to production.....N37000

Opening stock of raw material..................N2000

Purchases of raw material......................N3800

Wages .........................................N500

What is the closing stock of raw material?

jamb 2003

  • A. N4000
  • B. N3000
  • C. N2000
  • D. N1000
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Question 33

four broad classifications of overheads are?

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  • A. production, selling, distribution and material
  • B. production, selling, distribution and administration
  • C. selling, distribution and production and wages
  • D. distribution, selling, administration and material
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Question 34

The first step in converting as single entry to a double entry system of bookkeeping is to prepare a?

jamb 2003

  • A. suspense account
  • B. statement of affairs
  • C. realization account
  • D. trial balance
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Question 35

A company has departments M and N. The expenses incurred wholly in M is N5000. General expenses incurred amount toN25000. Expenses are apportioned in the ratio 2:3 for departments M and N respectively.

What is N's share of the expense?

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  • A. N10 000
  • B. N15 000
  • C. N18 000
  • D. N20 000
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