Jamb Accounting Past Questions For Year 2008

Question 31

Given:

(i) Cost price (ii) Selling price (iii) Cost plus fixed percentage (iv) Price above cost and selling price

From the information above, the prices used in charging goods to the branches are?

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  • A. i and ii
  • B. i, ii and iii
  • C. i, ii, iii and iv
  • D. iii and iv
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Question 32

The main reason for adopting a departmental account is to?

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  • A. record transactions for each department for betterdocumentation
  • B. tackle any recording problem as a result of expansion
  • C. continuously evaluate the profitability of different departments
  • D. ensure that departmental mangers are adequately monitored
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Question 33

Given:

Subscription in arrears 01/10/06...........N2 000

Subscription in advance 01/10/06...........N1 500

Subscription paid during the year..........N7 000

Subscription in arrears 31/12/06...........N3 000

Determine the amount of subscription included in the income and expenditure account for the year?

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  • A. N3500
  • B. N7000
  • C. N9500
  • D. N13 500
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Question 34

Ordinary shareholders received dividend before?

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  • A. creditors
  • B. debtors
  • C. preference shareholders
  • D. deferred shareholders
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Question 35

Cash received from the subscribed shares is recorded by debting?

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  • A. application, allotment and crediting cash
  • B. allotment and crediting cash
  • C. cash and crediting subscribed shares
  • D. cash, crediting application and allotment account
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