Accounting questions and answers

Accounting Questions and Answers

If you are preparing for an accounting aptitude test or even a job interview, these accounting questions and answers will help you master the principles of accounting. This test covers accounting past questions from WAEC, JAMB, Post UTME exams and many more.

856.

Impersonal account is subdivided into

A.

Real and nominal accounts

B.

Nominal and personal accounts

C.

Real and current accounts

D.

Personal and real accounts

Correct answer is A

IMPERSONAL ACCOUNTS represents accounts other than Personal Accounts. This may be sub-classified into:
a. Real Accounts, e.g. Asset Account; and,
b. Nominal Accounts, e.g. Income and Expenditure Accounts.

 

857.

The costs of acquiring fixed assets and bringing them into the firm is a

A.

General expenses

B.

Recurrent expenditure

C.

Revenue expenditure

D.

Capital expenditure

Correct answer is D

Capital expenditure; money spent by a business or organization on acquiring or maintaining fixed assets, such as land, buildings, and equipment.

 

858.

A discount that is allowed to encourage a debtor to pay off his debt within a period is the

A.

Annual discount

B.

Trade discount

C.

Periodic discount

D.

Cash discount

Correct answer is D

cash discount is a deduction allowed by some sellers of goods or by some providers of services in order to motivate customers to pay within a specified time. The cash discount is also referred to as an early payment discount.

 

859.

When the fixed capital method is used, the partners' share of profits and remunerations are credited to the

A.

Current account

B.

Profit and loss account

C.

Profit and loss appropriation account

D.

Capital account

Correct answer is D

The partnership capital account is an equity account in the accounting records of a partnership. It contains the following types of transactions:

  • Initial and subsequent contributions by partners to the partnership, in the form of either cash or the market value of other types of assets
  • Profits and losses earned by the business, and allocated to the partners based on the provisions of the partnership agreement
  • Distributions to the partners