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.

1,086.

Use the following information to answer this question.

Club building 400,000
Subscription prepaid 3,000
Sport kits 150,000
Bar creditors 85,000
Subscription owing 32,000

What is the club’s total liabilities?

A.

N11,700

B.

N26,700

C.

N88,000

D.

N85,000

Correct answer is C

Creditors plus subscription in advance 85000 + 3000 = 88,000

1,087.

If a trail balance is in agreement, one of the statement is untrue

A.

The accounting system is error free

B.

Equal debit entries and credit entries were recorded for each transaction

C.

The debit and credit from the journal were posted to the accounts

D.

Account balances were correctly computed

Correct answer is A

Agreement of trial balance does mean it is error free. Some errors might not be disclosed by mere agreement

 

1,088.

Specific principles, bases, conventions, rules and practices adopted by an enterprise in preparing and presenting financial statements are known as ---------------------

A.

Financial accounting

B.

Accounting policies

C.

Cost accounting

D.

Accounting conventions

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,089.

Goods stolen at the branch is debited to

A.

Branch stock account

B.

Defalcations account

C.

Branch debtors account

D.

Branch adjustment account

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,090.

The income and expenditure account of a club is the same as

A.

Single entry account

B.

A profit and loss account

C.

A trading account

D.

A cash book

Correct answer is B

This is because the income and expenditure account just like the profit and loss account shows the income to ascertain surplus or deficit.