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1,966.

The accounting treatment when goods are sent to branch at a cost is, debit branch stock account and credit

Branch stock adjustment account

Goods sent to branch account

Branch debtors account

Branch profit and loss account

Correct answer is B

When goods are sent to the branch office at cost we debit branch stock account and credit goods sent to branch account (at cost price)

1,967.

Carriage inwards is shown on the

Debit side of the trading account

Credit side of the trading account

Credit side of the profit and loss account

Debit side of the profit and loss account

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Correct answer is A

It is posted to the debit side of trading account and added to the cost of purchase

1,968.

Use the following information to answer the given question, Aba and Baba are partners who agreed to share profits and losses in the ratio 4 : 3 respectively. Extracts from their books for the year ended 31/12/08 are:

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{ABA} & \text{BABA} & \text{TOTAL}\\ & ₦ & ₦ & ₦ \\ \hline \text{Capital} & 20,000 & 15,000 & 35,000 \\ \text{Drawings} & 2,520 & - & 2,520 \\ \text{Interest on drawings} & 504 & - & 504\\ \text{Interest on capital} & 2,000 & 1,500 & 3,500 \\ \text{Net profit 31/12/08} & - & - & 34,636\end{array}\)

Aba's share of profit is

₦21,504

₦19,792

₦18,352

₦16,128

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Correct answer is B

Share of profit = \(\frac{4}{4 + 3}\) = \{\frac{4}{7}\) = 0.5714

0.5714 x 34636 = 19,792

1,969.

A partners whose liability goes beyond his capital is known as

Dormal partner

Limited partner

General partner

Nominal partner

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Correct answer is C

General partner is a person who joins with at least one other person to form a business. A general partner has responsibility for the actions of the business, can legally bind the business and is personally liable for all the business's debts and obligations.

1,970.

The method that provides a reliable check upon cash and stock at the branch and discloses the gross profit in the account is

Cost plus percentage

Cost price

Average cost

Selling price

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Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.