JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1241

6,201.

Work-in-progress 1/1........................N1,000
Work-in-progress 31/12......................N2,000
Production cost of goods manufactured.......N20,000
Sales.......................................N50,000
Stock of finished goods 1/1.................N4,000
Stock of finished goods 31/12...............N5,000
Selling and distribution expenses...........N2,000
Administrative expenses.....................N1,000

What is the net profit?

A.

N46,000

B.

N45,000

C.

N28,000

D.

N27,000

Correct answer is C

Trading profit and Loss Account 

opening stock                   4,000
Add: cost of products       20,000      24,000
Less: closing stock                            5000
                                                         19,000

Gross profit                                      31,000
                                                         50,000
selling & dis. Exp               2000
Admin. Exp                       1,000         3000
Net profit                                           28,000

                                                         31,000             

Sales             50,000







G.profit b/d    31000


 

 

6,202.

To obtain pure carbon(ii)oxide from its mixture with carbon(iv)oxide, the mixture should be?

A.

Passed over heated copper(ii)oxide

B.

Bubbled through water

C.

Bubbled through conc H\(_2\)SO\(_4\)

D.

Bubbled through conc NAOH

Correct answer is D

carbon(ii)oxide is prepared from carbon(iv)oxide by passing the latter through red-hot carbon and the unchanged CO\(_2\) is removed when the mixture of the gases through conc NAOH.

6,203.

The most important element on the earth's crust is?

A.

Nitrogen

B.

Hydrogen

C.

Oxygen

D.

Fluorine

Correct answer is C

OxygenO2, is by far the most abundant element in earth's crust at 46.6 percent, nearly half of the mass of the crust.

6,204.

Aluminum hydroxide is used in the dyeing industry as a?

A.

Dye

B.

Dispersant

C.

Salt

D.

Mordant

Correct answer is D

Aluminum hydroxide is also used as a mordant in dyeing.

6,205.

An electron can be added to a halogen atom to form a halide ion with?

A.

8 valence electrons

B.

7 valence electrons

C.

2 valence electrons

D.

3 valence electrons

Correct answer is A

halide ion is a halogen atom bearing a negative charge (which is an anion with a charge of -1). The halide anions are fluoride (F−), chloride (Cl−), bromide (Br−), iodide (I−) and astatide (At−).