JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1347

6,731.

In preparing the final accounts, the bad debt account is closed by a transfer to the

A.

Balance sheet

B.

Provision for bad debt account

C.

Profit and loss account

D.

Trading account

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

6,733.

The officer responsible for ascertaining whether all public expenditure and appropriation are in line with approved guidelines is the

A.

Acountant General

B.

Auditor General

C.

Finance Minister

D.

Permanent Secretary

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

6,734.

The correct entry to reflect the receipt of cash sent by a branch to a head office is

A.

Debit cash and credit branch current account

B.

Debit branch, current account and credit cash

C.

Credit branch, debtors and debit cash

D.

Credit branch current account and debit branch debtors

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

6,735.

To account for expenses paid by head office on behalf of the branch, the branch should

A.

Debit head office account and credit cash

B.

Debit profit and loss account and credit head office account

C.

Credit cash and debit profit and loss account

D.

Credit profit and loss account and debit head office account

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.