JAMB Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 242

1,206.

If a promoter pays a lawyer N5,000 for services rendered in preparing a Memorandum of Incorporation, the journal entry is to debit?

A.

Preliminary expenses, credit cash accounts

B.

Promoter, credit creditors' accounts

C.

Lawyer's credit cash accounts

D.

Cash, credit incorporation accounts

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,207.

Which of the following events increases a corporation's shareholders equity?

A.

Donation of shares out of the corporation's own stock to the corporation

B.

The corporation's purchase of treasury stock

C.

Shares of previously subscribed stock issue to subscribing stockholders

D.

A municipality donation of land to the corporation

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,208.

The market price per ordinary share of a corporation listed on the stock exchange is most closely related to its?

A.

Earning per share

B.

Redemption price per share

C.

Book value per share

D.

Call price per share

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,209.

If a sole proprietorship is purchased for cash, then?

A.

The purchaser debits his business purchase account with the consideration he pays

B.

All assets and liabilities must be bought

C.

Goodwill results where value of assets

D.

The vendor debits his business purchase account with the considerstion he receives

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,210.

Dele and Seun who are in partnership, have decided to covert their business into a limited liability company where both become directors. To convert the business,

A.

They will simply continue since there are no new members

B.

The partnership is formally ended and new company books opened

C.

The shares and all other items will be shared equally and not in their former ratios

D.

Computation of goodwill must be done as it is legally required

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.