JAMB Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 43

211.

Goods were purchased for resale on credit costing ₦150,000 on 30th September 2008 from Tosanwumi International. The entry to record these transaction is debit

A.

Tosanwumi International, credit purchase Account

B.

Purchase Account ₦150,000, credit Tosanwumi International Account ₦150,000

C.

Credit Account ₦150,000, Credit Tosanwumi International ₦150,000

D.

Tosanwumi International ₦150,000, credit credit Account ₦150,000

Correct answer is B

When a purchase was made, a credit purchase invoice would have been issued by the supplier, Tosanwumi International, which would be signed by Mr. Roi as evidence of his acceptance of liability to pay for the goods.

The two accounts needed to record this transaction are the purchase Account and Tosanwumi International Account. purchase account would be debited while the Tosanwumi International Account credited.

 

212.

Accounts can be classified into

A.

Cash and credit transactions

B.

Cash and credit accounts

C.

Personal and private account

D.

Personal and impersonal account

Correct answer is D

 A personal account is an account for use by an individual for that person's own needs. A few examples of personal accounts include debtors, creditors, banks, outstanding/prepaid accounts, accounts of credit customers, accounts of goods suppliers, capital, drawings, etc.

impersonal accounts: Accounts which are not held in the name of the persons or are directly related to the customers or suppliers of a business.  a. Real Accounts, e.g. Asset Account; and, 2. Nominal Accounts, e.g. Income and Expenditure Accounts.

213.

The advantage of double entry is that

A.

It is easy to prepare the final account

B.

It increase assets

C.

Has cash and bank column

D.

It disburses cash

Correct answer is A

Double-entry accounting is easy to prepare and helps guarantee accurate financial records by revealing data entry errors. Double-entry accounting provides a complete record of financial transactions for a business.

 

214.

A statement in a double-entry system in which are recorded all the transactions of one specific class, which takes place during the period is called

A.

Double entry system

B.

Ledger

C.

Cash Book

D.

Petty Cash Book

Correct answer is B

A ledger is a separate record within the general ledger that is assigned to a specific asset, liability, equity item, revenue type, or expense type. Examples of ledger accounts are: Cash, Accounts receivable.

215.

Show how the following transaction will be recorded applying the double-entry principle:
Rent ₦50,000 was paid by Mr. Roi to his landlord on 1st July 2017 by cheque.

 

A.

Dr Rent A/c; Dr Bank A/c

B.

Dr Bank A/c; Cr Rent A/c

C.

Dr Rent A/c; Cr Bank A/c

D.

Dr Rent A/c; Cr Mr. Roi

Correct answer is C

In the double-entry principle, we debit income and credit expenses.

The rent account will be debited with the sum of #50,000 in regards to the landlord (because money has been paid in as rent, e.i income), while the bank column will be credited with N50,000 (money has gone out of Mr. Rio bank account via the cheque that was issued to the landlord)