Accounting questions and answers

Accounting Questions and Answers

If you are preparing for an accounting aptitude test or even a job interview, these accounting questions and answers will help you master the principles of accounting. This test covers accounting past questions from WAEC, JAMB, Post UTME exams and many more.

1,416.

Expenditure incurred to maintain an asset's earning capacity is called

A.

Capacity expenditure

B.

Revenue expenditure

C.

General expenditure

D.

Tangible expenditure

E.

intangible expenditure

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,417.

Which of the following is a fictitious asset?

A.

Preliminary expenses

B.

Fixtures and fittings

C.

Cash in hand

D.

Land and buildings

E.

Investment

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,418.

In the consignee's record account, the accounting treatment of expenses paid for on behalf of the consignor is debit

A.

Consignee's account, credit cash account, credit cash account

B.

Cash account, credit consignor's account

C.

Consignee's account, credit cash account

D.

Cash account, credit consignee's account

E.

Account sales, credit consignee's account

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,419.

Which of the following does a consignee prepare and send to his consignor?

A.

Account receivable

B.

Current account

C.

Account payable

D.

Account sales

E.

Consignment account

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,420.

The aggregate of amounts owed to a business by is customers is known as

A.

Accounts receivable

B.

Account current

C.

Accounts payable

D.

Accumulated fund

E.

Debtors' fund

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.