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.

326.

Use the following information below to answer this question.

Attama and Wawa were in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio 4:3. Attama was entitled to a salary of D13,000 per annum. A net profit of D34,000 was made for the year.

The residual profit of the business for the year is

A.

D47,000

B.

D34,000

C.

D22,000

D.

D21,000

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

328.

Stationery which will be used over a long period of time is usually recorded as an expense instead of an asset. This concept is called

A.

Entity

B.

Accrual

C.

Realization

D.

Materiality

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

329.

The difference between the market value of goods produced and the cost of production is

A.

net profit on goods sold

B.

gross profit on manufacturing

C.

Closing stock of work-in-progress

D.

Prime cost of manufacturing

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

330.

The accounting method that reports incomes when earned and expenses when incurred is called 

A.

Accrual accounting

B.

Cash accounting

C.

Fund accounting

D.

Commitment accounting

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.