JAMB Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 164

816.

The equivalent of a club's receipts and payment account is the?

A.

Trading account

B.

Revenue account

C.

Cash account

D.

Suspense account

Correct answer is C

 A receipts and payments account is a summary of actual cash receipts and payments extracted from the cash book over a certain period.  Its equivalent is a cashbook.

817.

In the not-for-profit-making organization, the excess of income over expenditure is?

A.

Deducted from the capital

B.

Added to the accumulated fund

C.

Added to the capital

D.

Deducted from the the accumulated fund

Correct answer is C

Surplus is the excess of income over expenditure. A credit balance in the Income and expenditure account shows surplus. It is the profit earned and should be added to the capital fund on the liabilities side of the balance sheet

 

818.

The prime cost is the total of the?

A.

Production cost + selling expenses

B.

Direct material + direct labour + direct expenses

C.

Direct material + work overhead expenses

D.

Administrative expenses + selling + distribution expenses

Correct answer is B

The prime cost is the summation of all direct expenses and direct materials used in production. Its simply direct cost incurred during production.

819.

The depreciation on a motor vehicle that is being used for manufacturing and administration is charged to the?

A.

Debit side of manufacturing and profit and loss account

B.

Debit side of profit and loss account only

C.

Credit side of profit and loss account only

D.

Debit side of manufacturing and balance sheet

Correct answer is B

The profit and loss account is used by manufacturing concerns to ascertain the cost of production at various stages.  A motor vehicle used by a manufacturing company would be depreciated to the debit side of  profit and loss account.

820.

The gross loss on manufacturing is always transferred to the?

A.

Credit side of balance sheet

B.

Debit side of profit and loss account

C.

Credit side of profit and loss account

D.

Debit side of balance sheet

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.