JAMB Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 5

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21.

When expenses are paid on behalf of the venture, the accounting entries is to debit

A.

Bank account and credit joint venture account

B.

Expenses account and credit bank account

C.

Joint venture account and credit expenses account

D.

Joint venture account and credit bank account

Correct answer is D

Joint venture account is an account that all expenditure incurred for the venture is debited and all income is credited to.
Debit joint venture and credit bank account because expenses incurred on behalf of the venture has to be debited to the joint venture account and since the money is joint out the bank must be credited to balance the account.

22.

A part of public company's profits belonging to the shareholders is

 

A.

Public issue

B.

Bonus

C.

Right issue

D.

Dividends

Correct answer is D

Dividend is known as the kind of benefit enjoyed by the shareholder for investing their fund in a particular organisation.

23.

An evidence of payment issued to a government ministry by a revenue collector is

A.

Treasury receipt

B.

Receipt voucher

C.

Payment voucher

D.

Treasury card

Correct answer is B

Receipt voucher is raised as evidence by revenue collector when government funds and property or received 

Receipt voucher: these are vouchers raised as evidence for the receipt of government funds and property. The revenue collected is prepared for the government ministry as a means that revenue has been collected

 

24.

Which of these is a content of a master file?

A.

All records relevant to the organisation

B.

Records of assets of the organisation

C.

A collection of data items

D.

All records relating to employees

Correct answer is A

All record relevant to the organization: the records which are only relevant to the organization such as the name and address as well as summary information such as amount due and year to date sales will be in master file

25.

Subscription in advance is treated in the balance sheet as a

A.

Current asset

B.

Current liability

C.

Fixed asset

D.

Long term liability

Correct answer is B

Current assets are assets of the company that can be easily converted to cash when needed

current liability: this is the liability owned to outsiders but still enjoying its benefit within a year e.g creditors, wages in arrears