JAMB Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 58

286.

Which of the following is a common cause of a discrepancy between head office and branch trial office_______

A.

Stock and repayment

B.

Creditors and cash in transit

C.

Stock and cash in transit

D.

Debtors and cash in transit

Correct answer is C

Goods in transit are goods sent by the head office to branch but by the close of financial year, these goods have not yet reached the branch.

  Cash in transit are cash remitted by the branch to head office by the end of the financial year this cash has not yet reached the head office

  Another major cause of discrepancy is returns in transit. This is the returns by the branch to head office but by the end of the year, they have not been received by the head office

287.

Transfers from the head office to branches are best carried out at__________

A.

Cost price

B.

Cost plus mark up

C.

Selling price

D.

Market price

Correct answer is B

Goods are transferred from head office to branch at cost price, selling price and cost price plus mark up

 

288.

Sule and Ahmed are in partnership sharing profit and losses equally. If Khadija is admitted as a new partner to take 1/5 th as her share. What is the new profit or loss sharing?

A.

Sule 1/3, Ahmed1/3, Khadija 1/3

B.

Sule 1/3, Ahmed1/3, Khadija 1/3

C.

Sule 1/5, Ahmed1/5, Khadija3/5

D.

Sule 2/5, Ahmed1/5, Khadija2/5

Correct answer is B

If Khadija is to take 1/5th i.e. 20%

  Sule and Ahmed are to share 80% (100% - 20%) equally

  Sule = 2/5

  Ahmed = 2/5

  Khadija = 1/5

289.

A partnership’s internal regulation are set out by________

A.

A constitution

B.

A law

C.

A deed

D.

An article

Correct answer is C

A partnership deed is a written agreement among the partners specifying rules and regulations and is signed by all the partners and stamped as per stamp act with an aim to prevent possible disputes and disagreements among the partners at future dates.

290.

In the absence of a partnership deed, the act stipulates that____________

A.

An amount should be fixed as salaries for partners

B.

Profits and losses should not be shared equally

C.

Interest on partner’s loan should be 25%

D.

Interest should not be allowed on partners drawings

Correct answer is D

Under the Partnership Act, the following rules will be applied in the absence of an agreement among partners:

  i. Profit or losses of the firm will be shared equally by the partners

  ii. Interest on capital will not be allowed to any partner.

  iii. No interest will be charged on drawings

  iv. Interest on loan will be 6% on the loan

  v. No salary or remuneration will be allowed to any of the partners

  vi. Every partner must take part in the management of the partnership business

  vii. The partnership books are kept at the place of business of the partnership and every partner may have access to and inspect and copy any of them.