JAMB Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 6

26.

Discount allowed is enjoyed by

A.

Managers

B.

Customers

C.

Staff of the company

D.

Suppliers

Correct answer is B

Discount allowed is allowed by a firm to its customers when they pay their accounts quickly or promptly.

27.

Use the following information to answer the question

The health department of Banjul Local Government incurred the following expenditure in 2020:

   Le

 Construction of hospital wards

200,000

 Purchase of hospital beds

20,000

 Purchase of stationeries

15,000

 Salaries and wages

60,000

 Purchase of drugs

50,000

 Purchase of x-ray machine

100,000

The capital expenditure for the year is

A.

Le125,000

B.

Le320,000

C.

Le370,000

D.

Le455,000

Correct answer is B

From the given information, the expenditures that are likely to be classified as capital expenditures are:

Construction of hospital wards: Le200,000

Purchase of hospital beds: Le20,000

Purchase of x-ray machine: Le100,000

To calculate the capital expenditure for the year, we add these amounts together:

 

Le200,000 + Le20,000 + Le100,000 = Le320,000

 

Therefore, the capital expenditure for the year is Le320,000.

28.

When starting with the cash book balance in preparing the bank reconciliation statement, the followings are added except

A.

Uncredited cheque

B.

Credit transfer

C.

Dividend

D.

Unprecedented cheque

Correct answer is A

When starting with balanace as per cash book, unpresented cheques, dividend, credit transfers are added while uncredited cheques, bank charges, dishonoured cheuqes, standing order are substracted.

 

29.

A double entry for a transaction that offsets one amount against another on both sides of the cashbook is a

A.

Original entry

B.

Contract entry

C.

Prime entry

D.

Contra entry

Correct answer is D

Contra entry shows that cash has been withdrawn from the office and deposited in the bank or withdrawals of cash from bank for office use. Contra entries affect both cash and bank accounts.

30.

Which of the following has the ultimate control of a company?

A.

Board of directors

B.

Employees

C.

Shareholders

D.

Management

Correct answer is C

The ultimate controller, refers to the shareholder who has the ultimate control in the company and is not controlled by anyone. This ownership structure often results in a certain level of control between the ultimate controller and the listed company.