JAMB Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 87

431.

...................................................30/9/06.......30/9/07.....
.......................................................N.............N.........
Accrued insurance premium........600...........710.......
Prepaid rent income....................490............630......

The cash book includes N1,850 and N,2,100 with respect to insurance premium and rent income respectively.

The insurance premium to be taken to the profit and loss account would be.

A.

N1,310

B.

N1,850

C.

N1,990

D.

N2,210

Correct answer is A

The insurance premium to be taken to the profit and loss account will be the amount which could not be recovered by the trader on account of credit sales. It is a business loss, so is debited in the profit and loss account.

Insurance premium posted to the P/L account would be;

710 + 600 = 1310

432.

If the opening stock is 5% of sales. calculate the purchases

A.

N95,600

B.

N95,000

C.

N90,600

D.

N85,000

Correct answer is C

opening stock + cost of goods sold - closing stock = purchase

Remember COGS was given as;

cost of goods sold = sales - profit (10% of sales)

100,000 - 10,000 = 90,000

Hence we have;

purchase = 5,000 + 90000 - 5,600 = 90,600

433.

If the gross profit margin is 10% of sales, what is the value of the cost of goods sold?

A.

N10,000

B.

N90,000

C.

N105,600

D.

N110,000

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

434.

Goods worth N300 was transferred from department Q to P Similarly, P's total expenses for the period was N200

Department P's net profit was

A.

N5,200

B.

N3,000

C.

N2,800

D.

N2,500

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

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