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motor car costing N10,000 was depreciated at 20 per cent anuum by the diminishing balance method. Two years late, it was sold for N6,000. The net result of the sale was

A
N6,400 profit
B
N6,000 loss
C
N4,000 loss
D
N400 profit
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Use the following information to answer the given question:
(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Date of delivery} & customer & \text{Gross amount N} & \text{Trade discount %} & \text{Cash Discount %} & \text{Terms of payment} \ \hline \text{4/1/86} & \text{Mr. A.F.P} & 12,000 & 15 & 10 & \text{30 days of delivery}
\end{array})
The amount of discount in the ledger is

A
N10,200
B
N2,820
C
N1,800
D
N1,200
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Use the following information to answer the given question:
(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Date of delivery} & customer & \text{Gross amount N} & \text{Trade discount %} & \text{Cash Discount %} & \text{Terms of payment} \ \hline \text{4/1/86} & \text{Mr. A.F.P} & 12,000 & 15 & 10 & \text{30 days of delivery}
\end{array})
If Mr. A.F.P settled his account a week after delivery, his total discount would be

A
N10,200
B
N2,820
C
N1,800
D
N1,200
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Use the following information to answer the given question:
(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Date of delivery} & customer & \text{Gross amount N} & \text{Trade discount %} & \text{Cash Discount %} & \text{Terms of payment} \ \hline \text{4/1/86} & \text{Mr. A.F.P} & 12,000 & 15 & 10 & \text{30 days of delivery}
\end{array})
If Mr. A.F.P. settled his account after 30 days of the delivery, his total discount would be

A
N1,020
B
N1,200
C
N10,800
D
N2,820
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Use the following information to answer the given question:
(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Date of delivery} & customer & \text{Gross amount N} & \text{Trade discount %} & \text{Cash Discount %} & \text{Terms of payment} \ \hline \text{4/1/86} & \text{Mr. A.F.P} & 12,000 & 15 & 10 & \text{30 days of delivery}
\end{array})
If Mr. A.F.P. failed to settled his account in time, th3 amount due from him would be

A
N13.200
B
N12,000
C
M10,800
D
N10,200
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Which of the these entries is wrong
PURCHASES ACCOUNT
(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \ \hline \text{A. Balance b/f} & 130 & \text{E. Balance c/d} & 1,030 \ \text{B.Furniture} & 300 & & \ \text{C. Cash} & 200 & & \ \text{D. T.Ramoni} & 400 & & \ \text{Total} & 1,030 & & 1,030
\end{array})

A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
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Use the following information to answer the given question:
(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \ \hline \text{Stock at 1st Jan. 1901} & 6,500 \ \text{Stock at 31st Dec. 1901} & 5,500 \ \text{Creditors at 1st Jan. 1901} & 4,000 \ \text{Creditors at 31st December 1901} & 5,000 \ \text{cash paid for goods during the year} & 20,000 \ \text{Gross profit} & \text{25% on cost} \ \text{Administrative and selling expenses} & 2,750
\end{array})
The purchases for the year is

A
N20,000
B
N21,000
C
N22,000
D
N24,000
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Use the following information to answer the given question:
(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \ \hline \text{Stock at 1st Jan. 1901} & 6,500 \ \text{Stock at 31st Dec. 1901} & 5,500 \ \text{Creditors at 1st Jan. 1901} & 4,000 \ \text{Creditors at 31st December 1901} & 5,000 \ \text{cash paid for goods during the year} & 20,000 \ \text{Gross profit} & \text{25% on cost} \ \text{Administrative and selling expenses} & 2,750
\end{array})
What is the stock turn-over rate?

A
3 times
B
3.3 times
C
3.5 ttimes
D
4 times
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Use the following information to answer the given question:
(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \ \hline \text{Stock at 1st Jan. 1901} & 6,500 \ \text{Stock at 31st Dec. 1901} & 5,500 \ \text{Creditors at 1st Jan. 1901} & 4,000 \ \text{Creditors at 31st December 1901} & 5,000 \ \text{cash paid for goods during the year} & 20,000 \ \text{Gross profit} & \text{25% on cost} \ \text{Administrative and selling expenses} & 2,750
\end{array})
The gross profit for the year for the year is

A
N6,625
B
N6,250
C
N6,000
D
N5,500
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Use the following information to answer the given question:
(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \ \hline \text{Stock at 1st Jan. 1901} & 6,500 \ \text{Stock at 31st Dec. 1901} & 5,500 \ \text{Creditors at 1st Jan. 1901} & 4,000 \ \text{Creditors at 31st December 1901} & 5,000 \ \text{cash paid for goods during the year} & 20,000 \ \text{Gross profit} & \text{25% on cost} \ \text{Administrative and selling expenses} & 2,750
\end{array})
What is the turn-over for he year?

A
N27,500
B
N26,500
C
N25,500
D
N24,500
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