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11

A subsidiary record is a book

A
of ordinary entry
B
containing the ledgers
C
found in the journal
D
containing the balance sheet
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12

In which ledger is the control account prepared?

A
Nominal ledger
B
general ledger
C
sales ledger
D
purchases account
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13

Suppliers personal accounts are found in the

A
purchases ledger
B
sales account
C
purchases account
D
sales ledger
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14

Commission of N5,000 to a sales representative is debited to salaries account. This is an error of

A
reversal of entries
B
principle
C
commission
D
compensation
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15

Purchase of goods of N2,000 was treated as sales and entered in the sales day book and had been carried through the account as such. This error of

A
principle
B
omission
C
reversal of entries
D
original entries
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16

Which of the following is not correct?

A
increases in asset accounts are entered on the debit side
B
decreases in assets accounts are entered on the credit side
C
increases in liability accounts are entered on the credit side
D
decreases in liability accounts are entered on the credit side
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17

A business firm incurs labour cost in installing machinery. This should be treated as

A
salaries account
B
machinery account
C
debtors account
D
creditors account
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18

Use the following information to answer the given question
(\begin{array}{c|c} & N\ \hline \text{Motor Van} & 120,000\ \text{Buildings} & 300,000 \ \text{Stock of goods} & 40,000\end{array})
In addition, he had cash ofN60,000 out of which N20,000 was borrowed from a friend.
The capital of the business is

A
N520,000
B
N500,000
C
N480,000
D
N460,000
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19

Use the following information to answer the given question
(\begin{array}{c|c} & N\ \hline \text{Motor Van} & 120,000\ \text{Buildings} & 300,000 \ \text{Stock of goods} & 40,000\end{array})
In addition, he had cash ofN60,000 out of which N20,000 was borrowed from a friend.
The liabilities of the business amount to

A
N80,000
B
N60,000
C
N40,000
D
N20,000
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20

What is the effect on a firm for making a payment of N10,000 to creditor? its liabilities

A
decrease and its assets decrease
B
increase and its assets decrease
C
decrease and its asseys increase
D
increase and its assets increase
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