Commerce Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Commerce is a structured system for exchanging goods between buyers and sellers. It involves studying the processes and activities related to buying and selling goods and services, particularly on a large scale.

• Question 1141: The factor which critically determines the choice of occupation is? Options:
  A) training
  B) skill
  C) interest
  D) apititude
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1142: When a buyer has been overcharged for goods supplied, the seller issues a _______? Options:
  A) debit note
  B) proforma invoice
  C) letter of credit
  D) credit note
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1143: A written partnership contract is known as? Options:
  A) an invoice
  B) a deed
  C) a prospectus
  D) a proposal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1144: Aliyu bought 100 shares at the stock market through a stockbroker. He was told the price each share was N3 cum. div. This means that Aliyu Options:
  A) is entitled always to a cumulative dividends accruing from the shares
  B) is entitled to the next dividends due to the shares
  C) will not be entitled to the next dividends due to the shares
  D) still owes N3 on the shares which will be subtracted from the dividends
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1145:

  

  The capital employed is

  Options:
  A) ₦1,000
  B) ₦1,370
  C) ₦140
  D) ₦50
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1146:

  An abridged version of a company's income statement for 11993 contains the following information:

  Turnover N286.5

  Cost of goods sold N147.5

  Overhead and other expenses N85.5

  Taxes due for the year N26.9

  What was the company's profit before tax for 1993?

  Options:
  A) 26.9 million
  B) 53.5 million
  C) 139.2 million
  D) 286.5 million
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1147:

  The principle of span of control stipulates that?

  Options:
  A) The number of employees reporting to one superior should be kept to a workable maximum
  B) An employee should report to only one superior
  C) Managers must demand accountability from their subordinates
  D) Resources have to be economized within the various divisions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1148: A cheque drawn by a bank official on the bank's deposits in another bank on a customer's instruction is known as? Options:
  A) promissary note
  B) bankdraft
  C) banker's order
  D) travellers' cheque
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1149: Insurance companies operate on the principal of indemnity. This means that an insured person or firm collector Options:
  A) Only half of the loss suffered
  B) double the value of the losses suffered
  C) the total sum of the premium paid prior to the loss
  D) damage claims equal to the loss suffered.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1150:

   The first known legislation to protect consumer rights in Nigeria is the? 

  Options:
  A) usury laws
  B) sale of goods act
  C) hire purchase act
  D) food and drugs act
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  The correct answer is B .